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Application form for the Childcare Register (form CR1) ------------------------------------------- December 2012

We will use a computer to scan this form. Please complete it in black ink and block capitals and write only

on the right-hand pages.

This form should be completed by:

the applicant who intends to be the registered person or, where the registered person is an organisation, a person with authority to represent that organisation in its dealings with Ofsted.

As well as reading the guidance notes included on this form, please also refer to the Guide to registration on

the Childcare Register (www.ofsted.gov.uk/resources/120084). The guide provides further information about

the application process and will help you to complete this form.

Please complete this application form as fully as possible. Failure to complete some sections will mean that

we cannot accept the application. Please use the additional information sheet on page 47 if necessary.

Please note: When returning this form make sure you include the current page (page 1). We cannot accept

your application without it as it contains information needed for computer scanning.

If you need any help to complete this form, please contact us on 0300 123 1231.

Please return your completed application form to:

Ofsted National Business Unit

Piccadilly Gate

Store Street

Manchester

M1 2WD

Please leave blank for Ofsted use

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Section A – Type of provision

(A1) We need to know what type of childcare you want to provide: this depends on factors such as where

you provide the care and how many other carers you work with.

You should select childminder if you intend to work in your home or other domestic premises which are not

the child’s home. Childminders work with no more than two other people.

‘Domestic premises’ means any premises that are wholly or mainly used as a private dwelling – that is,

someone’s home. This will most commonly be your home but can also be another person’s home.

You should also select childminder if you intend to care for children for more than two families wholly or

mainly in the home of a child in your care. This is because the law says that people who do this must

register as a childminder if they care for children from three families together.

You should select home childcarer if you only intend to care for a child or children of one or two families in

the home of one of the families. Common examples of home childcarers are nannies and au pairs who

work in the child’s home.

If you wish to apply as a childminder you may also apply to be a home childcarer on the same application

form.

Select both options if you wish to act as a childminder for children over eight and also wish to act as a home

childcarer.

You should select childcare provider on domestic premises if you intend to work with three or more

other childcarers or assistants at any time on domestic premises.

You should select childcare provider on non-domestic premises if you will be providing care on

premises that are not domestic.

Common examples are after school clubs, holiday playschemes and other group-based provision.

The Guide to registration on the Childcare Register (www.ofsted.gov.uk/resources/120084) explains who

must register, who is exempt from compulsory registration and who may choose to register with us.

(A2) You should select which parts of the Childcare Register you want to apply to join.

Select the compulsory part of the Childcare Register if the provision requires compulsory registration.

Select the voluntary part of the Childcare Register if your provision is exempt from compulsory registration, for example home childcarers.

Select both options if your provision requires compulsory registration and you are choosing to join the voluntary part of the Childcare Register because you wish to care for children over eight.

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A

Type of provision

A1 Are you applying to (please tick one box only, unless you are applying to be a childminder and

home childcarer)

be a childminder? (Caring for children in your own home or other domestic premises that are

not the home of one of the children.)

be a home childcarer? (Providing care in a child’s own home and caring for children from no

more than two families at any one time.)

be a childcare provider on domestic premises? (Providing childcare on domestic premises where

at least four people work together at any one time.)

be a childcare provider on non-domestic premises?

A2 Please tick which part(s) of the Childcare Register you wish to join. Tick all options that apply.

Compulsory part of the Childcare Register

Voluntary part of the Childcare Register

A3 Have you previously been registered with or are you still registered with Ofsted?

Yes No

If yes, please provide details

Previous Ofsted registration number

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Section B – Applicant’s details

Individual applicants and proposed nominated persons must be aged 18 or over.

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK. You should contact the UK Border Agency if you are not sure if you need permission to work in the UK. The UK Border Agency’s contact details are: The UK Border Agency, Lunar House, 40 Wellesley Road, Croydon, Surrey CR9 2BY; telephone: 0870 606 7766; email: UKBApublicenquiries@ukba.gsi.gov.uk; website: www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk.

The applicant is the person or organisation responsible in law for providing the care. This individual or organisation, when registered, is known as the ‘registered person’.

(B1) Home childcarers and childminders are individual applicants.

Providers of childcare on domestic or non-domestic premises may be either an individual or an organisation, such as a partnership.

We will send all legal documents to the individual applicant’s address, or the head office or business address of the organisation. Small organisations without a secure business address may use the nominated person’s home address.

The application form should be completed by:

the individual who provides the care, or

the nominated person if the applicant is an organisation – that is, the person nominated by the organisation to act as its representative in dealings with us.

The nominated person is normally a director, committee member, partner or someone of similar standing within the organisation. Larger organisations, such as national companies, local authorities and those whose main purpose is not childcare, should nominate an individual who is the most senior person within the organisation with direct responsibility for providing care. The nominated person should complete their own personal information in this section.

(B5) Any former names used, such as a name used before marriage or name at birth. Please use the additional information sheet on page 47 if necessary.

(B7) We will increasingly use email to contact people. Please give your email address if you want us to contact you in this way.

You must provide a secure email address that is not accessed by anyone other than you or your nominated person. The email address must not be a generic email, such as info@nursery.com, that may be accessed by staff members. This is because we may need to send personal data to you which should not be read by anyone else. By ticking the consent box you consent to us sending correspondence to you via email as your preferred method.

(B8) Have you lived outside the UK in the past five years? We will use this information to decide whether we need to complete further checks in addition to the Disclosure and Barring Service check.

