Childminders in England have warmly welcomed Ofsted's decision to keep their personal details private by putting only their registration number and postcode with their inspection reports on its website. Ofsted said on Tuesday that it would not begin putting these details on its website until April 2005 at the start of its next childcare inspection programme. The move followed consultations with more than 70,000 childminders and parents last autumn. Gill Haynes, chief executive of the National Childminding Association, said she was 'pleased that Ofsted has listened to the concerns of childminders and parents'.
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