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Nannies: what you need to know

Posted by: Jayne Coward, Deputy Director for Early Years Regulatory Policy and Practice, Posted on: 11 July 2025 - Categories: Nannies, Registration
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If you’re a nanny, you can look after children from any number of families, but you can only care for the children of 2 families at any one time. This is a requirement set by the Department for Education (DfE). …

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