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Census reveals lack of accredited childminders
By Laura Marcus,
Nursery World,
24 July 2008
Fewer than half of the 150 local authorities in England have childminders offering the free early years entitlement.
Children's minister Beverley Hughes revealed figures from the 2008 Early Years Census in response to a question from shadow children's minister Maria Miller. The census names 73 authorities offering the free entitlement for three- and four-year-olds through childminding networks. Childminders are unable to offer it if they do not belong to an accredited childminding network. One 'outstanding' childminder, who did not wish to be named, told Nursery World she left her accredited network because she lives in a rural area and it was too far away. She said,...
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