Alex Magloire, Deputy Director, Early Years Regulatory Practice

Getting the right DBS when registering with Ofsted

Alex Magloire, Deputy Director, Early Years Regulatory Practice, 21 November 2023 - Childminder registration, Early years, Nannies

Childminders and childcare workers, such as nannies, are responsible for the safety and well-being of children in their care. Ofsted is legally required to check an applicant’s suitability at the point of registration. For daycare providers, it is the provider’s responsibility …

Calling all early years applicants

Alex Magloire, Deputy Director, Early Years Regulatory Practice, 17 October 2023 - Childminder registration, Early years, Nannies

Once you have submitted your application to register with Ofsted, we will give you a call to discuss your application. At this stage we want to make sure everything you have included in your form is correct, to avoid any …

How staff-to-child ratios work

Alex Magloire, Deputy Director, Early Years Regulatory Practice, 20 April 2023 - Childminder registration, Early years, Nannies

The Chancellor recently announced an optional change to childcare ratios from 1:4 to 1:5 for two-year-old children. This change will apply from September 2023. All other staff-to-child ratios remain the same. While the Department for Education sets the ratios, we …

Streamlining the early years registration process

Alex Magloire, Deputy Director, Early Years Regulatory Practice, 25 November 2022 - Childminder registration, Early years

Being a right-touch regulator is one of our new strategic priorities. This means ensuring that our regulation promotes high-quality care, education, and safeguarding for children, while being proportionate in our approach and reducing any unnecessary bureaucracy or burden. We’re also …

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