Ofsted registration

[Mildred01]

Hi there, I have a question and hope somebody can help me- I am an ofsted registered nanny and have been for the past four years. I’ve just renewed my registration and recently got an email saying I need to update my info so they can add it to the childcare register.

Is this absolutely necessary and what will happen if I don’t?

They also mention ofsted inspections and was wondering if nannies have actually had one?

Thanks in advance

They will call you at some point.

I was inspected in 2015. It takes 20-30 minutes. They go though training, insurance certificates and ask about local safeguarding procedure, what you would do if there was an allegation made against you, Prevent and FGM. How you would feel about reporting the parents... tricky one but they are trying to make sure that if a child was being abused you would report it.

Thanks nannynick for your reply- I don’t think I have nanny insurance oops shall I get it ASAP then.

Also, I don’t know the local safeguarding procedure. Would I be able to find all of the relevant information online?

Thanks

I hope you're not currently working as a nanny if you don't have insurance and don't know basic safeguarding procedures.

Yes, having liability insurance is a requirement of the Ofsted registration whilst caring for children. Morton Michel and Childcare.co.uk are two providers of nanny insurance I have used.

Local safeguarding children's board is typically based at your county council. You should be able to easily find the correct phone number(s) for reporting a safeguarding concern and the referral process. You can also do some safeguarding courses which are generic but which help to remind you of the signs of abuse.

Educare has Safeguarding courses which are included in Childcare Gold membership... so you could have that membership and get the insurance and do some training courses. www.childcare.co.uk/training
What To Do If You're Worried A Child Is Being Abused - doc from Government is available here: www.gov.uk/government/publications/what-to-do-if-youre-worried-a-child-is-being-abused--2

Prevent Duty training is available from the Home Office
www.elearning.prevent.homeoffice.gov.uk/

Depending on when you did your childcare training you may need a recap of these things, or may need to learn about them from scratch - I qualified in the late 1990's and a lot has changed since then.

Thanks nannynick the links and advice are extremely helpful. I qualified around 12 years ago now so I do have a lot of catching up to do.

Am I likely to get in trouble for not having insurance for the past 3 years? I thought I’d got insurance at the time but I can’t seem to find any record of it.

Honestly, if you have the insurance certificate printed out and it is valid at the time of inspection, the inspector may ask no more questions about it.

When I nannied Inwas asked about the escape route and plan of action if there was ever a housefire in my employers place of work. Do you have that in place already?

You should certainly have a list of Contacts in case of emergency & a ‘Grab-bag’ I think? Bag of emergency clothing, snacks etc.

Presumably, OP, you do have written approval from other parents that their children can use the trampoline etc if there’s one at your place of work?