Analysis: Ofsted registration - Passing the costs on to providers

Nursery World, 5 December 2007

With the cost of registering as a childcarer set to soar in new plans by Ofsted, will providers be able to stay in business while charging fees that parents can afford? Laura Marcus considers the outlook across the sector

Childcare providers are facing massive rises in Ofsted fees as the Government plans for a new banded fees system which will ease their subsidising of the service. A new DCSF consultation published on 21 November, 'Childcare Act 2006: Future Approach to Fees and Subsidies', proposes major rises in registration and annual Ofsted fees over the next three years. It sets out...

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