We may ask you to provide evidence of your suitability, such as a police check from the country where you have lived or a certificate of good conduct from the embassy of that country, together with a certified translation if the original is not in English. We will contact you if we need a police check, certificate of good conduct or any other information. We may not be able to grant registration if you cannot provide the certificate of good conduct where we require this to help us assess your suitability to work with children.

(B10–B11) We ask for your address history so that we can contact the relevant children’s services

department to see if they hold any information that may help us assess your suitability to provide childcare.

Please use the additional information sheet on page 47 if necessary.

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B Applicant’s details

B1 Please tick the appropriate box

Are you already known to Ofsted? Yes No

Is form CR2 enclosed with this application? Yes No

I am an individual applying for registration

I am applying for registration on behalf of an organisation

Persons applying on behalf of an organisation as a nominated person should confirm their

position within the organisation below:

My position is:

Director Committee member Partner Senior officer

B2 Title Mr Mrs Miss Ms Other (please specify)

B3 Forename(s)

B4 Surname

B5 Any other first name(s) ever used

Used from

Used until

Surname at birth

Used until

Other surname used

Used from

Used until

B6 Date of birth

B7 Email address

Do you wish Ofsted to communicate with you electronically? Yes No

B8 Have you lived outside the UK in the past five years?

Yes No

B9 If ‘Yes’, Were you living permanently in the UK before this?

Yes No

If ‘Yes’, please give the reason why you have lived outside the UK in the past five years

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Section B – Applicant’s details (continued)

(B11) Nannies and other home childcarers whose home address is the same as the child’s should answer

‘Yes’ to this question.

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B Applicant’s details (continued)

B10 Current full postal address. I have lived here from

Postcode

Any other addresses in the last five years (in full, starting with the most recent)

From To

Postcode

From To

Postcode

Any time unaccounted for in the last five years (starting with the most recent)

From To

Description

B11 For home childcarers only

Is your address the same as the child’s?

Yes No

B12 Telephone number (including area code)

Mobile telephone number

B13 For childcare on domestic or non-domestic premises only. Does the provision have a manager

appointed?

Yes, the manager is different from the applicant/nominated person (please complete details

below)

Yes, the manager is the applicant/nominated person

No, the manager is not yet appointed

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Section C – The manager of the childcare provision

The manager is the person who has day-to-day management of the childcare provision. If you are applying

as a provider of childcare on domestic or non-domestic premises you must have a manager in place

before we can register you.

If you are a sole owner and intend to manage the provision yourself, please indicate here if this is your

intention.

If you have already appointed a manager, please use this form to tell us you have done so. If you wish us to

carry out day to day business with your manager, you must complete the EY3 form which gives us the

consent to do so. You do not have to complete this form if you are managing the provision yourself or do not

want us to communicate directly with your manager.

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C The manager of the childcare provision

C1 I intend to manage the provision myself Yes No

C2 I have appointed a manager for my provision Yes No

C3 Surname

C4 Date of birth

C5 Address (in full)

Postcode

Date moved to this address

C6 Telephone number (including area code)

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Section D – Organisation details

Please only complete this section if you are an organisation applying to provide childcare. This section asks

for information about the organisation that is applying to be the registered person. There is more

information about registered persons in the Guide to registration on the Childcare Register

(www.ofsted.gov.uk/resources/120084).

(D1) Companies and limited liability partnerships (LLP) are registered with Companies House and have a

company registration number. Examples of a statutory body are a local authority, healthcare trust or school

governing body. If you are applying as a group of two or more individuals who are jointly responsible for

providing childcare but are not a partnership, company, committee or statutory body, please tick ‘other’ and

specify the type of organisation and list all the individuals concerned in D11. If you have a collective name

for your organisation, such as ‘cooperative’, please give this name in D2. Please do not enter the provision

name, for example ‘Happy Days Pre-school’, here. This name should go in E1.

(D2–D3) Please complete the organisation’s full name and office or main business address. If the

organisation does not have a business address, please enter the home address of the person you nominate

to represent the organisation in its dealings with us.

If you are a childcare provider on domestic premises and are not applying as an individual, statutory body,

committee, limited company, partnership or other unincoporated association, please write ‘other childcare’.

We will take the names of the people making up the registered person from D11.

(D3) We will send all legal documents and postal correspondence to the address entered in D3.

(D10) We have different procedures for registering organisations depending on whether their prime purpose

is the provision of childcare. The Guide to registration on the Childcare Register

(www.ofsted.gov.uk/resources/120084) gives more details about this.

(D11) If your organisation’s main purpose is to provide childcare, we need to ask for details about all

individuals who make up the organisation. This is because the law requires us to make sure each person is

suitable to provide childcare. There is more information in the Guide to registration on the Childcare

Register. List the full names of partners, committee members, directors or other people who are applying to

register as an organisation providing childcare. You should include your own details if applicable. Please

indicate whether these people have:

completed a declaration and consent form (CR2)

management responsibility for staff

significant contact with children

You need to list all persons who are part of the registered person if your organisation provides:

childcare on domestic premises, or

childcare on non-domestic premises, the organisation’s main purpose is the provision of childcare and you want to join the compulsory part of the Childcare Register.

Ofsted will carry out Disclosure and Barring Service and local authority children’s services department checks

on the people named in this section. We may carry out any other checks we deem necessary to establish

suitability.

Childcare providers on non-domestic premises whose main purpose is not childcare, or who wish to join the

voluntary part of the Childcare Register only, are responsible for carrying out their own Disclosure and

Barring Service checks.

