You must use registered or approved childcare which may be provided by:

• a childminder, nursery, play scheme or a club that is registered to provide childcare.
• someone approved under the home Childcare Approval Schemes in England, Wales and Northern Ireland who provides childcare in your child's home or in domestic premises.
• a school, out of school hours and on school premises - but special arrangements apply in England and these are explained below.
• a care worker or nurse from an agency registered for providing care in the home, for example, a domiciliary care worker.
• an approved foster carer, but the care must be for a child who is not the carer's foster child.

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