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.

Useful resources

Before you get started, read the guidance below. It explains the legal requirements, registration options and types of childcare you can provide.

• 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

The resources and guidance can help you decide:

• what type of childcare you want to offer
• the age groups you want to care for
• whether you need to register, and with whom
• the rules and requirements you will need to follow

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.

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 and find lots of information to help your setting
• funding timetables so you know when to submit funding claims
• headcount and census dates
• a dedicated Early Years Improvement Officer who will visit your setting up to three times a year

Find out more

If you would like to set up a daycare provision in Walsall, or if you are considering becoming a childminder, we can support you through the process. You can contact our Early Years Team to find out more about how we can help you.