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Early Years News - May 2025
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Childcare.co.uk writes to BBC The One Show regarding portrayal of registered childminders
Childcare.co.uk has written to Charlotte Denton, Director of the BBC programme, The One Show, regarding the portrayal of registered childminders in a report broadcast on Tuesday 19th March 2024. … read more
Dog walkers earn more than double the rate of pay per hour of registered childminders
Dog walkers are earning double the hourly rate paid to registered childminders Research by Childcare.co.uk, the UK’s largest childcare platform, has revealed that dog walkers are earning more than double the rate of pay per hour of registered childminders. … read more
Apply now for 15 hours 'free childcare' for two-year-olds but is it really free?
Applications for 15 hours of 'free childcare' for 2 year olds for working parents open on 2nd January 2024 From 2nd January 2024, eligible working parents in England can apply for 15 hours per week of term time (38 weeks per year) 'free childcare' for their two-year-olds to start from April 2024 in the term after their child turns two. … read more
Free Childcare for Mums having Smear Tests: Independent Childminders and Nannies offer Help to Save Lives
Cervical screening for cancer is at a 20-year low Over 3000 women in the UK are diagnosed with cervical cancer and nearly 1000 die due to the condition every year. … read more
Childcare in the Spring Budget 2023
The Spring Budget was announced on 15th March 2023 and in it, chancellor Jeremy Hunt placed childcare at its centre. … read more
Childcare Discounts - Save money on everyday shopping
Introducing Childcare Discounts A new benefit for gold members to help money go that little bit further in the cost of living crisis … read more
Covid-19 Guidance for Early Years Providers
LATEST GUIDANCE • The DfE have published Additional actions for childminders during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic … read more
Childcare.co.uk writes to Minister for Children and Families
Childcare.co.uk have written to the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Children and Families in England, Vicky Ford, in relation to comments she made in an exchange in the House of Commons with shadow children and early years minister Tulip Siddiq regarding a decline in the number of childcare providers since the start of 2001. We have received a number of concerns from our registered childminder community that the comments are dismissive and disrespectful, appearing to imply that childminders are less important than nursery settings. … read more
Ofsted answer your questions about the revised EYFS 2021
Your questions on the revised EYFS from September 2021 answered by Ofsted HMI's In this exclusive video interview, Sarah Neville puts Childcare.co.uk members' questions to senior Ofsted inspectors. … read more
