All content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0, except where otherwise stated, apply to the Department for Education for exemptions to some of the learning and development requirements, Coronavirus (COVID-19): guidance and support, Transparency and freedom of information releases, ensure that children receiving childcare are kept safe from harm, not use corporal punishment, and make sure that no-one caring for children, or living or working where childcare is provided, uses corporal punishment, manage children’s behaviour in a suitable manner, be present at all times when providing childcare – the only exception to this is that a childminding assistant can look after children for up to 2 hours a day if their parents or carers have given their permission, not consume or be under the influence of drugs or alcohol while looking after children or just before they arrive – this also includes medication that might affect your ability to look after children, be 18 or over, and make sure that anyone aged under 17 who looks after children is supervised at all times by someone aged 18 or over, have an appropriate first aid qualification, train any assistants on your child safeguarding policy and procedures, have, and follow, a written child protection policy to safeguard the children you look after from abuse or neglect, make sure that anyone who has unsupervised contact with, or who looks after, children is suitable and has got, contact any Local Safeguarding Children Board and Director of Children’s Services if appropriate, minimise any risks to the health and safety of children and staff, make sure your premises and equipment are safe and suitable for childcare, make sure that no-one can enter the premises without the knowledge of someone looking after children, have a suitable place to prepare food, if you provide it; any food you provide must be properly prepared, wholesome and nutritious, make sure that children have access to drinking water and enough suitable toilet and hand-washing facilities, provide access to a secure outdoor space, or if this isn’t possible, make reasonable arrangements for outdoor activities, make arrangements with other childcare providers or with parents for occasions where you cannot provide childcare, provide accessible and inclusive childcare – you cannot refuse to provide childcare or treat any child less well than another because of their race, religion, home language, family background, gender, disability and/or special educational needs, take all reasonable steps to ensure that disabled children have access to the premises, have a written complaints policy for any complaints relating to Childcare Register requirements that parents make in writing, fully investigate each complaint and keep a written record of these complaints for 3 years – your records should include the outcome of the investigation and any actions you took in response, respond to the parent who made the complaint and tell them about the complaint outcome within 28 days of the complaint date – you should respond in writing if the parent asks you to, provide Ofsted with a summary of complaints made during the last 12 months and the actions you took as a result, or a list of complaints made during the last 3 years, if we ask for either of these, their name, home address and date of birth, name, home address and telephone number of their parent/guardian/carer, a daily record of their name and hours of attendance, any medicine given, including the date, circumstances and who gave it (this includes medicine that the child takes themselves) and a record of their parent/guardian/carer’s consent, the name, home address and telephone number of everyone living or working where you provide childcare, information about the children’s activities, copies of your safeguarding and complaints policies, details of the registration system for the Childcare Register and Ofsted’s address, any address where you look after children, the type of childcare you provide (for example, if you’re registered as a childminder and start looking after children in their own home, this means you’re now working as a nanny), any event that might affect your suitability (or the suitability of anyone else) to look after children, such as any potentially disqualifying offences or orders, the name, date of birth, address and telephone number of any person aged 16 or over working or living in the home during childcare hours, any incident of food poisoning affecting 2 or more children in your care, any serious accident or injury to, or the death of, any child while receiving childcare, any allegation of serious harm or abuse occurring on the premises, any allegation of serious harm or abuse committed elsewhere by anyone who looks after children with you, have personal liability insurance covering death, injury, public liability, damage or other loss, display your registration certificate on the premises where you provide childcare, display a notice if your registration has been suspended, have a minimum level 2 qualification in an area of work relevant to childcare, or training in the common core skills, make sure children cannot leave the premises unsupervised, unless they are aged 8 or over and have parental permission to leave by themselves, attend child protection training so that you can identify and act on any signs that a child may be suffering from harm, give any assistants support and guidance about child protection and make sure that they are alert to any signs that a child may be suffering from harm, make sure that there’s at least one person aged 18 or over for every 6 children being looked after, make sure that you and any assistants looking after children have good enough English to ensure children’s welfare