Under 8's.

[carla]

I have 4 under 8's and was wondering, when you can take more on? my certificate says that I can only have the above, but how long does it take for oyu to get more? if that makes sense? or is 4 the limit for everyone?

ncma membership, is that yearly? if so do u get a reminder?

Thanks


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[estrelas]

its normally six but if you have your own children under 8 they get included in the 6

Yes its yearly not sure about reminder but i think so

[caz3007]

yes you do get a reminder.

[carla]

my cert, deffo says 4!

Can I ring and ask to change this to up the numbers??

I only reg in June last year, my ofsted inspection was graded good on everything as well.

[estrelas]

my cert, deffo says 4!

Can I ring and ask to change this to up the numbers??

I only reg in June last year, my ofsted inspection was graded good on everything as well.

Do you have children of your own?

[tulip0803]

Does that include your own children? Including your own children the normal maximum numbers for a childminder in England and Wales are 6 children under 8 years (3 pre-school & 3 school-age) there can be variations for individual childminders. If you do not have 2 of your own children in this age group then speak to OFSTED/CSSIW to see if they will increase your numbers or whether you have a restriction for some reason. When I first started they restricted me to 4 for the first year as I had no childcare experience. I increased it on the next inspection.

NCMA send out a reminder about a month before the renewal. You can now sign up for Direct debit payments if you want.

[birch24]

Hi,

I think if it says you can only care for 4 under 8's then thats all you can look after. Have you got any children of your own as Ofsted take that into consideration when deciding on how many children you can look after. Once your children have turned 9 you can apply to ofsted to increase your "allowance".

hth

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[carla]

I have got 2 kids of my own, but they definitely said 4 kids inc luding your own.

may phone and check this.

Thanks for your replies.

[tulip0803]

Hi,

I think if it says you can only care for 4 under 8's then thats all you can look after. Have you got any children of your own as Ofsted take that into consideration when deciding on how many children you can look after. Once your children have turned 9 you can apply to ofsted to increase your "allowance".

hth

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It is once the children turn 8 years old.

[birch24]

Yeah

I meant over 8's,

If they are still 8 they wont change the amounts of children you can look after

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[tulip0803]

My certificate says 5 childminded children as one space is taken by my 6 year old - so that makes the full 6 IYSWIM.

Ring them in the morning to confirm if your certificate includes your children or not.

[estrelas]

i am sure you'll be allowed 4 then have your own two on top, making it six

[tulip0803]

Yeah

I meant over 8's,

If they are still 8 they wont change the amounts of children you can look after

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Mine was changed when DS turned 8. I didn't have to wait till he was 9. They changed it as soon as he had his 8th birthday.

[birch24]

oh thats ok then. I thought they said 9 and up must of mis understood. I think she will have to contact ofsted to be certain. They must have had some reason for the restriction probably own children.

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