Letters: Mind the dilemma

Nursery World, 9 August 2007

I read with interest the letter from Sasha Edmunds in Devon about her decision not to deliver the free entitlement to early years education for children who are eligible (19 July). It is important to highlight an additional challenge facing many more childminders who, unlike Sarah, do not have the opportunity to offer the free entitlement even when they want to.

This is because the recognised quality improvement programmes, such as NCMA's Children Come First networks, that provide the only mechanism for childminders to become accredited to draw the grant are either oversubscribed in some areas or do not exist, due to a...

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