The conditions of my registration with Ofsted allow me to care for six children under the age of eight, three of whom may be in the early year’s age group (pre-school children) with one of the three being under one years old. These ratios are for each Early Years Professional, so can be double if Chloe is also working. Our Ofsted registration certificate is on the wall in the hall.
The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) allows me to change the conditions of my registration in exceptional circumstances to care for two under one or more than three children in the early year’s age group if I am asked to provide a space for parents or children who currently attend Bright Stars Childcare. This is known as offering Continuity of Care.
This flexibility in the conditions of my registration will allow Bright Stars to respond very quickly to requests from current parents to change the numbers of children for whom we care for and it will be of great benefit to the children as they will be able to stay at Bright Stars, in a familiar environment with all their friends, rather than having to leave because we cannot accommodate changing family circumstances quickly.