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D Organisation details

D1 Type of organisation (please tick one box only)

A partnership A company or limited liability partnership

A committee

A statutory body Other

(please specify)

If other (please specify)

D2 Name of organisation

D3 Address of organisation

Postcode

D4 Telephone number (including area code)

D5 Mobile telephone number

D6 Email address

D7 Date organisation was established

D8 Registered charity number (if applicable)

D9 Registered company number (if applicable)

D10 Is the prime purpose of your organisation the provision of childcare?

Yes No (If no, go to E1)

If you have answered ‘Yes’ to D10 and you are applying to join the compulsory part of the

Childcare Register please complete D11.

D11 Persons who are part of the registered person

Title First name(s) Surname Date of birth (DD/MM/YYYY)

Position Form CR2

enclosed

with this

application

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Section E – Provision details

(E1) Setting name

If you are providing childcare on domestic or non-domestic premises please complete the name by which

you want the provision to be known, for example ‘The Fun Club’. Childminders and home childcarers should

not complete the setting name.

(E2) Setting address

All applicants must complete this section. It asks for the addresses where you will provide childcare.

If you are a childminder or home childcarer, you may apply to provide care from more than one address on

the same application form, providing you meet the definitions in the type of provision section. In this

case, you should include each of the addresses where you will provide care separately in question E2.

If you are a home childcarer, please complete this section if you know where you will be working.

If you cannot complete this now, you must let us know the setting address before you start work and keep

us informed if the setting address changes.

Childcare providers on domestic or non-domestic premises must submit a separate application for each set of

premises they wish to operate from.

(E3) This section asks whether the provision is owned by a public sector body, such as a local authority or

health authority. This helps us include the correct registration category on the registration certificate when

we grant registration.

(E4) and (E5) Registration is not available for provision that operates for less than two hours per day

unless the intention is to provide care immediately before or after school hours.

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E Setting details

E1 Setting name

E2 Full postal address of the setting

Postcode

Telephone number (including area code)

Full postal address of the setting

Postcode

Telephone number (including area code)

Full postal address of the setting

Postcode

Telephone number (including area code)

E3 The care is provided by a (tick which applies)

Public sector body

Private individual, private or voluntary organisation

E4 Will the provision operate for more than two hours per day?

Yes No

E5 Is the care you provide or intend to provide immediately before or immediately after school hours?

Yes No

(Please note, if you have answered ‘No’ to the previous question as well, the provision is not eligible

for registration on the voluntary part of the Childcare Register.)

E6 Are you a school applying to provide care for children, none of whom are pupils of the school?

(Please note that schools cannot apply to join the Childcare Register to provide care for their own

pupil(s).)

Yes No

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Section E – Provision details (continued)

(E8) If the care is provided on school premises or by a school please provide the EduBase school reference

number (URN), which is available from www.education.gov.uk/edubase/home.xhtml.

(E9) Please provide the children’s centre registration number. This number is shown on the registration

certificate displayed at the children’s centre main site.

(E10) and (E11) Please tick all the options applicable to the care you wish to provide. We will provide

these details to local authorities so that they have information about the times childcare is available.

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E Provision details (continued)

E7 Are you applying to provide care for children on school premises?

Yes No

E8 If you have replied ‘Yes’ to E6 or E7 please complete the EduBase school reference number

(six digit reference)

Name of school

Address of school

Postcode

E9 Is the provision part of a children’s centre?

Yes No

If ‘Yes’ please provide the current children’s centre registration number at the main site

This number relates to (please tick the appropriate box):

Childcare Education Children’s centre

E10 Times during which care will be provided (please tick all that apply)

Weekday (before school)

Weekday (after school)

Weekday (am)

Weekday (pm)

Weekday (all day)

Weekend (am, pm, all day)

E11 Will this be:

All year round? School term times only? School holidays only?

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Section E – Provision details (continued)

(E12) Please complete all the options applicable to the age groups you wish to care for.

Childminders and childcare providers on domestic or non-domestic premises, who intend to provide care for

children under eight, should read our factsheet Registration not required

(www.ofsted.gov.uk/resources/factsheet-childcare-registration-not-required) or telephone our helpline on

0300 123 1231 for advice on whether you must apply for compulsory registration. Compulsory registration

is required for those providing care for an individual child under the age of eight for more than two hours in

any one day, subject to certain exemptions and requirements.

Please tell us about the number of children you wish to care for. We provide information to local authorities

so that they have information about the number of childcare places available.

(E13) Unless you are a home childcarer, you cannot provide childcare for children under eight unless you:

are registered on the Early Years Register for children in the early years age group, and

are registered on the compulsory part of the Childcare Register for children older than the early years age group but under eight, or

provide childcare which is exempt from compulsory registration.

Please read our factsheet Registration not required, which explains whether you are exempt from

compulsory registration. If you intend to provide childcare for children under eight and are not applying for

compulsory registration, please tell us which exemption criteria apply to your provision.

(E14) Applicants for the compulsory part of the Childcare Register should answer this question.

We pass this information to the local authority so they are aware of how many childcare places are available

in their area.

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E

DDDD

Provision details (continued)

E12 Age groups and numbers of children you provide or intend to provide care for (please tick the relevant

boxes showing the age groups of the children you wish to care for).

Birth to under 1 years

1 to under 2 years

2 to under 3 years

3 years to the end of the early years age group

1 September following the child’s fifth birthday to under 8

8 to under 11 years

11 to under 15 years

15 to under 18 years

Providers, except home childcarers, that provide or intend to provide care for children in

the early years age group (from birth to 1 September following the child’s fifth birthday)

should contact us on 0300 123 1231 to see if registration is required on the Early Years

Register.

E13 This question does not apply to home childcarers or providers who do not care for children

under 8.

Please tick all that apply.

The provision will care for children in the early years age group and is exempt from registration

on the Early Years Register.

