The requirements for overnight care are -
You must be on the premises - 3.29 - obvious but I know of people who nip out to the shops at night
so it's important it is stated in the requirements
You must be able to hear the child - 3.41 - via a monitor is fine
You must ensure that an adequate supply of clean bedding, towels, spare clothes and any other necessary items is always available - 3.59
Providers must consider what additional measures are necessary when children stay overnight - 3.61 - this means doing a really careful risk assessment
You must inform Ofsted - 3.76
Your RA might cover things like - where to keep your keys, fire escapes from bedrooms, emergency evacuation for other reasons, emergency info from parents, safe sleeping (SIDS), changing bedding / towels etc.
Then you will need to think about accommodating children's home routines... procedures if a child gets out of the house (maybe dust off and polish up your 'missing child procedures')... sleep walking... distressed child... things like that.
There will be other things depending on your house and sleeping arrangements - cots / beds - stair gates - people drinking alcohol at night etc that you might also want to cover.
hth
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