so what IS a registered nanny?

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my dh wants to know if the nanny i met today is "registered"
and now we don't know what that means exactly...

who do they register with?

i know she doesn't have a qualification- just 20yrs experience.

and does not being registerd preclude us from getting any money back from the gvmnt or our employers (ie those nursery vouchers) to help us pay for her.

A bit new to this, our last childminder was regestered with council and so we did get some working tax credit when we were using her.

TIA!

The registration is run by surestart.

Look at this site www.childcareapprovalscheme.co.uk

They need a qualification (but this can be a very very short course in childcare), a current (within last 3 yrs) first aid cert and to be CRB checked by the Surestart people (costs £99).

We are in the process of getting our nanny registered so that we can pay her using childcare vouchers and so that the other family who employs her can get tax credits.

oh thanks bluebear- will have a look a that.

this lady today seems fine, perfect in fact, but not registered...hmmmm not sure if she will register.

We are paying all expenses for our nanny to register - have found, booked and paid for a first aid course refresher, have downloaded the application form for her, and will pay for the CRB check...to make it as hassle free as possible for her. It's well worth it for us as both I and dh can get childcare vouchers and we save about £1750 a year on tax/NI by using them.

well it does sound interesting
we ahve 2nd n=interview with her, and i will def push re the life saving thingy- i did one recntly and it was good..
we'll see if she will do the course- 2 days isn't that much out of your life is it?
but maybe she'll be offended - she'd been nannying for a long time now.

Our nanny has many years of experience (although not as many as your potential nanny I'm sure) and she understood the importance of a first aid refresher.
We found her a 1 day course via Tinies childcare (they have a website you can search by location), they are a lot cheaper than St Johns ambulance or Red Cross.

Sorry, I'm tired and got off the point - wanted to suggest that maybe tinies is a good place to look for the childcare qualification too.

Zzzzzzz.....night!

Best to make sure you can claim money from Government, and/or get Childcare Vouchers from employer before going too far down the Registration route.

www.entitledto.co.uk can help work out what Tax Credits you would be Entitled To!

Your employer(s) should be able to provide details about Childcare Vouchers, if they provide the scheme.

Depending on your circumstances, via Childcare Vouchers you can save £1500-£2000 per year, so it is worth going down that route, if both you and DH can get the vouchers.

Always worth shopping around for First Aid courses, but make sure it's on the recognised list which you can find at www.childcareapprovalscheme.co.uk

Personally I prefer the 12 hour courses, as they cover more... but some shorter courses are sufficient for the approval scheme.

oops, bluubear and nannynick - thanks for this I didn't know I could get my nanny registered and after reading this back in April, she is now registered and I have been allocated some tax credits!!

thanks again!!!!!!!