The provision will care for children aged under 8, but older than the early years age group, and

is exempt from registration on the compulsory part of the Childcare Register.

If you have ticked either box, please explain here why your provision is exempt from

compulsory registration.

E14

This question applies to applicants for the compulsory part of the Childcare Register.

Please enter the total number of childcare places you provide or intend to provide for children aged

from 1 September following the child’s fifth birthday to under 8.

Number of children

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Section F – Suitability and disqualification

(F1–F6) You must complete this section in full, otherwise the form will be returned to you. We need to

check if there are certain circumstances that will prevent you from working with or being in regular contact

with children, or bring into doubt your suitability. This section helps us decide if you are suitable to apply or

if there are any other circumstances that might affect your suitability. Please use the additional information

sheet on page 47 of this form if necessary. The Guide to registration on the Childcare Register (paragraphs

62–68) gives more information about the circumstances that disqualify you from working with or being in

regular contact with children. The guide also tells you how you can apply for a disqualification to be waived.

Reasons for disqualification (the Guide to registration on the Childcare Register)

Some of the things that disqualify people from working with children are that they:

have been found to have committed certain offences against a child

have been found to have committed certain offences against an adult (for example murder, kidnapping, rape, indecent assault, assault occasioning actual bodily harm)

have been included on the list of those who are barred from working with children, held by the Independent Safeguarding Authority1or from 1 December 2012 held by the Disclosure and Barring Service2

have been charged with certain offences against an adult, or an offence that is related to an offence, and had a relevant order imposed

have been made the subject of a disqualifying order

have been made the subject an order or determination where a child has been removed from their care or been prevented from living with them

have been refused registration as a childcare provider or have had a registration cancelled (other than for cancellation for non-payment of the fee for continued registration after 1 September 2008)3

are living on the same premises as another individual who is disqualified for one of the above reasons.

(F3) We make a decision about your suitability by carrying out a series of checks, including with the

Disclosure and Barring Service. This question relates to any criminal record you might have. This includes

details of any conviction by a court, or any caution, reprimand or warning issued to you by the police – this

still counts as a criminal record even if you accepted it voluntarily. You must include all instances where this

has happened – even it it happened a long time ago, or when you were a juvenile, or where you did not

receive a custodial sentence. Not all offences prevent you from working with or being in regular contact with

children. In F3 you need to give details of:

the nature of the offence

the place where the offence occurred

the name of the court which gave the conviction

the penalty imposed.

Please note that exemption under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 does not apply. You must include

details of spent convictions, including those related to juvenile offences. Please use the additional

information sheet on page 47 of the form if necessary.

1 The Independent Safeguarding Authority was set up under the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006. 2 The Disclosure and Barring Service is a non-departmental public body sponsored by the Home Office. From 1 December 2012 it will

carry out the functions previously undertaken by the Criminal Records Bureau and the Independent Safeguarding Authority.

3 From 6 April 2007 for those providers whose registration on the voluntary part of the Childcare Register was cancelled solely for non-

payment of the fee for continued registration.

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F

DDDD

Suitability and disqualification

F1 Do any of the circumstances listed on page 18 on reasons for disqualification apply to you?

Yes No

If you have answered ‘Yes’, please specify which reasons apply:

F2 Do you currently have an enhanced level Ofsted Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) or Disclosure and

Barring Service disclosure? (Disclosures issued through Nestor, Capita or TMG do not apply.)

Yes No

If ‘Yes’, please enter disclosure date of issue here

F3 Have you ever received a reprimand, final warning or been given

a caution for, or convicted of, any criminal offences?

Yes No

If you have answered ‘Yes’, please complete the table below.

Date of offence Details

Date of offence Details

F4 Have you ever been involved with children’s services in respect of your own children?

Yes No

If you have answered ‘Yes’, please give details below.

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Section F – Suitability and disqualification (continued)

The Disclosure and Barring Service check will include a check against the list of people who are barred from

working with children. From November 2010, you must ensure that any new person you employ to work with

children is not on the barred list of individuals held by the Disclosure and Barring Service. The Guide to

registration on the Childcare Register (www.ofsted.gov.uk/publications/120084) (Annex B) gives more

information about obtaining a check with the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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F

DDDD

Suitability and disqualification (continued)

F6 Are you aware of any circumstances that might affect your suitability to

work or be in regular contact with children?

Yes No

If you have answered ‘Yes’, please give details below.

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Section G – Other people connected with your application

This section must be completed by childminders and childcare providers on

domestic premises.

You must obtain a declaration and consent form (CR2) for everyone aged 16 and over who live or work on

the premises, which they must complete and return to us. Your application is not complete until we receive a

completed declaration and consent form (CR2) for all relevant people associated with your application.

We will carry out checks with the Disclosure and Barring Service and with local authority children’s services

on the people aged 16 and over named in this section.

(G1) This section asks for details of any people who will be working with children. You do not need to

complete your own details in this section. Please list every person who will be looking after children.

(G2) This section asks for details of all other people aged 16 or over who live on the premises or people

who will work on the premises whilst childcare is provided, but not in a childcare capacity, for example

cooks. Please include the person’s relationship to you if they live on the premises, or their occupation if they

work on the premises.

(G3) Childminder applicants and applicants for childcare on domestic premises who live at the setting

address should complete this section. We ask for details of your children aged under 16 and provide this

information to the local authority children’s services department. We use the information they may supply to

help us make a decision about your suitability to become a childminder or childcare provider on domestic

premises.

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G

DDDD

Other people connected with your application

This section must be completed if you are applying to register as a childminder or childcare provider on domestic premises.

