If you are not sure if you need to register with the ICO or not, you can use their online self-assessment tool. There is a sliding scale of fees that will be introduced which means smaller businesses will pay less than larger ones. It is available in our shop and also included in our Annual Membership.
This course will be revised to cover GDPR requirements. Our GDPR document packs give you peace of mind that you are completing requirements for the new documentation as they include all the new documents you need including the Parental Responsibility Guide and Evidence forms. You and anyone connected to your childminding business, including household members over the age of 16 need to have DBS checks. You will need to pay for all DBS checks. If you live in England will need to firstly visit the Gov.
Everyone who has a DBS check will receive a copy of their disclosure certificate by post. It is recommended that you show this certificate to parents of minded children.
If you live in Scotland you will need to apply through mygov. If you live in Northern Ireland you will need to apply through nidirect government services. In Wales and Northern Ireland you must register with your local authority or district council. Advice for childminders Scotland can be found on Food Standards Scotland.
Check with the Food Standards Agency for your responsibilities. In England the Food Standards Agency has produced some useful guidance about these responsibilities and a Safer Foods Better Business pack with further advice. If you need further advice you should contact your local authority Environmental Health department. We have produced a Food Hygiene online training course that has been written specifcally for registered childminders.
We have produced the only online Food Hygiene course available which has been designed and written specifically for Registered Childminders. It is recommended you complete Food Hygiene training every 3 years. Childminders have a legal duty to treat all children equally according to their needs, to help them develop to their full potential.
Providers must have arrangements in place to support children with SEN or disabilities. Maintained schools, maintained nursery schools and other providers who are funded by the local authority to deliver early education places must have regard to the Special Educational Needs SEN Code of Practice.
Maintained schools and maintained nursery schools must identify a member of staff to act as Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator and other providers in group provision are expected to identify a SENCO. Childminders are encouraged to identify a person to act as a SENCO and childminders who are registered with a childminder agency or who are part of a network may wish to share a role between them.
Please contact your local authority to find out what the process is and who can offer support in your area. The English code of practice includes for the first time a dedicated chapter for early years providers explaining what they must do to meet their duties to identify and support all children with SEN, whether or not they have an Education Healthcare Plan EHC plan. If you are registered in Wales please download the Code of Practice for Wales.
If you are registered in Scotland please download the Code of Practice for Scotland. We have produced an online training course to help you understand why you need to know about the SEND Code of Practice and how to implement it into your setting; what to record and how you might achieve this together with how you can communicate effectively with others. This online course will be invaluable in helping you to follow the Code of Practice and it includes downloadable forms that you can use to set realistic targets for the children in your care.
It explains how to make any reasonable adjustments needed and how to work with parents and other professionals who may be involved with the child. Each section of the toolkit provides a briefing on a particular aspect of the SEN and disability reforms as they apply to early years providers. The Communication Trust has some excellent early years resources , including a free online course about supporting children's speech language and communication. Working Together to Safeguard Children is the Government Document that guides each local area in their responsibilities to safeguard children.
Page 60 contains the specific information for early years settings. As a registered childminder you have a legal responsibility to safeguard children. It is crucial that you keep up to date with the procedures for safeguarding children and it is your responsibility to ensure this. All childminders must have attended Safeguarding Children training and keep their knowledge up to date. We can help you to keep up to date with our online course.
Ofsted have confirmed that they will accept online safeguarding training providing it meets the requirements of the EYFS. Childminders have a legal responsibility in the Early Years Foundation Stage 3. You must have and implement a policy and procedures designed to help safeguard the children in your care, including the use of mobile phones and the action you will take if there is an allegation against you or a member of you family.
It is not compulsory for childminders to have written policies if on the Early Years register however it is a requirement if you are registered on the Childcare Register CR2. If you do not have a written policy please consider how you will inform parents about your responsibilities. We have produced a policy and procedure pack.
Your Local Safeguarding Partner board will have produced interagency safeguarding procedures with a view to ensuring consistency. Each Local Authority decides on the thresholds that are used to determine if a child is at risk of significant harm. You need to be aware of these, so it is important that you find out where you can access these for your area. If your last training did not cover these elements or you would like to refresh your knowledge of these two areas, there are two free online courses available for you in CSE and FGM.
