Employment agency organisation the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) was concerned that the checks were flawed after agency checks revealed that a number of Ofsted approved nannies did not even have first aid certificates.
A spokesman for Ofsted said the inspectorate had used a Post Office verification service to check that first aid certificates were included in applications.
He said: "Since September 2009 Ofsted has requested all applicants send their first aid documents directly for verification. Ofsted will cancel the registration of anyone who fails to demonstrate that they meet the legal requirements."
The REC lobbying and PR campaign involved one of its members going undercover and managing to join Ofsted's voluntary register without having any childcare qualifications or experience.
Judith Ivers, chair of REC's childcare group, said: "We will continue to work with Ofsted to ensure that its nanny register is a robust check on a nanny's criminal record and childcare qualifications."
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