Timesonline | Childcare providers still falling short on health and safety rules

Regulator’s report highlights failure to check suitability of staff
By Alexandra Frean

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A report from the childcare watchdog Ofsted found that staff in nurseries are still being hired without proper background checks and that some childcarers do not have basic first-aid knowledge.
Safe and Sound, published yesterday by the Office for Standards in Education, concluded that while the majority of early-years childcare providers offer a safe service, considerable failings persist. [...]

The Times August 19, 2006