Opinion: Letters

EYFS REMOVES CHOICE In your article 'Childminders drop out in advent of EYFS' (News, 15 May), I'd like to point out that this and the other issues highlighted are only part of the reason. I, and most other childminders I know, will be able to put this into practice, daunting and large though it is. The question is: why should I? Childminding (home-based childcare) is not just a geographical location, but also an ethos and deeply held belief by those who practise it and those who seek it out, of a particular kind of learning experience...