Becoming a childminder and running your business
Find out how to register with Ofsted as a childminder, and what you will need to tell us about.
Start working as a childminder
You must apply to register with Ofsted if you want to look after other people’s children in your home or someone else’s home.
- Apply to register as a childminder
- Guidance
Running a childminder business
As a childminder, you must report to Ofsted any significant events affecting your childcare within 14 days.
- Report a serious childcare incident
- Guidance
- Childcare: reporting children’s accidents and injuries
- Guidance
Changes to your childminder business
You must tell Ofsted within 14 days about new people aged 16 or over who:
- live in the home you look after children in
- work in the home you look after children in
This includes children who turn 16.
You must also tell Ofsted within 14 days of anyone aged 16 or over who leaves the home you look after children in.
- Childminders: report new adults in the home
- Guidance
- Childminders: tell Ofsted about adults leaving the home
- Guidance
- Get a background check if you live or work with a childminder
- Guidance
Making payments to Ofsted
You will need to maintain your Ofsted registration with an annual fee.
- Pay your childcare or social care invoice
- Guidance
- Pay your Ofsted annual registration fee by direct debit
- Guidance
Published 12 October 2021 Contents
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