Setting up and extending a childcare business
Individuals or groups who wish to set up a new childcare provision or existing provision can access advice and support regarding Ofsted's childcare requirements, funding and how to access business and financial help by contacting the Childcare Team. If you wish to become a childminder, you can contact Childminding Support Officer.
Definition of the different types of Childcare Provision
Full Day Care
Facilities that provide day care for children under 8 for a continuous period of 4 hours or more in any day in premises which are not domestic premises.
Sessional Care
Facilities where children under 8 attend day care for no more than 5 sessions a week, each session being less than a continuous period of 4 hours in any day. Where 2 sessions are offered in any one day, there is a break between sessions with no children in the care of the provider.
Creches
Facilities that provide occasional care for children, up to the age of 12, and are provided on a particular premises on more than 5 days a year. Creches will need to be registered where they run for more than 2 hours a day, even where individual children attend for shorter periods.
Out of school care
Includes Breakfast Clubs, After School Clubs and Holiday Clubs. They provide play, recreation and activities for children aged 3 to 14 years (16 if the child has Special Needs
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