Rutland Early Years Agency, which has approximately 766 members based across 109 local authorities, was inspected by Ofsted between 31 October to 4 November 2022 and judged to be ‘ineffective’ in all areas.
Unlike individually registered childminders, those who are registered with an agency do not hold their own inspection grade. When a childminder agency is found to be ‘ineffective’ local authorities have the power to stop members’ funding, as they would if an individual childminder is rated inadequate. It is down to local authorities’ discretion whether they allow childminders registered with an ‘ineffective’ agency to continue to offer funded hours.
Rutland Early Years Agency, which is one of seven agencies currently operating, told Nursery World that they are ‘still in active dialogue with all the relevant local authorities’, and their ‘absolute priority is to protect the vital operations of their brilliant childminders between now and re-inspection.’
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