The Early Years Team, Hull City Council, are here to help you build your business as a self employed childminder, and will continue to provide guidance and support throughout your childminding career.
Number of children you can care for:
- you can care for up to 6 children under 8 years at any one time depending on your available space:
- no more than 3 children aged from birth to 31st August following their 5th birthday
- usually no more than 1 child under 12 months
- if you have children under 8 years of your own, they must be included in the ratios
To become registered you need to:
- access an Ofsted Briefing session
- attend a 12 hour Paediatric First Aid course
- attend safeguarding children training (A Shared Responsibility) with the Hull Safeguarding Children Partnership
- apply for DBS checks and register with the updating service for everyone aged 16 years or over who lives with you or works from your address/non-domestic premises
- provide 2 references
- complete and submit a health declaration form which is countersigned by your GP
- complete a Home Safety Checklist to identify equipment needed to keep children safe
- you must register with Ofsted or a Childminding Agency if you are paid to look after children under 8 years old for more than 2 hours a day
- if registering on the Early Years Register, you must have good knowledge of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS). This is a set of Government requirements that all providers must meet for children from birth to the 31st August following their 5th birthday. The EYFS covers age appropriate learning and development; children’s assessment and progress and safeguarding and welfare.
Registration timescale:
- registering with Ofsted usually takes a minimum of 12 weeks after receipt of your application, but timescales can vary