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Are you a Ofsted nanny?

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Shoshe · 01/08/2012 16:02

May I ask what you were asked for at your inspection please

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nannynick · 01/08/2012 19:48

Requirements for Childcare Register - Home Childcarers

CR1.1 Childminders and home childcarers must ensure that children receiving childcare are kept safe from harm.

It does not state that the doors must be locked. The doors at my work are certainly not locked as we are often in and out of the garden.

CR5.2 Childminders must ensure that a child is unable to leave the premises unsupervised.
This DOES NOT apply to Home Childcarers

CR5.6 Home childcarers must advise parents/guardians/carers of any health and safety risks.

Does not say how parents are to be advised, or what is and is not a health and safety risk. It would be up to individuals concerned as to what poses a risk - the ability to open a door is potentially a risk if a child has not been brought up with that situation - but in this case, the children are used to it, so it's not a risk... is it? I'd better advise my boss that leaving the doors unlocked is a ricks

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Shoshe · 01/08/2012 19:11

I start a new job in september, where the new Mum wasnt bothered if I was Registered or not (she is a teacher and is used to Ofsted), so I may well not renew next year.

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Shoshe · 01/08/2012 19:10

She kept insisting that it was on the standards. I read them four times tonight and I cant see where.

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nbee84 · 01/08/2012 19:06

Do you know, when I posted on your other thread the other day I nearly posted about the fact that some Ofsted inspectors do not know the difference between a CM and a nanny. I have no experience of this myself - just what I have read on the nannyjob chat boards.

If you read through all the stuff to do with the voluntary register you will see that you actually don't need to do any of the paperwork that she has asked of you and that you can only advise the parents of safety issues within their home. How you get this across to Ofsted and individual inspectors I don't know Confused

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Shoshe · 01/08/2012 19:03

We only had the conversation this morning as it was the first time the child had done it. I have put it in the diary tho

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HolyOlympicNamechangeBatman · 01/08/2012 18:59

As I understand it, it is your job as a nanny to 'advise' the family about any health and safety problems, but it's not up to you to make any changes as it's not your house obviously! So as long as you can show that you told them that keeping the door unlocked was unsafe then you've done your job. Whether they act on what you told them or not is up to them and nothing to do with Ofsted. Do you communicate with the family via email? I find that the best way, as it's very easy to record what you've said and what their response was.

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Shoshe · 01/08/2012 18:51

Hi Nick, I was inspected today, on the Voluntary Reg (used to be on full with full inspection)

The inspector insisted that I should have a complete written policy document (H&s, safeguarding, permissions, medical etc.)

I should have a register, and a child profile for each child.

She was adamant I should have prior written permission for medicines (and was aghast at taking them to the Dr) surely this is part of a nannys' duties, everything is written down in a diary.

Biggest ting was tho the Family dont like the front door locked. (yes child can get out, onto a communal green, no road,) she did for the first the this week

I have spoken to BM about it, but BD is not happy because of the fire risk, anyway apparently I HAVE to tell them to comply with locking it as a Ofsted Reg.

I dont feel I can tell somebody who employs me what they HAVE to do in there own house.

Anyway I got three actions.

1 for the child getting out
2 for somebody getting in (this is on a secure Army Base)
3 for the Register.

How she is going topolice the action I have no idea as I finish this job next friday!

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nannynick · 01/08/2012 16:48

Been registered on the various schemes now for 8 years. Never had an inspection.

Have you been told that you are being visited?