Understanding how to set up a Home Based Childcare service

This unit will support the learner to work as a home based child carer/childminder. This knowledge-only unit supports the understanding of policies and procedures that will support Childminding registration and reflects current registration requirements. It will enable the learner to develop basic business skills that they will need to acquire to set up and maintain a successful home based childcare service.

Upon completion, learners will receive a Certificate for 4 credits. These credits can be carried across and used as evidence towards the full Level 3 Diploma for the Children and Young Peoples Workforce, should you wish to complete the full Diploma.

Fee concessions are available for Rutland Registered Childminders

We will make every effort to start, and complete, your course.  However, there are a range of circumstances which may prevent us from being able to deliver the advertised courses.  In the case of low class numbers, staff sickness, industrial action, severe weather conditions, or any circumstance which may affect the Health & Safety of staff or learners, we may decide to cancel a session or a whole course.

In these cases, we will refund learners for any complete missed sessions, or offer an extra session to complete a course.

Concessions may be available but evidence of entitlement to the benefits listed will be needed before concessions are applied.

Free Courses

Qualification Courses – FREE if:

In receipt of Job Seekers’ Allowance or ESA

Aged 16-18 on 31/08/2012

Unemployed and in receipt of Income Support, Housing Benefit, Council Tax Benefit, or dependant of Working Tax Credits claimant (NOT Child  Tax Credit) – (declaration form required)

The course is Skills for Life English or Maths, inc GCSE

These courses will have a QL code

Other Concessions

Community Learning Courses – 50% Discount if:
 

In receipt of Job Seekers’ Allowance or ESA

In receipt of Pensions Guarantee Credit

In receipt of Income Support, Housing Benefit or Council Tax Benefit

In receipt of Working Tax Credit (NOT Child Tax Credit)

These courses will be coded as NP -check on the course detail

Audience: All new childminders Aim: This unit will support the learner to work as a home based child carer/childminder. This knowledge-only unit supports the understanding of policies and procedures that will support Childminding registration and reflects current registration requirements. It will enable the learner to develop basic business skills that they will need to acquire to set up and maintain a successful home based childcare service. Course Leader: Nikki Hodkinson