Has anyone registered their nanny with Ofsted?

[ceebeebee]

I want to register mine so I can pay her with childcare vouchers, but since Ofsted took over the registration from Sure Start it seems to be impossible! I got stuck in this loop with Ofsted telling me to talk to Southwark and Southwark telling me to talk to Ofsted.... anyone got any tips?

[bumpy]

I downloaded the forms off the Ofsted website and posted them back to Ofsted. If I remember righty it's the CR1 form and they have a PDF or Word document to download, you may even be able to do it online. Although the document is about 50 pages long and you need to return every page even the blank ones...! You don't actually have to complete each page.

They also have a telephone number helpline for filling in the form. http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/Ofsted-home/Forms-and-guidance/Browse-all-by/Other/General/Application-forms-for-the-Childcare-Register-forms-CR1-and-CR2/(language)/eng-GB 0300 123 1231

Is your nanny already First Aid qualified? If not speak to this lady at Southwark Council - Monica Larlhan on 020 7525 5240 or 07903 258820

[ceebeebee]

Thanks very much Bumpy. The form has me coming out in a cold sweat... I can't believe my nanny needs public liability insurance when she's working in my home! Honestly, Ofsted couldn't make things much more prohibitively complicated if they tried! I'll need to get her a first aid cert, so thanks for the number!