Childminders secure victory over Covid rules preventing them from operating
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  • Mar 17, 2022
Childminders ineligible for £500 payment when forced to close due to household Covid cases
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  • Jan 14, 2022
Scotland's 1,140 hours has exacerbated the decline in childminders
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  • Nov 25, 2021
Report finds number of childminders has plummeted in Scotland
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  • Nov 25, 2021
Children's minister accused of 'insulting' childminders over closures
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  • Sep 7, 2021
Figures show a further fall in children attending early years settings
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  • Jul 27, 2021
Sadiq Khan launches business support programme for London nurseries and childminders
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  • Jun 4, 2021
Nanny agency to offer support and training to set up childminders with home nurseries
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  • May 6, 2021
Coronavirus: Childminders now able to order home-testing kits
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  • Mar 19, 2021
Fury over ‘absurd’ exclusion of childminders from Covid-19 home testing
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  • Mar 4, 2021
Coronavirus: Childminders in Scotland to receive sustainability grants
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  • Feb 9, 2021
Coronavirus: Scottish government launches £1m fund for childminders
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  • Jan 26, 2021
Coronavirus: Councils ignoring DfE guidance on funding nurseries and childminders at pre-Covid levels
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  • Sep 30, 2020
Half of Scotland’s childminders fear for future without financial support
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  • Sep 25, 2020
Coronavirus in Scotland: We won’t survive without support, say childminders
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  • Sep 25, 2020
Coronavirus: Scottish childminders to receive £330,000 in extra funding
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  • Sep 11, 2020
School and nursery class limits scrapped and childminders can care for more kids in new rules
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  • Jul 2, 2020
Childminder numbers continue to fall in Ofsted pre-lockdown latest figures
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  • Jun 24, 2020
Childminder and outdoor nurseries in Scotland welcome children back
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  • Jun 3, 2020
Childminders banned from drop-offs at schools
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  • May 27, 2020
Coronavirus: How childminders are caring for children in their own home
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  • May 27, 2020
Childminders more likely to stay open than nurseries, survey suggests
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  • May 22, 2020
Can childminders and nannies go back to work today and what coronavirus social distancing measures apply?
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  • May 13, 2020
Coronavirus: Childminders in England told they can return to work following confusion over childcare policy
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  • May 13, 2020
'Absolute joke': Childminders on being told they can reopen with less than 24 hours' notice
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  • May 13, 2020
Childminders can care for multiple children from today under new government guidelines
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  • May 13, 2020
Coronavirus: Some childminders in England can reopen
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  • May 13, 2020
Can childminders reopen? DfE clears up confusion
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  • May 12, 2020
DfE confirms that childminders can now open from tomorrow for children from one household
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  • May 12, 2020
Childminders left confused by mixed messaging from Government over work return
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  • May 12, 2020
Childminders can return to work this week in England in Government's lockdown exit plan
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  • May 11, 2020
Coronavirus: One in five childminders not eligible for Government help
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  • May 1, 2020
Thousands of new childminders at risk of closure without Government support
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  • Apr 8, 2020
Coronavirus: Nearly half of childminders could stay closed for up to a year
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  • Mar 27, 2020
Coronavirus: Childminders will be covered under the scheme to support self-employed
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  • Mar 27, 2020
Coronavirus: Government urged to support childminders
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  • Mar 24, 2020
Ofsted figures show ongoing fall in childminders - but childcare places stable
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  • Mar 24, 2020
Coronavirus: PACEY urges Government to step up support for childminders
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  • Mar 23, 2020
Warning that childminders could be lost from sector without more financial support
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Childminders Financial support Coronavirus Retention
  • Mar 23, 2020
Coronavirus: Childminders in England ordered to close to help fight pandemic
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Coronavirus Childminders Closures
  • Mar 19, 2020
Ireland: We won’t be heavy-handed with childminders, Varadkar promises
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  • Dec 12, 2019
Number of childminders falls by a fifth
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Childminders Early years
  • Nov 19, 2019
MPs warned of ‘genuine childcare crisis’ as figures indicate hundreds of nurseries and childminders are closing
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  • Nov 1, 2019
Unregistered Irish childminders risk prosecution
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  • Aug 30, 2019
Childminder numbers drop 19 per cent in four years
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Childminders Early years Closures
  • Jun 19, 2019
My baby’s still learning to crawl. Must he really be taught ‘British values’? | Amelia Granger
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  • Jun 19, 2019
Childminder numbers continue to drop, while early years quality remains high
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Childminders Closures
  • Jun 19, 2019
Body for childminder agencies launches
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Childminders OFCMA
  • Apr 1, 2019
PACEY launches #notababysitter campaign
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  • Mar 29, 2019
Childminder numbers fall at a rate of eight a day
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  • Mar 26, 2019
Childminder numbers fall by 3 per cent in three months
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  • Mar 26, 2019
Warning over impact of Universal Credit on early years provider funding
