Have you wondered what happens if you move house and DON'T tell Ofsted?
Well, it's certainly something that has happend in the past - you can read about it in the following CM Inspection Report . The Outcome was: Notice Of Action To Improve. Ofsted DID NOT cancel the CM's registration.
With regard to Ofsted's letter:
The applications this excerpt is referring to is the CM1 application pack ( one of these is not necessary)
Not sure I fully agree that the excerpt is from that, but they are right that a CM1 is not required.
Ofsted asks that you do a risk assessment
If you phone them they might ask you to do that. But has that happened every time a childminder has told Ofsted they are moving house? What public document does Ofsted produce which gives guidance to childminders moving house, which mentions this risk assessment?
like the one you sent to us and there are certain criteria laid down which decides whether or not an inspection of your new premises is necessary
The criteria is found in:
Childcare registration and inspection legislative changes: March 2005 local authority briefing sessions presentation materials - prompt points for inspections
Not exactly the place you'd first look, is it?
The Childminder cannot mind from their new property until a certificate is received from Ofsted with the new address on it, as this would
otherwise negate their insurance.
Would it? Does your insurance terms state that your address must appear on your Ofsted registration certificate? Will need to contact the usual insurers to see what they say... my gut view is that they don't require the address. Could be wrong though. Anyone want to read through the fine print of the insurance documents?