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I want to thank Annette Dawson for voicing her opinion of Peter Moss's suggestion that childminders 'are nearly all lower-educated women'. I was dismayed and outraged by his statement. What exactly is he trying to say? Personally, I am educated to A-level standard, and have a Diploma in Human Resources. I worked at a senior level for 12 years before having my own children.

I was dismayed and outraged by his statement. What exactly is he trying to say? Personally, I am educated to A-level standard, and have a Diploma in Human Resources. I worked at a senior level for 12 years before having my own children.

I chose not to return to my career because I could see the benefits of being around for my own children, and I discovered a passion for working with young children and so began my career as a childminder. However, the fact that I have been 'better educated' - I expect this is the way Peter Moss would like to phrase it - does not mean that I am a better childminder than any less well-educated person.

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