Mike Tomlinson, who retires from his post in May to become head of education for the London borough of Hackney, said last week that he had no plans 'at the moment' to recommend to his successor at Ofsted that the Government should register nannies as it does other childcarers.
Mr Tomlinson said such a role for Ofsted would theoretically be possible perhaps two years down the line, but that it was a matter for the Government to decide whether the education watchdog would be the appropriate agency to oversee such a register in much the same way as it now registers and inspects childminders. He said, 'We will need to wait and see if the Government sees some form of regulation of nannies is necessary. If so, it may recommend the Care Commission to oversee them, not Ofsted.'
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