registering as a childminder

[Helen GV]

Has anyone done this recently who can tell me how long the process took? I am going to a pre-registration meeting at the end of Sept...

Thanks

Helen

[Devonlass15]

Hi there Helen,

I've been a registered childminder for a year and half now and it took me roughly 7 months from the initial meeting to being able to look after children.

However, alot depends on how quickly your course follows your pre-reg meeting and all the red tape you have to go through, such as CRB checks. Mine were really fast but I have known childminders whose CRB's took ages to come back.

Hopefully you won't have to wait long, good luck, it's a great job to have these days and just to reassure you, I constantly had people asking me if I had vacancies, there's a big lack of qualified and reliable childminders out there!

Elly

[Helen GV]

Thanks Elly, good to know!