DBS Check Service
If you want to work in a childcare position in England or Wales you will be required to have a DBS check (formerly CRB). This is a check of your criminal record by the Disclosure and Barring Service. After the check, you will be provided with a certificate that you can show to prospective employers/parents to show you are a suitable person to work with children, giving them peace of mind.
For more information about the Disclosure & Barring Service please visit the government website.
You are also required to have these checks if you wish to apply for the voluntary register with Ofsted as a childminder, which can further increase your employability. We have many years’ experience completing these checks and offer a guidance service to help people with their application. Upon purchasing our DBS check, you will need to book your appointment with one of our friendly team – see step 2 below.
To complete your DBS check you will need:
For us to be able to process your DBS application you we will need to see original hard copies of the following:
- Valid and up to date passport OR UK driving license (this can be a provisional one) OR Permanent Residence Card OR Biometric Residence Permit
- Two proofs of your current UK address e.g. bank statement or utility bill (this must be no older than 3 months)
This will be done during your appointment.
For your application to be processed you will need to be able to enter the details of your last 5 years’ address history (we do not need proof of these).
4 Steps to Your Enhanced DBS
To start your DBS checking service, please make your purchase through the link below.
Once the payment goes through, please then schedule your appointment through the Calendly link.
Schedule your appointment for your DBS check (see form below)
Alternatively call us on 020 3551 9373 or email us on info@childcarestudies.co.uk to arrange a 10 minute video interview to do the identity check of your documents
Our video interviews last between 5 – 10 minutes and are available Monday to Friday 8am till 12 noon. In special circumstances we can arrange different times.
On video interview you will require to present original of your documents:
- Valid and up to date passport OR UK driving license (this can be a provisional one) OR Permanent Residence Card OR Biometric Residence Permit
- Two proofs of your current UK address e.g. bank statement or utility bill (this must be no older than 3 months)
Once your Virtual ID check is complete you will receive an email from the DBS Check service to complete your application. Once you have completed the application, we will validate the check and send it off. After 2-3 days we will have a tracking number for your application, which we can email to you upon your request, so you can view your application status via this page
Once the check has been completed you should subscribe to the update service, which allows you to keep up-to-date with your check for an annual subscription of £13 a year. We will supply you with an application reference number which allows you to subscribe via the online DBS update service. We advise you do this immediately once you have your application reference number and not to wait until you have your paper copy. The online DBS update service must be joined within 28 days, otherwise you will not be able to register for the service for that year and you will need to go through the DBS application process again.