Childcare on domestic premises
Childcare on
domestic premises provided by more than three people at any one
time has been categorised as "childcare on domestic premises" (not
childminding).
This includes any setting where four or more people are
working together at any one time in your setting. (This figure
includes you, other childminders or assistants.)
People who work with three or more other childminders or
assistants but never have four or more people in total working
together at any one time may still be registered as
childminders.
This new category has raised many questions and the Department
for Children, Families and Schools (now the Department for
Education) has provided NCMA with a series of questions and answers
covering many of the questions that have been raised about this new
category of childcarer, including:
- the status of students, assistants, other childminders and
support workers providing one-to-one care for disabled
children
- whether you can work as a childminder part-time and a childcare
provider on domestic premises at other times
- what you will need to do differently
- the business arrangements of becoming a childcare provider on
domestic premises.
You can read the
questions and answers here.
NCMA membership and insurance
NCMA has confirmed with the providers of NCMA’s public liability
insurance that
they can continue to provide cover for registered members who
have re-classified as childcarers on domestic premises. Their NCMA
membership will remain unchanged, and childminders registered in
this way will still have access to the same membership
benefits.
If you are affected by this, please contact NCMA either by
calling 0845 880 0044 or emailing info@ncma.org.uk.
This will allow NCMA to make a note on your membership record so it
can contact you with more information. It will also give NCMA
details of how many members this will apply to. At present there
are no statistics to show how many people are likely to be
affected.
What should I do?
- read the questions and answers provided by the DfE.
- contact NCMA on 0845 880 0044 to let us know about your change
in status.