G1 Will there be any other people looking after children on the premises where you intend to provide

childminding or childcare on domestic premises?

Yes No

If ‘Yes’, please complete the section below with their details.

Other people you intend to look after children on the premises where you intend to provide

childminding or childcare on domestic premises. Please include people living on the premises who you

also intend to work with children.

Title First name(s) Surname Relationship to

you/occupation

Date of birth

G2 Will there be any other people aged 16 or over living or working on the premises, but not looking after children, where you intend to provide care?

Yes No

If ‘Yes’, please complete the section below with their details.

Other people (aged 16 years or over) living or working on the premises where you intend to provide

childminding or childcare on domestic premises, but not looking after children.

Title First name(s) Surname Relationship to

you/occupation

Date of birth

G3 Childminders and childcare providers on domestic premises who live at the setting address should

answer this question. Do you have any children aged under 16?

Yes No

If ‘Yes’, please complete the section below with their details.

Title First name(s) Surname Relationship Date of birth

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Section H – Childcare Register declarations

In order to be registered on the Childcare Register you must meet a number of requirements in the

regulations. The requirements vary according to which register(s) you are applying to join and the category

of childcare you wish to provide. Each declaration begins with a description of the type of provider who must

complete the declaration, so you can identify whether it applies to your category of childcare.

Please read and complete the declarations carefully. If you do not complete the declarations correctly your

application could be delayed or refused.

Please note that it is an offence to make a false declaration.

CR1.2 and CR1.3 Childminders and home childcarers must hold an appropriate first aid qualification,

including training in first aid for children, obtained within the past three years. Providers of childcare on

domestic or non-domestic premises must ensure that at least one person on the premises has an appropriate

first aid qualification, including training in first aid for children, obtained within the past three years.

CR1.4 and 1.5 Corporal punishment means physical punishment, including smacking or shaking.

CR2.3 A person must not have unsupervised contact with children unless they have an enhanced Criminal

Records Bureau disclosure or from 1 December 2012 an enhanced disclosure with the Disclosure and Barring

Service obtained through Ofsted.

CR4.1 Childminders who require compulsory registration must complete a course approved by an English

local authority before registration.

CR4.2 Childminders and home childcarers who do not require compulsory registration must successfully

complete a relevant qualification at a minimum level 2 or training in the core skills.

Your local authority provides information and advice about childcare courses and childminding training.

You can find more information about the core skills on the Department for Education website:

www.education.gov.uk/publications/standard/publicationDetail/Page1/RW63.

CR5.2 Providers of settings which require compulsory registration must ensure that children cannot leave

the premises without the carer’s knowledge.

Childminders and childcare providers on domestic or non-domestic premises registered on the voluntary part

of the Childcare Register may allow a child aged over eight to leave the premises unaccompanied by an adult

provided parental permission has been granted.

CR9.2. Providers of open access schemes may only care for children older than the early years age group

unless they are registered on the Early Years Register and do not allow children in the early years age group

to leave unaccompanied by an adult. If you provide an open access childcare scheme please answer

question

CR6.2 You must manage children’s behaviour in a manner suitable to their age and development.

CR12.1 You must ensure that you and all persons who are part of an organisation applying to provide

childcare are not disqualified from caring for children.

The Guide to registration on the Childcare Register (www.ofsted.gov.uk/publications/120084) gives more

information about the circumstances that disqualify you from working with or being in regular contact with

children.

Form CR1 – Application for the Childcare Register Page 26

If you know that you are disqualified from registration, you can ask Ofsted to consider waiving the

disqualification so that you may still apply to be registered. Please contact Ofsted if you wish to apply for a

waiver. We cannot waive a disqualification for people who are included on the list of people who are barred

from working with children, held by the Independent Safeguarding Authority.

CR14.1 and CR14.2 Home childcarers and childminders must have public liability insurance in their own

name. Providers of childcare on domestic or non-domestic premises must have public liability insurance in

the individual applicant’s name or the name of the organisation applying for registration.

H Childcare Register declarations

The applicant must confirm that the registered person will meet the following requirements when

childcare is provided.

CR1.1 All providers

I will ensure that children receiving childcare are kept safe from harm.

CR1.2

Childminders/home childcarers

I have an appropriate first aid qualification.

CR1.3

Childcare providers on domestic or non-domestic premises

I will ensure that at least one person who is caring for children has an appropriate

first aid qualification.

CR1.4 All providers

I will not use corporal punishment.

CR1.5 Childminders/childcare providers on domestic or non-domestic premises

I will ensure that no person caring for children, or living or working on the premises

where the childcare is provided, uses corporal punishment.

CR1.6 Childminders/home childcarers

I will be present at all times on the premises while care is being provided unless for a

maximum of two hours per day a childminding assistant is present and the parents of

the child have given their consent for the child to be left with the childminding assistant.

CR1.7 Childcare providers on domestic or non-domestic premises

I will ensure that at least two people who have attained the age of 18 are present

at all times on the premises while care is being provided.

CR1.8 Childminders/childcare providers on domestic or non-domestic premises

I will ensure that no person smokes, or consumes or is under the influence of drugs

(including medication that may have an adverse effect on the individual’s ability to

provide childcare) or alcohol:

on the premises at any time while childcare is provided, or

in the presence of a child receiving childcare.

CR1.9 Home childcarers

I will not smoke, or consume or be under the influence of drugs (including medication

that may have an adverse effect on my ability to provide childcare) or alcohol while

providing childcare.

Form CR1 – Application for the Childcare Register Page 27

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H Childcare Register declarations

CR1.10 Home childcarers

I will supervise the children while I am providing care.

