Tricia Pritchard, professional officer at the Professional Association of Nursery Nurses, made the call after a Task Force spokesman said the recruitment of six new members to the 15-strong body would not alter its stance on the issue, which it set out in a report in 1998.
He said, 'The new composition does not change our approach to the regulation of nannies. We stand by the reasons we have given before that regulation would be disproportionate.'
But Mrs Pritchard said, 'Obviously we think this question should be revisited. We believe that they were wrong and that a nanny register should be set up, especially in the current climate where the Government has now finally recognised that families need childcare in the home.
'We have been trying to persuade the Government of this need for years. It now sees that many people no longer work the standard 9am to 5pm and have extended childcare requirements.'
Mrs Pritchard said the Government wanted to introduce 'at great expense'
new insurance and registration requirements for childminders to work in the child's home 'when there is a massive group who help with home childcare, called nannies, and who are not registered'.
She added, 'The time is right for this to be looked at again and we shall be seeking as much support as possible for the task force and the Government's attitude on this matter to be reversed.'
The Task Force's new chair is former media executive David Arculus, who has taken over from Lord Haskins, head of Northern Foods.
