Brett Widgortz, CEO, tiney: 'The sector needs to come together to create a stronger future for childminding'
The CEO of childminder agency tiney makes the case for agencies as the key to turning the tide on...
Launched in September 2014, we look at the thinking behind the introduction of childminder agencies and how they have progressed.
The CEO of childminder agency tiney makes the case for agencies as the key to turning the tide on...
Amid falling numbers of childminders, Meredith Jones Russell looks at the state of this part of the...
A new organisation for childminder agencies has launched in England.
Prospective childminders are facing long delays registering with Ofsted, putting many off joining...
The first childminder agency to be assessed under the controversial childminder agency initiative...
Childminder agencies are a hot topic again now that the DfE has drafted in the charity 4Children to...
4Children is supporting nurseries, schools and local authorities to open childminder agencies in a...
Childminding agencies will either be judged as ‘effective’ or ‘non-effective’ by Ofsted during their...
None of the childminder agencies registered with Ofsted have so far succeeded in registering any...
Childminder agencies will not be required to share reports on the standard of care provided by the...
Research into the pilot of childminder agencies has been published by the Department for Education.
The Department for Education has published a step-by-step guide to childminder agencies.
The Government's approach is only fuelling concerns in the sector, says Pat Gordon-Smith.
Elizabeth Truss has written to all childminders in England to tell them about Government plans...
Two leading early years organisations have written to members of the House of Lords ahead of next...
Elizabeth Truss is to meet with early years organisations and childminders next month to discuss the...
Ofsted has today published its consultation on the proposed inspection framework for childminder...
The Stop, Listen, Consult petition has been signed by nearly 4,000 people and calls for the...
A few weeks into the childminder agency pilots, a number of organisations have begun to consult with...
Twenty organisations will pilot childminder agencies over the next 12 months.
Yvette Oliver-Mighten of @Home Childcare makes the case for childminder agencies
Childminder agencies are due to become law in a year's time, and the Government's proposals are...
Liz Bayram, chief executive of the Professional Association for Childcare and Early Years (PACEY),...
Childminder agencies are being rushed in despite fundamental flaws, argues Neil Leitch
More than eight out of ten childminders believe that an agency model would lead to a rise in fees...
The education and childcare minister Elizabeth Truss has suggested that parents who use childminder...
An analysis of the impact that Government proposals from the 'More Great Childcare' report will have...
The Department for Education has provided more information about how the new childminder agencies...
An independent focus group for childminders has been launched to seek clarification from the...
The early years sector has urged caution over plans to introduce childminding agencies, as set out...
The agencies being introduced by the Children and Families Bill will support great childminders and...