Childminders

I will supervise children at all times on the premises unless Ofsted has given prior written approval to arrangements for me to be absent. I will ensure that any person aged under 18 caring for children is supervised at all times by a person who has attained the age of 18.

Childcare providers on domestic or non-domestic premises

I will ensure that any person aged under 18 caring for children is supervised at all

times by a person who has attained the age of 18.

CR1.11 Childminders applying to join the compulsory part of the Childcare Register

I will ensure that for every six children for whom the childminding is being provided,

at least one person who has attained the age of 18 cares for such children.

CR1.12 Childcare providers on domestic or non-domestic premises

I will ensure that for every eight children for whom the childcare is being provided,

at least one person who has attained the age of 18 cares for such children (compulsory

part of the Childcare Register only).

CR2.1

Childminders/childcare providers on domestic or non-domestic premises

I will keep and implement a written statement of procedures to be followed for the

protection of children, intended to safeguard the children being cared for from abuse or

neglect.

CR2.2 Home childcarers

I am familiar with issues of child protection and procedures to safeguard children from

abuse or neglect.

CR2.3 Childminders/providers of childcare on domestic or non-domestic premises

I will ensure that no individual who is unsuitable to have contact with children has

unsupervised access to a child receiving childcare.

I will inform Ofsted of the name, date of birth, address and telephone number of any

person aged 16 or over working or living on the premises where childminding or

childcare on domestic premises takes place.

I will inform Ofsted of the name, date of birth, address and telephone number of any

person working with children where childminding or childcare on domestic premises

takes place.

I will inform Ofsted of the name, date of birth, address and telephone number of any

partner, director, senior officer or other member of the governing body where childcare

on domestic or non-domestic premises takes place and the provision is registered on the

compulsory part of the Childcare Register.

Form CR1 – Application for the Childcare Register Page 29

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Form CR1 – Application for the Childcare Register Page 30

H Childcare Register declarations (continued)

CR3 All providers

I will have effective systems to ensure that the registered person and any person caring

for, or in regular contact with children:

is suitable to work with children, which must include obtaining an enhanced Criminal Records Bureau check or from 1 December 2012 a check with the Disclosure and Barring Service

is of integrity and good character

has skills and experience suitable for the work

is physically and mentally fit for the work.

CR4.1 Childminders applying to join the compulsory part of the Childcare Register

I have,, completed a childminding course approved by an English local authority.

CR4.2 Childminders/home childcarers applying to join the voluntary part of the

Childcare Register

I have successfully completed a:

qualification at a minimum of level 2 in an area of work relevant to the childcare, or

training in the core skills as set out in the document ‘common core of skills and knowledge for the children’s workforce’.

CR4.3 Childcare providers on domestic or non-domestic premises applying to join the

compulsory part of the Childcare Register

I will ensure that:

at least half of all persons caring for children have successfully completed a qualification at a minimum of level 2 in a relevant area of work, and

the manager has a qualification at a minimum of level 3 in a relevant area of work.

CR4.4 Childcare providers on domestic or non-domestic premises applying to join the

voluntary part of the Childcare Register

I will ensure that at least one person has successfully completed a:

qualification at a minimum of level 2 in an area of work relevant to the childcare, or

training in the core skills as set out in the document ‘common core of skills and knowledge for the children’s workforce’.

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H Childcare Register declarations (continued)

CR5.1 Childminders/childcare providers on domestic or non-domestic premises

I will ensure the premises and equipment used for the purposes of the childcare are safe

and suitable for that childcare.

CR5.2 Childminders applying to join the compulsory part of the Childcare Register

I will ensure that a child is unable to leave the premises unsupervised.

Childcare providers on domestic or non-domestic premises applying to join the

compulsory part of the Childcare Register

I will ensure that a child is unable to leave the premises without a person who is caring

for the children becoming aware of the child leaving.

CR5.3 Childminders applying to join the voluntary part of the Childcare Register

I will ensure that a child is unable to leave the premises unsupervised except where the

child is aged eight or over and I have agreed with the parent of the child that they may

leave the provision unaccompanied.

Childcare providers on domestic or non-domestic premises applying to join the

voluntary part of the Childcare Register

I will ensure that a child is unable to leave the premises unsupervised except where the

childcare (not childminding) is open access or where the child is aged eight or over and I

have agreed with the parent of the child that they may leave the provision

unaccompanied.

CR5.4 Childminders/childcare providers on domestic or non-domestic premises

I will ensure that no one can enter the premises without the knowledge of a person

who is caring for children on the premises.

CR5.5 Childminders/childcare providers on domestic or non-domestic premises

I will undertake a risk assessment of the premises and equipment:

at least once in each calendar year, and

immediately, where the need for an assessment arises.

I will ensure that all necessary measures are taken to minimise any identified risks.

CR5.6 Home childcarers

I will advise parents/guardians/carers of any health and safety risks.

CR6.1 Childminders/childcare providers on domestic or non-domestic premises

I will make arrangements with other childcare providers or with parents for occasions

on which I am not able to provide childcare.

CR6.2 All providers

I will ensure that children’s behaviour is managed in a suitable manner.

Form CR1 – Application for the Childcare Register Page 33

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H Childcare Register declarations (continued)

CR6.3 All providers

I will ensure that, where children in the early years age group are cared for alongside

children who are part of the later years provision, the behaviour of the early years

children does not have a negative effect on the children of the later years provision.

CR6.4 All providers

I will ensure that the childcare is accessible and inclusive by taking all reasonable

steps to ensure that the needs of each child, relating to their childcare, are met.

