Let's put change on the cards

Is it just me, or does Ofsted appear to be tangling itself up in a web of paperwork (News, 16 May)? I don't understand why it can't just register all childcarers in England and issue them with a credit card-style licence (showing a photograph) and a pin number. Employers could then simply call up their Ofsted regional centre to do a check, quoting the licence number and asking the employee for their pin number. The centre could check with Ofsted's national database and confirm the 'licensed' childcare workers over the telephone - and it could even confirm their qualifications.