Nursery World broke the news last night that the Department for Education has clarified to us that childminders can provide ‘paid childcare’ from Wednesday 13 May, as part of the Government’s drive to get people back to work.
As we reported yesterday, two separate Government guidance documents published on Monday had provided contradictory advice on return to work dates for childminders, with the prime minister’s roadmap stating 13 May, while Department for Education guidance released later the same day, stating that childminders and early years settings could open to more children from 1 June.
Asked for clarification by Nursery World, a DfE spokesperson confirmed, ‘In line with the prime minister’s drive to get more people back into work where possible and to align with the Government’s position on nannies, we are updating our guidance for early years settings to be clear that paid childcare can be provided to the children of one household from Wednesday 13 May.
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