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claresmith84
08-04-2013, 08:58 PM
Hi..me again. Thanks for help with my last question.x. I've been gathering info from ofsted etc about requirements for childminding and it states on there that you have to have a separate bathroom for children..is this the case?? Also. A seperate sleeping area for children under 2yrs?which id thought a cot in a bedroom would be ok..but now unsure..?? I would hate to think.that these 2 things would hinder my chances of a career in childminding :(
squeely wheely
08-04-2013, 10:17 PM
The bathroom thing confused me too at first but one bathroom is fine, that's all I have. Plus I just put travel cots up in the bedrooms.
Hi..me again. Thanks for help with my last question.x. I've been gathering info from ofsted etc about requirements for childminding and it states on there that you have to have a separate bathroom for children..is this the case?? Also. A seperate sleeping area for children under 2yrs?which id thought a cot in a bedroom would be ok..but now unsure..?? I would hate to think.that these 2 things would hinder my chances of a career in childminding :(
Ofsted can't force people to install a second bathroom! I normally only have 2 sleepers at any one time; my son sleeps in his pushchair in my bedroom and the other mindee sleeps in my son's cot. When I have 2 that need a cot I put up a travel cot in my room (mostly to stop one waking up the other when they wake up!). Again Ofsted can't say you can't have e.g. 3 sleepers but only 2 bedrooms.
The EYFS document section 3.58 states: Except in childminding settings, there should be a separate baby room for children under the age of two.
Section 3.59 states: Except in childminding settings, there should usually be separate toilet facilities for adults.
So I presume what you have read is specifically for nurseries or similar. Childminders work in their own home so the rules are more relaxed! :D