Grandparents as childminder

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my mother in law has offered to look after our DD one day a week when i return to work. DD will be taken to MIL's and minded there for the day, but will my MIL need to be registered to look after her. dd is 1.

my mother looks after my ds (now 6) and has done so since i returned to work after maternity leave and she is not registered. she looks after my ds four days a week.

No

CLose relatives don't need to register

There are pitfalls - muddling up being a GP who wants to spend time with your child and being a GP who has to spend time with your child can be tricky

If you are paying her then you may be able to call some shots wrt things like healthy snacks/going to groups but if you don't pay her and she does it out of the kindness of her heart then you may find it going all tits up, and have to start threads like 'AIBU to be cross that MIL only feeds DC choc buttons and Irn-Bru and dresses her in pink all the time' etc

Childcare Act 2006 see 18 (4) (c)

(4)?Childcare? does not include care provided for a child by?
(c)a relative of the child;

you can't claim Tax credits or childcare vouchers unless she registers

dont need to claim tax credits and i know for a fact mil wont give her buttons or sweets without asking first she is very health concious. more than i am just wanted to make sure i wasnt breaking the law. cheers for the replies.