CHILDMINDERS' VALUE
Several years ago I employed an assistant to help me in my role as a registered childminder. A local nursery had suffered a fire and I wanted to expand my business to support the local families needing good-quality childcare. It wasn't a procedure made easy by Ofsted.
The wonderful lady I chose to employ waited three months while Ofsted processed all the necessary checks to decide if she was a suitable person. As I was no longer employing my assistant at my last inspection, this condition was removed from my certificate.
This summer, demand for my childminding services far exceeds the places I have available. I thought I had the perfect solution by employing one of my former BTEC student placements over the summer, someone with whom many of my minded children have developed a close bond. If only the law found it so simple.
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