How to become a childminder?

The services of the department regularly organize information meetings on the job of childminder. The purpose of these meetings is, inter alia, to inform about the role and responsibilities of the childminder, the conditions for the exercise of the profession of childminder, the rights and obligations related to accreditation, to raise awareness of the needs of the child and relations with parents.

It is recommended that you attend one of these meetings before applying for registration.

You must undergo a medical examination and have a medical certificate completed by your attending physician. The purpose of this certificate is to check whether your health allows you to welcome minors.

The medical certificate must be attached to the application for approval.

You can obtain a model medical certificate from the department where you live.

The attestation of good repute is an official document that certifies that a person is not the subject ofno final conviction preventing him from practicing or intervening with minors.

The certificate shall mention the absence or presence of a non-final conviction or indictment entered in the automated national criminal registry of sexual and violent offenders (Fijais).

This certificate must be attached to your application for registration.

The request for a certificate of good repute is made on the Internet:

Request a certificate of good repute

You must fill out a form, date it and sign it.

This form is available on the internet:

Application for approval of childminder or childminder

You must also attach certain documents. These documents differ depending on whether you are working at home or in a Mam: titleContent.

The address of the application varies depending on whether you are in Paris or in another municipality:

The examination of the application shall consist of the following steps:

• Study of your application file
• Conduct of one or more interviews
• Making one or more visits to your home.

The departments of the department use a criteria grid to verify that you meet the conditions for approval.

In case of incomplete file, the department services may ask you to provide parts within 15 days.

The department's services have 3 months to process the application.

Approval may be accepted or refused.

In the absence of a reply at the end of the period, the approval shall be considered accepted.

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Approval is accepted

The decision specifies the number of children that can be accommodated.

Approval is refused

You can challenge the decision and appeal. In the meantime, you can not accommodate children.

Appeal following a refusal of application for approval of childminder

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The training has a total duration of 120 hours. One 1^era from 80 hours is required to start your activity. This training is free. It is organized and financed by the department's services.

It must be carried out within 6 months of receipt of the complete file of the application for approval.

This 1^re training allows you to acquire the following knowledge and skills:

• Basic needs of the child
• Specificities of the job of childminder
• Role of the childminder and its positioning in early childhood care.

It is then subjected to an evaluation of the achievements. If the results of this assessment are satisfactory, a certificate of validation of the acquired knowledge is issued, which is equivalent to authorization to take in a child. If not, a second assessment of what has been achieved will be proposed.

You must register and publish your contact details and availability on the monenfant.fr website.

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You must take out professional liability insurance.

The references of this insurance must be mentioned in the employment contract entered into with the employer.

Approval shall fix the number children that you can accommodate. The number maximum of children that you can accommodate at the same time as a childminder is 4.

The number of children you can have under your exclusive liability is also limited. Exclusive responsibility refers to the number of children in your home that you supervise (grandchildren for example).

During the hours when you welcome children as a childminder, you may have under your exclusive responsibility:

• 6 minors of under 11 at maximum
• Of which at maximum 4 children of under 3 years old.

You can obtain derogations from the department's services.

After the reception of the child

The Last 40 hours training shall be provided within 3 years maximum from the reception of 1^er child.

An evaluation of the learning outcomes is conducted by the department's services or a training organization.

The validation of this training results in the issuance of a follow-up certificate.

You must inform the department services when you change residence and for any changes in information contained in the application form.

Within one year before the end of the approval and at least 4 months before it expires, the department's services will send you a letter with the renewal request form.

You must apply for the renewal of the license 3 months at least before it expires.

The address of the application varies depending on whether you are in Paris or in another municipality:

To be granted, your application for renewal must be accompanied by the following documents:

• Certificate of validation of training hours, obtained on the occasion of the initial application for approval
• Certificate of reception of at least 1 child during the initial period of approval
• Documents justifying a process of continuous improvement of professional practice
• Documents justifying participation in tests assessing the acquisition of childcare skills.

If you do not receive a response within this 2 months, the renewal of the approval shall be deemed to have been granted.

It shall be granted for a period of 5 years.

The approval shall be renewed for a period of 10 years where the childminder certifies success in the tests assessing the acquisition of childcare skills.