Registering your Nanny with Ofsted - Emma Dewey, Babyem

Why should nannies register on the voluntary part of the Ofsted Childcare register?

• Parents will be eligible for financial assistance with their childcare costs

• Parents will be able to redeem employer-supported vouchers against childcare costs

• Increases the nanny’s professional status through having a recognised childcare qualification

Who can register?

• Nannies who have a recognised childcare qualification(level 2/3) – this includes training such as the Common Core Skills & Knowledge course and a suitable PaediatricFirst Aid qualification.

• Any nanny who is caring for children aged 0-17 years in the home of the family for an ongoing period of at least 2 hours a day or less than two hours where the childcare provided is part of arrangements that start or end before or after normal school hours.

Who applies for registration?

The nanny must apply as a “Home Childcarer” . The process can take up to 12 weeks for approval.

Is there a charge for applying?

All applicants pay a non-refundable application fee. The application fee is £103 and includes the cost of the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) disclosure. Each year an annual fee will also be charged to remain on the register. The annual fee is £103.

Choosing a recommended training agency

Babyem deliver a range of accredited First Aid, Childcare and Maternity courses and are widely recognised as leaders in the field. Babyem specialise in delivering courses for childcarers wanting to register with Ofsted, including the Common Core Skills and Knowledge Course and Paediatric First Aid.

Courses take place in Central London on a monthly basis.

The Common Core Skills Course can also be completed as a distance learning course.

For more information on Ofsted Registration and Childcare Training Courses please contact info@babyem.co.uk or visit: www.babyem.co.uk 

Childcare Vouchers - kidsunlimited

Childcare Vouchers, family friendly savings that benefit both employee and employer from kidsunlimited.

Childcare vouchers are a tax efficient scheme to provide working parents with tax free help towards paying for childcare.  Every working parent earning above minimum wage is entitled to use between £97 and £243* per month tax free from gross salary towards their childcare costs in the form of Childcare Vouchers.

The employer saves on average £200 per employee per year who joins the scheme in Employers National Insurance contributions. The funds are collected by the employer from the working parent's gross salary and passed on to kidsunlimited by bank transfer to process and seamlessly transfer to the parent’s on line flexible account on pay day (For parents to manage) or direct to nominated childcare provider/s on agreed dates.

See how much you could save:


Employee Savings:

* Savings dependent on employee tax rate.

Employer Savings:

* Illustrative employers NI savings based on an average voucher value of £200 per employee per month and   

  Employers NI contributions at 13.8% (contracted in NI rate).

kidsunlimited has nearly 30 years experience in providing parents and employers with high quality corporate childcare solutions. kidsunlimited operates Childcare Voucher schemes for several hundred businesses across the UK, ranging from SME to FTSE100 companies.

To find out more about starting a new scheme, or transferring an existing scheme please call 01625 417684 ext 4003 or 07973 838832 e-mail paul.snotra@kidsunlimited.co.uk 

For more information visit www.kuvouchers.co.uk

In all communication please quote Zest Payroll Solutions.

kidsunlimited Childcare Vouchers Ltd,

Summerfield’s Village Centre, Dean Row Road, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 2TA

Registered in England No. 2102771

Help With Childcare Costs

Going back to work is daunting enough without the added stresses of the costs involved.  Luckily, for lots of people, there is help available.

As long as your childcare provider is Ofsted registered, you could be entitled to help in the form of the Childcare Element of Working Tax Credit or the Employer Childcare Voucher Scheme.

Childcare Element of Working Tax Credit

If you have an annual household income of below £40,000 you may qualify for these.  A maximum of 70% of total childcare costs may be claimed in some circumstances.

To find out if you qualify and how to claim visit:

www.direct.gov.uk/en/Parents/Childcare/DG_4016029

Employer Childcare Voucher Scheme

Some employers offer a childcare voucher scheme (you must check that your child carer accepts them).  This is where some of your childcare costs are deducted straight from your wages before you pay tax and national insurance on them.  The maximum you can be paid in this way is £55 a week or £243 per month.  However, these may affect your entitlement to tax credits.

For more information on the vouchers and how they work visit:

www.moneysavingexpert.com/family/childcare-vouchers#how

If you have access to both of the above, it is essential that you check which one will be of most benefit to you financially. 

You can check this at:

www.hmrc.gov.uk/calcs/ccin.htm

Free Early Years Places for 3 and 4 year olds

All three and four year olds are entitled to 15 hours of free nursery education for 38 weeks of the year. This applies until they reach compulsory school age (the term following their fifth birthday).  

Free nursery education can take place in nurseries, playgroups, preschools or at registered childminders.

For more information about free nursery education in your area, contact your local council.

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