Why then is the Government willing to subject childminders to the possibility of such accusations? We are already more vulnerable to false complaints, as we are working from a home-based environment. Please don't add fuel to the fire by inviting us to smack - we don't want to or need to.
If a parent believes good-quality childminders should smack, then why do they not lobby the schools, after-school clubs and pre-schools to do the same? That parents do not request smacking in other settings is surely a better indication of public opinion than a survey of only 1,000 parents.
Annette Dawson, via e-mail
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