Nursery World - Brett Wigdortz: Landlords should be encouraged to accommodate childminders, but so should local authorities

An inability to obtain landlord permission is one of the most common reasons trainee childminders leave our registration process, says the chief executive of Tiney childminding agency.

Last month the Government urged landlords to be more open-minded about tenants’ requests to childmind in rented accommodation.

A fair stance, you might think, given the enormity of the childcare crisis. But so far it’s received backlash from landlords who feel their hands are tied by insurers and mortgage providers, or has been met with criticism from those within the childcare sector who think it’s yet another minor intervention unlikely to affect real change.

But within the tiney community, we believe this would be a vital reform. We’ve seen the scale of the issue and watched the door close on prospective childminders who would be extraordinary assets to our sector.

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