voluntary ofsted registration for nannies

[bean612]

Hi there,

Just a quick question - have the rules for voluntary registration changed recently? I thought part of the reg included having to do some kind of course to 'prove' childcare skills/fitness for the job, but looking at the CR1 form, that doesn't seem to be the case any more.

Also, is it right that nannies need to have public liability insurance? How much is this likely to cost? And who should pay - nanny or employer?

And - finally, I promise! - who should pay the reg fee (I think it's about £100)?

Thanks for any help.

I did this with my nanny a year ago. At the time you only had to tick a box which said "I've finished training in the core skills". Just checked CR1, I think this is still the same (CR4.2) It didn't, and still doesn't, state that you have to do a "course" as such.

Public liability is around £70 annual, see nannyinsure.co.uk or mortonmitchell.co.uk. It makes sense for nanny to pay herself, since it's insuring themselves against claims from employer/others. In reality it may be difficult to get them to pay.

I paid the reg fee, since the savings I made from the registration would be mine. I know others who got the nanny to pay for it or split it 50/50.

Nanny pays insurance. The insurer would have reason not to pay if employer paid and then sued nanny who claimed on insurance - and given the cost of such settlements I'm fairly sure any excuse to avoid coughing up would be jumped on!

I think employer should pay reg costs but nanny should meet costs to be registered.

Nanny must be common core compliant. Realistically the only way to ensure this is to do the course. We had this question a while back and it would take far more time and money to prove to OFSTED they didn't need to than do it than to do the 12 hour course and OFSTED will request to see the certificate at an inspection anyway.