Home childcarers
You may decide that a home childcarer suits your and your child’s needs better. A home childcarer may be a nanny, a personal assistant or, in some cases, a relative. A home childcarer offers greater flexibility as you determine their working hours and duties. However, this needs careful thought as, in this case, you would become their employer with all the attendant responsibilities of an employer such as agreeing terms and conditions and paying their wages, including tax and national insurance contributions.
Home childcarers do not need to be Ofsted registered and will not therefore be listed on Warwickshire’s childcare search. However, if a home childcarer has registered on Ofsted’s voluntary childcare register, they will appear in our Ofsted childcare search, so it is always worth a search here first.
Alternatively, you may need to create your own job advert or search through a private agency. If you choose to use a nanny or personal assistant from an agency, you would not be required to act as their employer but would have less control over their working duties.
To get help towards your childcare costs, your home childcarer cannot be a relative. They would also need to be registered with Ofsted on the voluntary part of the childcare register.