Vetting of childcare staff
All people registered with Ofsted as providers of childcare must undergo rigorous checks to ensure their suitability. Once registered it is then the responsibility of the childcare provider to ensure all staff, volunteers, students, etc, are suitable to work with children in the setting. It is also the responsibility of the provider to ensure that children are kept safe when visitors, contractors, etc, are on the premises.
Childcare staff, volunteers, etc, whom are left alone with a child at anytime must have a CRB enhanced disclosure.
Further information and advice is available via the publication: Safeguarding Children: Safer Recruitment and Selection in Education Settings.
Related pages:
- Childcare
- Safeguarding children
- Recruitment of childminders
- Support for childcare practitioners
- Starting a childcare business
- Reporting concerns about a childcare provider
External websites:
- Ofsted
- Every Child Matters
- National Day Nurseries Association
- Pre-school Learning Alliance
- Sure Start
- www.dcsf.gov.uk
- 4Children
- Criminal Records Bureau
Leaflets and publications:
Contact us:
Families Information Service
Tel: 01925 443131
Email: fis@warrington.gov.uk