CR6.5 All providers

I will ensure that the childcare is accessible and inclusive by taking all reasonable steps

to ensure children with disabilities have access to the premises. I will not refuse to

provide childcare or treat any child less favourably than another child by reason of the

child’s:

race

religion

home language

family background

gender, or

disability or learning difficulty.

CR7.1 Childminders/childcare providers on domestic or non-domestic premises

I have a written statement of procedures to be followed in relation to complaints

which relate to the requirements of the Childcare Register and which a parent makes

in writing or by email.

CR7.2 Childminders/childcare providers on domestic or non-domestic premises

I will ensure that each complaint is fully investigated.

CR7.3 Childminders/childcare providers on domestic or non-domestic premises

I will keep a written record, for a period of three years, of these complaints including

the outcome of the investigation and the action the provider took in response.

CR7.4 Childminders/childcare providers on domestic or non-domestic premises

I will inform the parent who made the complaint (in writing or by email if the parent

requests this) of the outcome of the complaint, within 28 days of the date the

complaint was made.

CR7.5 Childminders/childcare providers on domestic or non-domestic premises

I will make available to Ofsted, on request, a summary of complaints made in relation

to the requirements during the past 12 months and the action that was taken as

a consequence.

Form CR1 – Application for the Childcare Register Page 35

CR7.6 Childminders/childcare providers on domestic or non-domestic premises

I will produce for Ofsted, on request, a list of such complaints made during the

previous three years.

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H Childcare Register declarations (continued)

CR8 Childminders/childcare providers on domestic or non-domestic premises

I will keep records of the following and retain them for a period of two years:

the name, home address and date of birth of each child who is looked after on the premises

the name, home address and telephone number of a parent/guardian/carer of each child who is looked after on the premises

a daily record of the names of the children looked after on the premises and their hours of attendance

accidents that occur on the premises where childcare is provided

any medicine administered to any child who is cared for on the premises, including the date and circumstances and who administered it, including medicine which the child is permitted to self-administer, together with a record of a parent/guardian/carer’s consent

the name, home address and telephone number of every person living or working on the premises on which childcare is provided (or the part of the premises where the childcare is held, in the case of premises such as community/leisure centres, where only parts of the premises are used for childcare).

CR9.1 Childminders/childcare providers on domestic or non-domestic premises

I will make the following information available to parents:

information about the activities the children will undertake

copies of the written statements of safeguarding procedures and complaints procedures.

CR9.2 Childcare providers on non-domestic premises providing an open access

scheme

I will make the following information available to parents:

a statement to tell parents that the childcare is open access.

CR9.3 All providers

I will make the following information available to parents:

information about the registration system for the compulsory and/or voluntary part(s) of the Childcare Register

Ofsted's address.

CR10 All providers

I will inform Ofsted of changes of circumstances as soon as possible and no later than

14 days after the change occurs.

Form CR1 – Application for the Childcare Register Page 38

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Form CR1 – Application for the Childcare Register Page 39

H Childcare Register declarations (continued)

CR11 All providers

I will inform Ofsted of the following:

a change to the address of the premises where I provide childcare

a change in the type of childcare I provide, for example if someone is registered

as a childminder and starts to care for a child or children in the home of the child

(this is called home childcare), or a childcare provider changes the days they

operate their service.

CR12.1 All providers

I will inform Ofsted of the following:

any change of name, address or telephone number

any significant event which is likely to affect my suitability or any person caring

for children on the premises, such as any offences or orders that may disqualify

them.

CR12.2 Childminders/childcare providers on domestic premises

I will inform Ofsted of the following:

the name, date of birth, address and telephone number of any person 16 or over

working and/or living on the premises

the name, date of birth, address and telephone number of any person working

with children.

CR12.3 Childcare providers on domestic or non-domestic premises

I will inform Ofsted of the following:

a change of manager

changes to the nominated person.

CR12.4 Childcare providers on domestic or non-domestic premises applying to join the

compulsory part of the Childcare Register

I will inform Ofsted of the following if the main purpose of the business is the provision of

childcare:

the name, date of birth, address and telephone number of any partner, director,

senior officer or other member of the governing body.

Form CR1 – Application for the Childcare Register Page 40

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Form CR1 – Application for the Childcare Register Page 41

H Childcare Register declarations (continued)

CR13 All providers

I will inform Ofsted of the following:

any incident of food poisoning affecting two or more children in the provider’s

care

any serious accident or injury to, or the death of, any child while receiving

childcare

any serious accident or injury to, or the death of, any other person on the

premises on which childcare is provided

any allegation of serious harm to, or abuse of, a child committed by any person

looking after children at the premises (whether that allegation relates to harm or

abuse committed on the premises or elsewhere), or by any person, where the

allegation relates to harm or abuse occurring on those premises.

(Home childcarers are only required to report the above events if they occur while

they are providing childcare.)

CR14.1 Childminders/home childcarers

I have insurance in respect of liability which may be incurred for death, injury,

public liability, damage or other loss. The insurance is in my own name.

CR14.2 Childcare providers on domestic or non-domestic premises

There is insurance in place in my name or the name of the organisation I represent as

nominated person, in respect of liability which may be incurred for death, injury,

public liability, damage or other loss.

CR15.1 Childminders/childcare providers on domestic or non-domestic premises

I will:

display the certificate of registration on the premises on which childcare is

provided

display any notice of suspension of registration.

CR15.2 Home childcarers

I will give a copy of the certificate of registration to a parent who requests it.

I will show any notice of suspension to the parent of each child who is provided with

childcare.

