Ofsted said on Tuesday that the move would 'ensure the confidentiality and security of childminders and minded children' and that it would not begin putting these details on its website until April 2005 at the start of its next childcare inspection programme.
After this, parents using the Ofsted website to look for a childminder will type in their postcode and be given a list of the registered childminders in their area.
Ofsted chief inspector David Bell said, 'I am pleased to be able to provide parents with more information by publishing childminder inspection reports on the web. I hope it will enable them to make informed choices about the care their child receives.
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