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Childminders Club: Assistants

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Xena · 13/06/2005 19:27

I'm thinking about asking Ofsted if I can have an assistant so that I can up my numbers. How do I go about this do I need to send them a letter? I have just sent them one requesting them to inspect part of my house they hadn't previously registered.

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Xena · 14/06/2005 13:25

sorry I meant about your employees are the assistants or c/minders? If they are cm's do you then display their certificate?

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KatyMac · 14/06/2005 10:43

So in the hols there would only be 1? -you'd be OK

I close for 2 weeks one in dec & one in Aug

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Xena · 14/06/2005 10:01

If I only take my holidays in the school holidays. Then there would be as many. All bar 1 of my current u8 mindees are teachers children.

What do you do?

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KatyMac · 13/06/2005 21:27

They would have their own certificate but be on your public liability

KatyMac · 13/06/2005 21:26

Anothe childminder (would not be an assistant) - could either work for you & have no contracts of their own or have their own children and pay you 'rent'

But to cover for your holidays they would need help as s/he wouldn't be able to cover then numbers you would both have

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Xena · 13/06/2005 21:08

Well I was thinking the person I employee would need to do the 12hr course, first aid etc but be registered at my address. Would they then be part of my certificate or would they get there own but registered on my premises?

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KatyMac · 13/06/2005 20:56

Are you thinking about an assistant - nominally no unsupervised care or a childminder - unsupervised care and working with you or as your employee

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Xena · 13/06/2005 20:41

What is the procedure for an assistant? I think I heard that an assistant can't be left unsupervised for longer than x amt of time nut surely if they registered in the same way as normal c/minders then they could have unlimited amt of time alone (i.e. when I am on holiday)
I have worked out the free sq foot of the house and it is 32sm not including settees and large funiture. That is also not including the conservatory I want to knock down, to create a covered out door area.

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KatyMac · 13/06/2005 20:29

Yes - send them a letter

I got someones name and now I email everything

An assistant maynot necessarily increase your numbers (but it probably will)