Growing mounds of paperwork have seen more than a third of childminders abandon the profession in just six years.
One childminder revealed she is losing in excess of £600 per month as she has had to commit a full day each week to complete paperwork which she is not paid for.
Caroline Edwards, 47, has been a funded early learning and childcare (ELC) provider in Gourock since 2017 but the bureaucracy has had a “huge impact” on her business.
“We can’t do paperwork when we’ve got children in our care,” she said.
“I absolutely love the job I do. I love watching the children develop and being a key part of that but what I am in effect doing is paperwork for a job I love, but I’m not being paid for it.”
