assistant suitability check by ofsted

[tammys-tots]

you do not need to wait for ofsted to check the suitability of your new assistant


In response to your enquiry Childminders may decide to increase the number of children they can care for when working with an assistant or another childminder, they must always tell us if they intend to work with an assistant, or if the people they work with change. This is because the law requires childminders to tell us about all people who are living or working on the premises where childminding is provided so that we can check to see if they are suitable to be in contact with children.



Assistants and childminders wishing to work with another childminder must submit an EY2 or a CR2 depending on which registers they are on. Assistants and childminders must not be left unsupervised with the children until they have been deemed suitable and have an appropriate first aid certificate.



When a childminder submits an EY2 form to Ofsted for an assistant it is not stated anywhere that they need to wait for the assistant’s suitability decision to increase their numbers, however the childminder will need to plan and manage how they will ensure they do not leave the assistant alone unsupervised with extra children or complete a school run with extra children (bearing in mind they cannot travel in 2 separate cars) until the suitability process has been completed. They will also need to think about what they will do if the suitability checks come back and they are deemed not suitable to work with children as the childminder wouldn’t be able to look after the additional children until they find another person deemed suitable by Ofsted to replace them.



I hope you find this information helpful.



However should you require any further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact us.



Regards



Andrea McCormack

Ofsted - Applications, Regulatory and Contact team

Telephone: 0300 123 1231

Email: enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk

Website: www.gov.uk/ofsted

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[sarah707]

In other words... don't do it because it's a minefield!

you increase numbers - you need to go to the loo - the assistant has to leave the room because they cannot be left unsupervised - the toddler bites the baby...

You very often need to read what Ofsted don't say rather than what they do say... x

[tammys-tots]

In other words... don't do it because it's a minefield!

you increase numbers - you need to go to the loo - the assistant has to leave the room because they cannot be left unsupervised - the toddler bites the baby...

You very often need to read what Ofsted don't say rather than what they do say... x

i telephoned them they said the assistant cant be left alone unsupervised when you do the school run i said i wouldnt anyway because they have not got a first aid cert. They know you are going to go to the toilet and leave the children with the assistant. I got the DBS back after 2 weeks waited along time for the letter from ofsted. And also if your working on your own you would leave the children on their own when you go to the loo and they might bite someone, and they do that if you do supervise them.