Must a preschool have a registered person?

[peanutbutterkid]

Technically, our preschool doesn't. Because nobody on the current committee and especially not the chair has up to date CRB for this setting (having a CRB for other, even similar settings, may not be good enough, either).

Osted knows and I think is applying for CRBs for all committee and staff for us, because nobody on the committee is authorised to apply for CRBs in this setting.

Are we operating illegally? Do we have any legal powers to even hire staff? By the time everybody's CRB comes through will probably a completely different commttee, I imagine, who will again need CRBs, and so on! I wonder if we're operating legally within Charity Commission rules, too.

It is a nightmare isn't it! Some of our committee members have CRBs from other settings but as they don't officially have contact with the kids (other than as parents) they are ok I believe.
Don't know if that helps?

It is a nightmare. We are in a similar position as the person registered to check ours is nolonger employed by us. We have pointed this out (and sent the forms off 6 months ago) but nobody is able to tell us how to get round this. Luckily some of our committee are checked for this setting from previous years (but not me as the chair)