Contract for private childminding

Once you have found a private childminder, you must complete the digital contract. 

You will receive an approval letter via Digital Post. Both you and the private childminder receives a copy of the approved contract via Digital Post.

The processing time can take up to three weeks. Please be aware that the contract can start from the day the contract is received at the earliest. 

You must complete a contract 3 months before you want to start at the earliest. 

Make sure to pay attention to the fact that some large private childcare schemes and private childminders have an additional contract, which can have financial consequences when the private childcare terminates. 

Therefore, it is highly recommended that you familiarise yourself thoroughly with any supplementary contract. You must carefully consider whether you want to enter into an agreement on those terms, as it could mean that you receive a substantial double payment if you wish to terminate the contract.

Additional contracts may e.g contain a notice of termination that is longer than 14 days, a very long commitment period and long holidays. The supplementary contract is exclusively a matter between parents and the childminder.