The Childcare (General Childcare Register) Regulations 2008

Regulations 10(1) and 11(1)

SCHEDULE 4 Applications for registration in Part B of the general childcare register: childminders

PART 1 Prescribed requirements for registration

Requirements relating to the applicant

1.  The applicant is an individual who is suitable to provide childminding.

2.  The applicant is to have the charge of the childminding.

3.  The applicant has provided an application for an enhanced criminal record certificate in respect of themselves to the Chief Inspector.

4.  The applicant has an appropriate first aid qualification.

Requirements relating to other persons

5.  Every person (other than the applicant) who is to care for the children for whom the childminding is provided is suitable to care for children.

6.  An application for an enhanced criminal record certificate is provided to the Chief Inspector in respect of every person mentioned in paragraph 5.

7.—(1) Every person (other than a person mentioned in paragraph 5) who has attained the age of 16 and who—

(a) lives on the relevant premises, or

(b) works on the relevant premises,

is suitable to be in regular contact with children.

(2) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)(b)—

(a) a person who works on the relevant premises includes a person who works on a voluntary basis, and

(b) a person is not to be treated as working on the relevant premises if that person only works on the relevant premises at times when childminding is not being provided.

8.  An application for an enhanced criminal record certificate is provided to the Chief Inspector in respect of every person mentioned in paragraph 7(1).

Requirement relating to the arrangements for the childminding

9.  The childminding is provided—

(a) in respect of a particular child for a continuous period of at least two hours per day, or

(b) as part of arrangements whereby childminding is provided for a period ending at the start of normal school hours, or beginning at the end of normal school hours.

PART 2 Prescribed information about prescribed matters

Information relating to the applicant

10.  The applicant’s full name (and any alias and former name), date of birth, address and telephone number.

11.  The following information about the applicant’s criminal convictions and cautions—

(a) the date of the offence,

(b) the nature of the offence,

(c) the place at which the offence was committed, and

(d) either—

(i) the name of the court by or before which the applicant was convicted, the date of the conviction and the penalty imposed, or

(ii) the date of the caution.

Information relating to other persons

12.  The full name (and any alias and former name), date of birth and address of every person who is to care for the children for whom the childminding is to be provided.

13.—(1) The full name (and any alias and former name), date of birth and address of each person (other than a person mentioned in paragraph 12) who has attained the age of 16 and who works on the relevant premises.

(2) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)—

(a) a person who works on the relevant premises includes a person who works on a voluntary basis, and

(b) a person is not to be treated as working on the relevant premises if that person only works on the relevant premises at times when the childminding is not provided.

14.  The full name (and any alias and former name) and date of birth of each person who has attained the age of 16 and who lives on the relevant premises.

Information relating to the childminding

15.  The following information about the childminding which the applicant proposes to provide—

(a) the address of the relevant premises,

(b) the days on which, and hours during which, it is to be provided, and

(c) the number of children for whom it is to be provided, and their ages.

16.  Whether or not the applicant is, or is to be, a home child-carer.

17.  If the applicant is to have the care of any children (including the applicant’s own) other than children for whom the childminding is to be provided, on the relevant premises, at times when that childminding is to be provided, the number of those children, and their ages.