Nursery World - Childminders ‘reluctantly’ offering 30 hours, finds PACEY survey

A survey by PACEY reveals the majority of childminders plan to offer the 30 hours, but many are doing so ‘reluctantly’ and ‘under duress’.

Of the 1,365 childminders that responded to the survey, which was carried out last month, 61 per cent said they planned to offer 30-hour funded places from this month. This compares to 66 per cent who currently deliver 15-hour places or have done in the past.

Over a quarter (27 per cent) of respondents said they weren’t planning to offer extended entitlement places. The main reasons were a low hourly rate, delayed payments and general ‘hassle’. A small number said there was a lack of eligible children in their setting. More than 10 per cent were still undecided whether to offer the 30 hours or not.

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