Reception and protection of young children: professionals must now provide a certificate of good repute

Established by a decree of 28 June 2024, this mandatory document for early childhood workers was already available in 29 departments. Since 1^er October, the application procedure has been fully deployed, with the exception of the Rhône department where technical implementation is delayed.

What is a certificate of good repute?

It is a document that guarantees that persons who intervene with minors do not have a final conviction for incapacity to practice, entered on the criminal record or the Automated Criminal Record of Perpetrators of Sexual and Violent Offenses (FIJAISV).

The certificate of good repute also indicates whether the person who intervenes with minors is or is the subject of a non-final conviction incapacitated to practice.

The request for a certificate of good repute is made by dematerialized means on the dedicated site: https://honorabilite.social.gouv.fr/https://honorabilite.social.gouv.fr/.

Who is concerned by the request for a certificate of good repute?

All professionals and volunteers involved in the fields of child protection and early childhood care the following are affected by the obligation to apply for a certificate of good repute:

• professionals/volunteers working in early childhood care facilities (ECEC). These are collective structures dedicated to the reception of young children, such as nurseries or micro-nurseries;
• professionals/volunteers working in child protection institutions and services. These are the collective structures dedicated to the reception of children from child welfare (children's homes, children's homes of a social nature, children's villages, places of life and reception, etc.) but also the measures of educational action at home (AED) and in open environment (AEMO);
• childminders and family assistants. These are professionals approved to welcome children at home in a family setting. The criminal record of all persons over 13 years of age living in the home of the professional concerned must also be checked (except minors admitted as part of a child welfare measure). These people (spouse, roommate, parent) are therefore also required to present a certificate.

The certificate of good repute must be presented to the employer:

• when hiring;
• at regular intervals (every 3 years)
• to the departmental council at the time of the initial application for approval or at the time of its renewal, and at least every 5 years.

It must be less than 6 months old.

How to obtain a certificate of good repute?

1. Go to the site Certificate of good repute on which are available many information related to the process (videos, questions and answers).

2. Click on “Request a certificate of good repute” at the top right of the home screen.

3. Create your account:

• by logging in with a personal and individual FranceConnect account (fast and secure login mode);
• or by creating an account manually using a password and an individual email address (login method whose delays are longer because subject to subsequent validation by the competent authority).

4. Complete the attestation request form that appears on the screen (complete all required fields).

5. When the attestation of good repute is available (receipt of an automatic email within about 15 days), download the document by connecting to its personal area, accessible via the site.

6. Present the certificate of good repute to the employer or add the document to the application for approval.