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Paid childcare

Discuss everything related to paid childcare here, including childminders, nannies, nurseries and au pairs.

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how old..............

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jillyj · 15/07/2008 10:13

does an assistant have to be.16,17 or 18.

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jillyj · 15/07/2008 11:04

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KatyMac · 15/07/2008 11:46

gooseegg · 15/07/2008 12:30

17 to be counted as an extra staff member for ratio purposes.

16 if just an extra pair of hands.

I had a 16yr old assistant from a few months before she was 17. For those few months before her 17th I trained her and helped her get used to the job.

Then, when she turned 17, I was able to increase the number of children we cared for.

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jillyj · 15/07/2008 13:53

just wondered. met someone whose got a 16 year old!!

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ThePrisoner · 15/07/2008 20:15

My own dds were registered as assistants when they were 16, but this was about 5 years ago, so perhaps it's different now. It was all printed out very clearly on my registration certificate (and that I was allowed to increase the number of mindees I had).

KatyMac · 15/07/2008 21:15

It's EYFS I'm afraid

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