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Again UK-specific: They only _need_ qualifications to register with OFSTED, and as a parent, it's up to you whether you require your childcare to be registered.
by blowski 10y ago
Again UK-specific: They only _need_ qualifications to register with OFSTED, and as a parent, it's up to you whether you require your childcare to be registered. If you leave your kids with a friend, for example, your friend doesn't need any kind of qualifications. However, you can only get Government subsidies (like child tax credits and childcare vouchers) for a registered childcare provider.
- manarth 10y agoTechnically, the requirements are a little stricter: "You must register with Ofsted or a childminder agency if you want to be paid to look after children under 8 for more than 2 hours a day in England"[1] In the example of leaving your children with a friend, the exemption is for a maximum of 3 hours (per day), if the friend is being paid. Any longer and the friend is obliged to register with Ofsted (with a penalty of an unlimited fine and/or jail for not being registered). I doubt many people would think to check the legal requirements though. [1] https://www.gov.uk/register-childminder-childcare-provider/overview https://www.gov.uk/register-childminder-childcare-provider/o...
- blowski 10y agoBlimey - I didn't realise that, and I will continue to completely ignore it as it's ridiculous.