Response from Ofsted re variations etc under revised EYFS

[Penny1959]

Penny I totally agree - what worries me is that with an assistant people could 'technically' have 12 under 5s (if Ive read and understood everything).... thats a very very scary thought

Local planning may prevent that - but in theory that would seem possible if it was for continuity of care. However I think when working with an assistant that it unlikely that there would be a genuine need to extend numbers by 6.

My own situation would I think be quite rare - in genuine circumstances - and I would think that most childminders most of the time wouldremain within the standard ratio's.

Penny

[tinkerbelle]

will they still be counting your own children in the numbers or for example iv got a 17 month old and a 7 month old of my own but my partner is here 24/7 so is mainly responsible for them during working hours would that mean i can now go back to having 3 mindees aged under 5 years and 6 under 8 as i can choose if i can provide care for them or will they still remain in my numbers

[muffins]

will they still be counting your own children in the numbers or for example iv got a 17 month old and a 7 month old of my own but my partner is here 24/7 so is mainly responsible for them during working hours would that mean i can now go back to having 3 mindees aged under 5 years and 6 under 8 as i can choose if i can provide care for them or will they still remain in my numbers

I've managed to get round this by registering my husband as my assistant, he does however only care for our own LO's but it leaves me free to have 3 in EY again!

[sarah707]

will they still be counting your own children in the numbers or for example iv got a 17 month old and a 7 month old of my own but my partner is here 24/7 so is mainly responsible for them during working hours would that mean i can now go back to having 3 mindees aged under 5 years and 6 under 8 as i can choose if i can provide care for them or will they still remain in my numbers

Yes your own children will still be counted in your ratios.

When they are rising 5 - 4 or 5 and in full time school - they are counted as over 5.

Hth

[tinkerbelle]

its ridiculous really when hes home and iv tried registering him 4 months ago n 3 lots of paperwork but as usual ofsted loose it