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I want my nanny to register under the childacre approval scheme - who should pay for it?
justaphase · 31/07/2007 14:36
That's it really....
Oh, and how much does it actually cost and how long does it take?
From what I can gather it is £99 annual registration fee plu she will have to do an approved course - I gather Tinies do one which costs £125 over two Saturdays. Is there anything else to pay?
In exchange for this I will save c.£90 per months (which is peanuts compared to the amount I pay in tax but hey...
jura · 31/07/2007 14:39
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Azure · 31/07/2007 14:47
We paid for my nanny to complete two courses (despite her being fully qualified in New Zealand, which wasn't recognised) plus the registration fees. We also paid overtime where one course was on a Saturday. We were also receiving 2x the savings, so it was still well worth it. Once we had all the required paperwork (including a police report from NZ) she had to go to a meeting / interview and it was quite quick after that.
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nannynick · 31/07/2007 17:31
Has anyone started the new registration process under Ofsted? My Childcare Approval Scheme registration is due to renewal shortly, and I am wondering how long Ofsted will take to do that renewal.
Of possible interest for everyone is that Ofsted have agreed with The Postoffice to use the Verify system for doing the CRB form, so there nanny only now needs to take documents to a postoffice, not have an 'interview' at a regional office.
The following may all be useful:
Requirements for the Voluntary part of the Ofsted Childcare Register
Guide to Registration - Voluntary OCR
Local Authority Briefing Sessions - QandA
margoandjerry · 01/08/2007 09:15
My nanny is unqualified although she has done the two day first aid course (which I paid for).
I'm struggling to find out what else she needs to qualify - it seems that she needs a childcare course but I can't work out which course. I've read various documents but they just blather on about communication and supporting transition
Does anyone know what other course she should do? If it's reasonably inexpensive it might be worth my paying her to do it so I can claim this tax break.
Yanka · 01/08/2007 10:06
We paid for our nanny to take this one (not sure if you are in London though)
www.mnttraining.co.uk/training/childcareapproval.htm
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