Form CR1 – Application for the Childcare Register Page 42

Section I – Consent and declaration

This section describes how we use the information we receive. It asks you to make certain declarations and

agreements, and to sign the form having read and agreed to the information given. We will return the

form if you have not signed and dated this section.

(I1) By signing the form at I1 you are consenting to us carring out checks and using information provided

from the checks and the application form in the way set out above. Without your consent and signature, we

will not be able to process your application. The checks allow us to establish your suitability to become a

childminder or childcare provider on the Childcare Register. As part of the checks we ask other

authorities/people to share with us information that they hold about you. We use the information from

checks and from interviews with you when making a decision about your suitability to become a childminder

or childcare provider. It may be necessary to repeat these checks from time to time in order to assess your

ongoing suitability. The checks we carry out are listed in the Guide to registration on the Childcare Register

(www.ofsted.gov.uk/publications/120084). By signing the form at I1 you give your consent to these checks.

(I2) As a childminder or provider of childcare on domestic premises you may give your consent to publish

your name, address and telephone number on our website. Publishing your details in this way will help

prospective parents looking for childcare to contact you. You can withdraw your consent at any time.

Further information on publication of contact details can be found on our website:

www.ofsted.gov.uk/resources/childmindersconsentform.

Ticking the consent box at I2 confirms that we can publish the name, address and telephone number of your

setting as provided on this form.

It is not necessary to obtain the consent of childcare providers on non-domestic premises as we do not

publish personal data such as a name linked to a home address on the website. We publish the address and

telephone contact details for the registered provision and the registered person’s name on our website.

If during the registration process, or after registration is granted, there are changes to your circumstances

that might affect your suitability to provide childcare, you must let us know. These changes are set out in the

regulations and in the Guide to registration on the Childcare Register

(www.ofsted.gov.uk/publications/120084).

We will share information about your registration with local authorities who have responsibility for providing

advice and training to applicants and registered childcare providers. We will also share information with our

inspection service providers who are allowed under the law to carry out certain parts of the registration

process on Ofsted’s behalf.

All applicants must pay a non-refundable application fee. An application is not complete until the fee is

received. More details about the fee are enclosed separately. Please ensure you read these carefully.

It is an offence to knowingly make a statement in an application which is false or misleading. If you do this,

you may be prosecuted and be liable for a fine of up to £5,000 if convicted. By signing the form at I1 you are

declaring that all the details in your application are true, to the best of your knowledge ands belief.

Form CR1 – Application for the Childcare Register Page 43

I Consent and declaration

I consent to Ofsted carrying out checks and using information provided from the checks and this application form when assessing my suitability to register on the Childcare Register. I consent to Ofsted repeating these checks from time to time to assess my ongoing suitability.

I agree to notify Ofsted of any changes to the information on this form which may affect my suitability to provide childcare.

I understand that Ofsted will share any information it obtains about me with other organisations where the law requires it to, including where information raises concerns of a child protection nature.

I consent to Ofsted sharing information about my application with local authorities, or those acting on behalf of local authorities, to assist them with their statutory functions of providing advice and training to applicants or registered childcare providers.

I consent to Ofsted sharing information about my application with inspection service providers who, under law, are permitted to carry out regulatory processes on behalf of Ofsted.

I understand that my application is not complete until I have paid the application fee.

I declare that all the information I have given on this application form is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. I understand that my application may be refused if I have knowingly given false information or have withheld relevant details.

I understand that it is an offence to knowingly make a statement which is false or misleading.

The signature required below is that of the registered person or the nominated person with the authority to represent the registered person.

I1 Signed

Print name

Date of birth Date of signature

I2 Ofsted will publish the names, addresses and telephone numbers of childminders and providers of

childcare on domestic premises on our website, where the childminder or childcare provider has

given their consent for us to do so.

I give my consent for Ofsted to include my name, full postal address and telephone number

as provided on this form on its website.

Form CR1 – Application for the Childcare Register Page 44

What happens to the information provided?

We process your personal information in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998. Under the Act you

have certain rights regarding access to the personal information that we hold about you. You can request to

see the personal information that we hold about you. You should contact us if you wish to make such a

request.

We ask local authorities to share with us information that they may hold about you. We use the information

to make a decision about your suitability to work with or be in regular contact with children. It may be

necessary to repeat these checks from time to time in order to assess your ongoing suitability.

We may get information about you from others, or we may give information to them. We will only do so in

accordance with the law. We may check information we receive about you with what is already in our

records. This can include information provided by you as well as by others such as other government

departments and agencies. We will not give information about you to anyone unless the law allows us to do

so.

We can give information to:

parents and prospective parents – to help them in choosing a childcare provider

local authorities – including organisations carrying out a statutory function on behalf of a local authority – so that they can include details such as names, addresses and other registration information in their family information services records and fulfil their statutory functions to provide information, advice and training to childcare providers, including childminders

Ofsted’s inspection service providers who, by law, carry out regulatory processes on our behalf

Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs – so that it can check on tax credit eligibility for parents using childcare

other agencies – if they write to ask us for information about a provider and they need the information for child protection purposes

child protection agencies and the police – so that they can investigate circumstances where children might need protecting from harm.

Information you supply can be given to these people and organisations because the Childcare

Act 2006 (sections 83 and 84) allows this. In some cases the law requires us to provide

this information. We may use details from this application and any future updates to form part of the

public register.

This duty is placed on us by The Childcare (Supply and Disclosure on Information) (England) Regulations

2007.

Form CR1 – Application for the Childcare Register Page 45

Please do not write on this page.

Form CR1 – Application for the Childcare Register Page 46

Additional information

Question number Please record any additional information here

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