Setting Up A Childcare Business
To set up a new nursery or pre-school
Set up a day nursery or pre-school
You need to register with Ofsted before you can look after children from birth to eight years of age.
The registration process and training requirements for a prospective childcare business to care for children from birth to five can be found on the Ofsted website
Before applying to Ofsted, please email or call us for support and advice: 07834 568934.
BCP Council also provide information on a range of services that can help with starting a business in Bournemouth covering funding, support and mentoring.
Planning Advice
Planning offer a paid for pre-application advice service, details are on their website and through the customer contact centre, with other links to external guidance:
Consultation with an Early Years Quality Development Officer
For a fee of £50 you can arrange a two hour consultation with an Early Years Quality Development Officer who can give you expert advice and guidance to help you set up your business.
Please email or call us on 07834 568934 for further information and to book.
Useful early years websites
We have put together a list of useful websites which may be helpful.