Why is it, when we are supposed to have integrated childcare, that we have such vast differences of opinions and why do we have to rely on different inspectors to be regulated?
We are told as a nursery that if we provide care 24/7 we are a children's home. Yet childminders are not. Surely it could be classed as a bed and breakfast.
We have a new environmental officer who has decided that to meet the Food Standards Act, children's toilets need to have ceiling-to-floor cubicles or additional lobbies. But for ten years the toilets have met the Act.
And finally, Ofsted seems to be a law on its own, who can say 'it's nothing to do with us' when you ring for advice, yet is right there when things go wrong.
From where I stand, it seems that the more you do, the more bureaucracy wants to strangle you. Good nursery provision gets kicked back all the time.
Surely it is about time we had a way to voice our opinion and get what we are all supposed to be working towards - equality and good quality.
Josie Roberts, Beverley, East Yorkshire
