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Number of registered childminders falls
16 Jun 2010
The number of registered childminders has fallen in recent years. The National Children’s Bureau speculates this fall is a possible reaction to regulatory requirements and an increase in the number of spaces available in group provision. The NCB says: “Childminding, viewed as a child-centred form of childcare that takes place within a home environment, has become more formalised and potentially less viable in today’s early years policy context, where the focus is increasingly on early education rather than care." However, over the past 40 years the National Childminding Association has seen standards and professionalism rise meaning childminders are now more highly qualified and providing a better service for children than ever before.
(Children and Young People Now, 20-26 April 2010)
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