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Opinion: Why it's a fee rise too far
By Liz Bayram, chief executive, National Childminding Association,
Nursery World,
21 February 2008
This week, the Department for Children, Schools and Families closed its 'Future Approach to Fees and Subsidies' consultation, which proposes increasing the annual fees for childminders on the Early Years Register by 400 percent and on the Ofsted Childcare Register by 686 percent.
The NCMA has been contacted by many members concerned about the potential impact on their childminding business. For childminders, it is proposed that the annual fees for the Early Years Register, compulsory if you care for children from birth to five, will rise from £20 to £100 by 2010. The fee rise is even more for those...
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