Hi, I have just receive my certificate but not looking for anyone until jan.
I am covered for one overnight child have not been told anything but have been on all the forums that say you need wired smoke alarm? do you really need a wired one not a normal one? and why cant you just have one on the landing? and why was I not told at my initial meeting?

THanks for help.
Sarah

They want the smoke alarm to work in conjunction with the others in the house. I have had overnight care on my licence for years but i know from this forum that there are some anomolies between areas about whats needed. Best to speak to your local Ofsted office and get it from the horses mouth.

If you are in England normal battery powered smoke alarms are acceptable.

If you phone the local fire service they will come out and do a home fire safety check and if necessary fit more smoke alarms for you.

If you are in England normal battery powered smoke alarms are acceptable.

If you phone the local fire service they will come out and do a home fire safety check and if necessary fit more smoke alarms for you.

I am in Derbyshire and i was told it had to be wired in - shows the anomolies really are there!

I am registered for night care - I just had the fire brigade around and they fitted loads of smoke detectors to my home as I have a long narrow landing and a long narrow open loft space which is accessed via a staircase which runs up from my study so I didn't have the study registered and just keep the door closed and locked whilst I am minding. I now have about 12-14 smoke detectors in my home and just check them all monthly and log it - I have only actually done 1 night of overnight care and did an extra check before putting the baby to bed.

Its all about common sense and diligence surely several battery powered smoke detectors are way way better than 1 electricaly wired in one - there is nothing to stop a power cut happening during the night.