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  • Feb 22, 2019
Ofsted delay hits childminders
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  • Jan 7, 2019
Consented addresses for childminders and domestic childcare
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  • Dec 14, 2018
Consented addresses for childminders and domestic childcare as at 31 October 2018
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  • Dec 5, 2018
Former childminder sentenced for working illegally
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  • Nov 29, 2018
DfE axes childminder funding scheme
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  • Nov 23, 2018
People connected with Ofsted-registered childcare
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  • Nov 21, 2018
Childminders and childcare providers: register with Ofsted
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  • Nov 21, 2018
Ireland: Eleven children went missing from their crèches or minders
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  • Nov 20, 2018
Rise in number of childminders without qualifications
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  • Nov 12, 2018
Like it or not: families ban nannies from social media
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  • Nov 9, 2018
Campaign aims to dispel misconception that childminders are babysitters
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  • Oct 31, 2018
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  • Oct 11, 2018
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  • Sep 6, 2018
Home deeds stop childminders from working
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Childminders PACEY
  • Aug 20, 2018
Early years and childcare services: EY3 changes to individuals
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Ofsted Childminders Childcare
  • Aug 16, 2018
Childminder numbers in England plummet
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  • Jun 27, 2018
Childminder numbers drop by 600 in three months
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  • Jun 27, 2018
Childminders’ relative rule plea
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  • Jun 25, 2018
Childminders’ relative rule plea
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  • Jun 24, 2018
Childminders in Wales win funding for related children
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  • Jun 19, 2018
Criminal record checks for childminders and childcare workers
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  • May 9, 2018
Early years provider non-compliance: action by Ofsted
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  • May 2, 2018
Business start-up grants available for new childminders
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  • Apr 25, 2018
PACEY launches annual sector-wide survey
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  • Mar 20, 2018
Become a childminder: pre-registration briefing
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  • Jan 9, 2018
London mayor announces early years hubs to launch this month
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  • Jan 8, 2018
Ireland: Parents to get childcare choice under tax plan
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  • Jan 2, 2018
Thousands of UK families miss out on free childcare provision
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  • Dec 19, 2017
FOI: early years dataset as at 31 August 2017
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  • Nov 22, 2017
Childminder numbers fall by a quarter since 2012
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  • Nov 21, 2017
Childminders continue to exit the early years sector
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  • Nov 21, 2017
Childminding in "crisis" despite Scottish Government expansion of free nursery care
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  • Nov 20, 2017
Ratios made more flexible for childminders with 30-hours children
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  • Sep 20, 2017
New DfE report on 30 hours free childcare pilot
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  • Sep 1, 2017
Childminders ‘reluctantly’ offering 30 hours, finds PACEY survey
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  • Sep 1, 2017
New online toolkit offers free business advice to childminders
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  • Jul 26, 2017
Childminder agencies: a guide
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  • Jul 13, 2017
Nursery is better for children’s development than a nanny, major Oxford University study finds
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Telegraph Nurseries Childcare Research Childminders
  • Jul 12, 2017
Menus to be brought in for early years settings
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  • Jun 28, 2017
Childminder details published in breach of privacy by HMRC
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  • Jun 27, 2017
PACEY teaming up with health visitors to promote childminding
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  • Jun 23, 2017
Flat rate and extras charges set for Welsh 30-hour pilots
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  • Jun 14, 2017
Ofsted statistics show continuing drop in childminder numbers
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  • Jun 14, 2017
Childminders’ 30 hours funding gap
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  • May 28, 2017
Early years research programme seeks settings to join panel
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  • May 22, 2017
Protect early years funding to keep quality and access for disadvantaged children
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  • May 3, 2017
Just a third of providers have signed up to Tax-Free Childcare
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  • Apr 28, 2017
PACEY awarded £400k to support childminders to deliver 30 hours
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  • Apr 12, 2017
Nursery market sees rush of early years setting sales
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  • Apr 12, 2017
Free nursery hours plan risks higher fees, say campaigners
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  • Apr 3, 2017
Hundreds of settings closing doors as 30 hours looms
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  • Apr 2, 2017
Ofsted statistics show further decline in childminders
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  • Mar 14, 2017
Early years research programme to plug 'analysis gap'
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  • Mar 6, 2017
PACEY Workforce survey finds childminders more confident than nurseries about the future
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  • Mar 6, 2017
Bringing maths into everyday activities key to success
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  • Feb 27, 2017
Lack of SLC training for early years and school staff
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  • Feb 9, 2017
Childminders’ views on funded early education
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  • Jan 27, 2017
Childminders more upbeat than nurseries over funding
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  • Dec 12, 2016
Childminder training course on SEND launches
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  • Nov 25, 2016
Childminder training to support SEND
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  • Nov 24, 2016