One of the first reports from the biggest Government-funded study into early years education since EPPE, published today, looks at childminders’ views on providing funded places, and childminder agencies, among other issues.
As part of the Study of Early Education and Development (SEED), NatCen Social Research interviewed 20 childminders across England, with the sample made up of those offering funded places, as well as those that do not currently do so.
While funding for two-year-olds was generally felt to be sufficient and similar to the hourly rate that childminders would charge privately, funding for three- and four-year-olds was viewed as a barrier to offering places.
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