Childcare organisations are currently preparing their responses to aconsultation on the new Ofsted Childcare Register, which was publishedearlier this month. But the plans have already been branded ascomplicated and unclear.
The register will apply to childcare for over fives. Registration willbe compulsory for childcare catering for children aged up to eightunless run directly by a school. Childcare run by schools will beinspected as part of school inspections.
However, schools will be given guidance that says they should follow theregister's requirements, the proposals state. Childcare run by anoutside provider on a school site will be registered.
Emma Knights, joint chief executive of the Daycare Trust, said thissystem "could be confusing for settings and parents". She added: "Thiscould lead to different inspection regimes for very similarout-of-school provision."
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