Launched in October, the National Childminding Association's (NCMA) quality assurance scheme, NCMA Quality First, is now well under way.
The NCMA responded to members' requests for a quality assurance scheme that would give individual childminders access to a project designed specifically for them. Initially, the NCMA will be working with a few 'trailblazer' Early Years Development and Childcare Partnerships (EYDCPs) in England and Wales, but from next April, it hopes to involve more Partnerships.
Quality First aims to offer childminders the chance to demonstrate their good practice, by showing parents and Children's Information Services that they provide a high-quality childminding service. This is likely to become increasingly important for childminders, as other forms of early years and childcare provision also become quality assured.
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