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Ofsted opens registrations for new childcare provider type

Department For Education

November 1
09:30 2024

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Childcare providers now have the option to register as childminders without domestic premises, meaning they can work solely from somewhere other than a home, such as a village hall.

Previously, childminders had to register on domestic premises and spend at least 50% of their time working from a home address. The government has now removed this limit, but those registered to provide care at someones home will still have to spend some of their time on domestic premises. It will be up to individual providers to decide how best to split this between settings.

The total number of people who can work together under a childminders registration has also increased from 3 to 4, allowing providers more flexibility to work with others, such as co-childminders and childminding assistants.

New guidance, published today, explains how these changes will impact on childcare providers and how to register under the new provider type.

Providers already registered as childcare on domestic premises can continue to operate with a minimum of 4 people working together, but from 1 November 2024 new applications for this type of provision will need a minimum of 5 people.

If you are already a registered childcare provider and dont want to change the way you operate, you dont need to do anything.

Watch our video about the new changes

New changes for childminders and childcare on domestic premises providers

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