Free online training in Child Sexual Exploitation. Free online training in Female Genital Mutilation. It is vital that you know what information you are allowed to share to safeguard children, who you can share this information with and when it is right to do so.
The Government guide about Information Sharing will help you identify how to share information correctly in order to help safeguard children.
What to do if you are worried a child is being abused is aimed at all those who come into contact with young children including childminders. All childcare providers may find Keeping Children Safe in Education helpful to refer to. Ofsted have produced guidance for Inspectors regarding what needs to be in place in settings regarding safeguarding. Below is a summary of some of the important parts of this document. You need to make sure you have included these in your childminding practice.
A designated safeguarding lead needs to be available all the time the setting is open- for childminders working alone. And of course you need to find time to read them to receive the information that allows you to fulfil this requirement. Schools and settings to have appropriate filters and monitoring systems in place to protect learners from harmful online material — this includes ensuring children are taught about safeguarding risks online.
Staff behaviour policy - this won't affect childminders who work alone, but will affect those of you who employ others. It is not yet known if this policy would need to be in writing. The Prevent duty is the duty in the Counter-Terrorism and Security Act on specified authorities, in the exercise of their functions, to have due regard to the need to prevent people from being drawn into terrorism.
Part of this requirement is to promote fundematal British Values- most of which you will be doing as part of your day to day childminding work. There are 2 guidance documents available for schools and early years providers. It is important that you read these documents. Prevent Duty advice for schools and childcare providers.
Fundamental British Values in the Early Years. When inspected you will need to be able to show ' a clear approach to implementing the Prevent duty and keeping children and learners safe from the dangers of radicalisation and extremism'. You will need to add information about the Prevent Duty to your safeguarding policy.
This course covers information about the Prevent Duty and the Channel Process. It also covers what British Values are, and how you can implement them into your day to day work with children. It also explains what Ofsted will be looking for when they carry out your inspection. We have designed this poster particularly for childminders who care for young children.
It shows simply what the 4 British Values are and and examples of what you do in your childminding setting to promote them. It is available as either a downloadable version or a hard copy ready for you to print, laminate and display as you choose. Childminding UK aim to always explain what commonly used acronyms stand for and has produced a handy glossary of the acronyms you may come across in case you will find it helpful.
Confused about what LSCB or all the other acronyms that are used in safeguarding mean? This FREE glossary gives clear explanations for you. This section contains information you may find helpful. Some of it will help you meet your legal requirements and others are guidance about standard safeguarding practice.
This helpline for children and young people is manned 24 hours a day and 7 days each week by experienced and specially trained staff and volunteers who will offer to share information with the Police. Callers to the freephone number will be offered expert advice in confidence and their anonymity will be protected if the complaint is taken any further.
Private Fostering is where a child under 16 years 18 years with a disablity is cared for for 28 days or more by someone who is not a close relative, guardian or a person who has parental responsibility.
There is a legal requirement for the local authority to be informed of any private fostering placement. The local authority will visit the child and foster carer s and make sure their needs are being met. They will also offer support and advice to the child, parents and foster carers. If any of your minded children are being cared for in a private fostering arrangement, please inform your local children's services team.
Included is a downloadable guide and access to hard copies of parent booklets. Later those same people were jailed for neglecting a child. Could we have made a difference? There is increasing research into the links betwen animal abuse, child abuse and domestic violence. The NSPCC guide 'Understanding the links, animal abuse, child abuse, and domestic violence- information for professionals' suggests that most agencies do not include cruelty to animals as part of their assessment into child abuse.
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Hi there all I am new to site so fingers crossed i do this right!!! Has anyone got a list of how long you keep records for?? I know you have to keep things like accident forms for a ridiculous amount of time - but can anyone be more specific??? Thank you. Re: how long do you keep records for?
Originally Posted by rubie. To the world you are one person, but to one person, you are the world. Yes I think it is something like 21yrs for insurance certs, accident and medication, and registers. Anything linked to Safeguarding Children because our mindees have a right to make abuse and negligence claims against us in their on right when they reach 18yrs. So we have to keep records for 5yrs after their 18th.
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