Role guidance
You can use the Ofsted DBS Application portal to apply for a DBS check for any of the following roles:
- Childminder
- Childminder agency
- Childminder without domestic premises
- Living at childminding premises
- Working at childminding premises
- Nominated individual / responsible individual
- Director / committee / trustee
- Lives and works with childminder
- Sole proprietor
- Registered manager
- Registered service manager
- Home-childcarer (nanny)
- Live-in nanny / au pair
- Ofsted Inspector
If you are not applying for a DBS check for one of these roles, please contact us to discuss your requirements.
Volunteer guidance
If you are applying to Ofsted for any of the following roles, you will not be eligible to be considered as a volunteer:
- Childminder
- Living at childminding premises
- Working at childminding premises
- Lives and works with childminder
- Home-childcarer (nanny) living on premises
- Sole proprietor
- Registered manager
- Registered service manager
- Home-childcarer (nanny)
- Ofsted Inspector
If you are unsure whether you should apply for a DBS check as a volunteer, please contact us.