and safety (for example, to read instructions or call for help), make sure that no child can leave the premises unsupervised, arrange any necessary training to make sure that any assistants have suitable skills and experience to care for children, keep the children you look after safe from harm and tell their parents or carers about any health and safety risks, manage children’s behaviour in a suitable way, and not use corporal punishment, be present on the premises and supervise the children at all times when providing childcare, not consume or be under the influence of drugs or alcohol while looking after children – this also includes medication that might affect your ability to provide childcare, be familiar with issues of child protection and procedures to protect children from abuse or harm, have a minimum level 2 childcare qualification, or training in the common core skills, have personal liability insurance, covering death, injury, public liability, damage or other loss, a copy of your Ofsted registration certificate if they ask for it, information about Ofsted’s registration system for the Childcare Register, make sure that the childcare you provide is as accessible and inclusive as possible, and meets the needs of each child, not refuse to provide childcare or treat any child less well than another because of their race, religion, home language, family background, gender, disability and/or learning difficulty, take all reasonable steps to ensure that disabled children have access to the relevant premises, changes to your name, contact details, or address where you look after children, any significant event that might affect your suitability to look after children, like offences or orders, a change to the type of childcare you provide, any incident of food poisoning affecting 2 or more children you look after, any serious accident or injury to, or the death of, any child, any allegation of serious harm or abuse occurring where you work, anything that might affect your suitability to look after children, keep any children you are looking after safe from harm, make sure that everyone caring for children is alert to any signs that a child may be suffering from harm, not use corporal punishment and make sure that no-one caring for children, in regular contact with children, or living or working where childcare is provided, uses corporal punishment, make sure that enough people are present on the premises to ensure the safety and welfare of children you are looking after – at least one person must be the owner, manager, or someone who works for the provider caring for the children, make sure that no one smokes on the premises, make sure that no one consumes or is under the influence of drugs or alcohol while looking after children or just before they arrive – this also includes medication that might affect their ability to look after children, make sure that anyone aged under 17 who looks after children is supervised at all times by someone aged 18 or over, make sure at least one person has an appropriate first aid qualification, make sure that no one who is unsuitable to be around children has unsupervised access to the children you look after, have effective systems to make sure that anyone on the premises during childcare hours is suitable to be around children – for childcare on domestic premises, this must include getting, make sure your premises are safe and suitable for childcare – this includes overall floor space, outdoor spaces and equipment used when looking after children, make sure that no-one can enter the premises without the knowledge of you or your staff, provide accessible and inclusive childcare – this means you cannot refuse to provide childcare or treat any child less well than another because of their race, religion, home language, family background, gender, disability and/or special educational needs, fully investigate each complaint and keep a written record of these complaints for 3 years – your records should include the outcome of the investigation and any actions you took in response, the registered address where Ofsted sends all documents, the address of any premises where you are providing childcare, the type of childcare you provide (for example, if you change the days or hours when you look after children), any event that might affect the suitability of anyone who looks after children, for example any offences or orders that might disqualify them, have liability insurance covering death, injury, public liability, damage or other loss, display any notice that your registration has been suspended, you’re providing open-access childcare – if so, you should tell parents that the childcare is open access, they are aged 8 or over and their parent has agreed that they can leave by themselves, provide or arrange any necessary training to make sure that all staff have suitable skills and experience to look after children, train all staff on your child safeguarding policy and procedures, make sure that the registered person, manager, and anyone else who looks after or regularly comes into contact with children, has good enough English to ensure the children’s welfare and safety (for example, to read instructions or call for help), make sure that there’s at least one person looking after every 30 children, make sure that no child can leave the premises without the knowledge of someone who is providing childcare, do child protection training so they can identify and act on any signs that a child may be suffering from harm, provide support and guidance on child protection issues for anyone looking after children, liaise with any local Safeguarding Children Board and Director of Children’s Services as appropriate. 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