Childminders' reports will now be accessible for parents, as reports for other forms of registered childcare are, but the fears that childminders and children they look after would be vulnerable to targeting by paedophiles and others have been allayed.
The decision to only publish part of the childminder's postcode and their registration number is particularly welcome in the wake of the Soham murder trial and news this week that offences by paedophiles against children have rise hugely as use of the internet has boomed. Any measure that will help to safeguard young children must be applauded.
This week, our Out of School supplement is published as a separate magazine, free with Nursery World, for the first time. Anyone involved with after-school clubs and playwork will find lots to interest them. At the other end of the age range, a new collectible series on working with under-threes starts next week; plus, our annual nanny salary survey is published.
