Become a childcare provider in Walsall

Registering your nursery or other daycare organisation

You will need to register your daycare if you want to look after children aged between birth and the 31 August following their fifth birthday and you will be doing this in:

• somewhere other than in someone’s home
• someone’s home where 4 or more adults will be working with the children at the same time

Learn more about the Government guidance for registering your nursery or other daycare organisation. You can submit your application on Gov.UK too.

Become a childminder or nanny

If you want to be paid to look after children under 8, you might need to register with Ofsted or a childminder agency.

Learn more about the Government guidance for becoming a childminder or a nanny in England. You can register your setting on Gov.UK too.

Before you start

Read the guidance below to understand:

• the different types of childcare you can provide
• the legal requirements
• your registration options
• how the ages of the children you care for affect your registration

Useful guidance and resources:

• Applying to register with Ofsted: what you need to know
• Early years foundation stage (EYFS) statutory framework
• Ofsted Early years inspection: toolkit, operating guide and information

Providing childcare in Walsall

Ofsted will notify us when you have registered your childcare setting with them. We'll contact you to welcome you as a childcare provider in Walsall and to also register your setting with us and our Early Years Team. You'll need to complete statutory training before registration is authorised.

As a childcare provider in Walsall you'll get:

• A Provider Agreement which sets out your responsibilities as a childcare provider and what you can expect from us
• access to our Provider Portal. This is where you can submit your funding claims
• funding timetables so you know when to submit funding claims, complete headcounts and census
• an annual audit
• a dedicated Early Years Improvement Officer who will visit your setting up to three times a year