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Can a 17 Year Old Look After a Child?
It should be fine for a 17 year old to look after a child, as long as they've been through the necessary checks....
Do Foreign Children Have a Right to A Classroom Assistant?
This question and answer explores the help available to foreign national children in UK classrooms....
How Do I Start my Career as a Family Support Worker?
A question and answer looking at the qualifications and skills needed to work as a family support worker....
How to Run a Respite Care Programme?
An honest answer to help a potential new respite care home owner to win the all-important funding....
POCA: Implications for Instructors and Members?
Under the POCA, anyone working with children now needs to undergo a Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) disclosure check, whether they are a paid employee or voluntary…...
Should Sports Studio Instructors be DBS Checked?
The CRB stands for the Criminal Records Bureau, and its purpose is to collate information on which individuals may have a criminal record and to allow the public and…...
Start a Creche from Home?
A crèche is one of the forms of childcare services that has to be registered with Ofsted and conform to and meet a set of 14 National Standards....
What Kind of Qualifications are Needed?
For anyone working with children, there are a range of qualifications that can be gained, to help support your work and improve your experience. In your case, it…...
Will my Depression Stop me from Working with Children?
Career advice for those with a history of depression, especially as it relates to those who work with children, recommending honesty, yet stressing the importance of…...
Youth Club: What are Legal Child to Adult Ratios?
Understanding how many supervisors are required for a new local youth group....