I read with hope Sarah Teather's article confirming that the higher rate of funding made available for two-year-olds, compared with three- and four-year-olds, is to 'reflect the higher ratio requirements for this age group' (Opinion, 24 March).
Most people in the childcare sector are aware that childminders, under the EYFS, are required to work at an even higher ratio of 1:3, across the pre-school age range.
Many, however, remain unaware that currently accredited childminders who draw funding for the Nursery Education Entitlement are not paid at a rate to reflect this ratio, except when accessing funding for two-year-olds. I have worked hard with my local authority to contribute to the creation of a fair and workable single funding formula, but despite my efforts, this point about ratios has been discounted and ignored.
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