Proposal to make changes to childcare disqualification arrangements
The Department for Education is seeking views on making changes to the childcare disqualification arrangements. At present childcare workers are disqualified if someone living in the same household is disqualified.
The consultation sets out options for changing the childcare disqualification arrangements in schools and non-domestic registered settings.
Concerns have been raised with the Department for Education about the fairness of the arrangements. The consultation are seeking views on three separate options;
- Remove disqualification by association in schools and non-domestic registered settings
- Retain disqualification by association, but introduce a new right to make representations to Ofsted before the disqualification takes effect
- Retain disqualification by association, but reduce its scope and introduce a new right to make representations to Ofsted before the disqualification takes effect.
The Department for Education are not proposing to change the arrangements for childminders; the changes will only be for schools, nurseries, and non -domestic settings.
The consultation will finish on the 1st July 2016, the department for education welcomes your views on the proposed changes read more here