The National Childminding Association said it was concerned that there were 'significant risks' attached. In an open letter to minister for children Margaret Hodge, NCMA chief executive Gill Haynes warned of 'the potential for confusion among parents over the difference between a childcarer who must be registered with Ofsted and a childcarer who can voluntarily choose to be approved via this new scheme, and the associated risk of a loss of confidence in Ofsted's existing regulation'.
The NCMA also said that current proposals did not include a way of developing and monitoring the quality of childcare and lacked 'long-term vision' for the professional development of the childcare workforce.
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