Ofsted Registered Nannies Must Have Insurance

I was reading on Mumsnet a post by a mum who is currently in the late stages of recruiting a nanny.  Their to-be-nanny has Ofsted Registration yet when asked to provide evidence of having insurance the nanny didn't know what the parent meant.   So the mum posted on Mumsnet to ask for advice.

Nanny Insurance

Having nanny insurance is part of the criteria of Ofsted Registration for a nanny in England.   It is also known as Public Liability Insurance but it is provided by specialist brokers in the childcare industry so that the insurance covers a nanny against things that could occur during their work.

Morton Michel are the most well known specialist childcare insurance broker which provides Nanny Insurance. They have been providing insurance for nannies for many years, I've certainly had my nanny insurance though them for more years than I care to remember.   They also provide specialist Car Insurance for nannies, so that nannies are more confident that they are covered for transporting children in their car, for whom they are paid to transport.

Other nanny insurance providers of which I am aware are: NannyInsure and NCMA (who provide insurance as part of their Nanny Membership).

If you are an Ofsted Registered Nanny and you don't have nanny insurance, it is a condition of your registration to have insurance so you must arrange it as soon as possible.    Nannies who are not Ofsted Registered are recommended to have insurance, as it protects you in the event of something going wrong whilst you are at work.

Can Wordpress be used to create a website advertising Babysitting?

Have you ever wondered if you can use a blog to advertise evening babysitting?

I wondered if it was possible to create a free website using Wordpress and if the blog style could be used like a more traditional website.    Ascot Babysitter (Experienced babysitter provides evening babysitting in Ascot) is my test Wordpress babysitting website/blog to see if the concept will work.

As yet visitor numbers to the site are very low, though I have noticed that it has been indexed by Google, so may start showing up on search results.

What do you think - can a blog be used in place of a more traditional website?