For all those who have devoted time and energy to quality assurance schemes, the suggestion that Investors in Children (IiC) should be dropped is nothing short of an insult. And yet this is precisely what the Government has proposed in its consultation on the Childcare Bill, which preceded the publication of the Bill itself last week.
It suggests that the money spent on IiC might be 'better directed elsewhere'. It questions whether the 'plethora of existing schemes are an effective complement to the current regulation and inspection regime', and concludes that resources should be channelled into supporting its new quality framework.
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