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In my view: Value our role with parents
By Liz Bayram, chief executive, National Childminding Association,
Nursery World,
21 June 2007
When we think of childcare, our first thought is usually of the support provided to children. But as anyone who works in childcare knows, we provide informal support to parents too.
Registered childminders and nannies are uniquely placed to offer family support, because they develop strong relationships with the parents, often over a number of years. These strong relationships ensure good communication and add value in other ways too. Most parents will rely on their childminder or nanny for advice on how to deal with the usual challenges - teething, settling into a new school - but some also rely...
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