Details of the voluntary Childcare Approval Scheme, the first to regulate home-based carers, were revealed by children's minister Margaret Hodge at a Sure Start conference in London last week.
From April, parents with the combined maximum income of 59,000 a year and two or more children will be able to claim up to 210 per week for the childcare element of the Working Tax Credit towards the cost of home-based childcare if their nanny or childcarer is registered with the Childcare Approval Scheme.
Nestor Primecare Services, a healthcare provider, has been appointed by the DfES as the approval body for the scheme. Its 300 offices across England will handle the administration and a helpline that went live last week.
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