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Childminders and providers must ensure that people looking after children are suitable, including childminding assistants. They must have the relevant qualifications, training and have passed any required checks to fulfil their roles.
Childminders must obtain a reference for any childminding assistants they recruit. Childminders and any assistants must be cleared as ‘suitable’ by Ofsted or their CMA via the suitability letter before they can be included in child:staff ratios. It is the childminder’s responsibility to check the initial and ongoing suitability of an assistant.
Providers must take appropriate steps to verify qualifications, including in cases where physical evidence cannot be produced.
Childminder and providers must also ensure that any person who may have regular contact with children (for example, someone living or working on the same premises the early years provision is provided), is suitable.
Further information can be found in the EYFS Statutory Frameworks for both Childminders and Groups Settings in Section 3 – Safeguarding and Welfare Requirements.
- Recruitment and Suitability Checklist
- Recruitment and Suitability Checklist guidance
- Single Central Record for Childminder
- Single Central Record for PVI
- Staff Induction guidance
For further safer recruitment documents please see Workforce Development for Early Years Providers.