Coronavirus: Nearly half of childminders could stay closed for up to a year
Catherine Gaunt
Friday, March 27, 2020
Fewer than half of childminders that have closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic plan to re-open within the next year, findings from a survey of childminders and childcare providers suggests.
![Of those that have closed their setting, 46 per cent said they plan to reopen within three months to a year](/media/201672/working-with-parents-ddo-you-read-me-adobestock.jpg?&width=780&quality=60)
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