At the moment it's all speculation and no one knows what is going to happen. This is causing people to panic before we know any facts.
Deregulation from Ofsted would not necessarily mean no regulation at all. I really cannot imagine the government allowing totally unregistered childcare. Think of the safeguarding issues for a start. It may be that the proposal will be for us to work under agencies. A lot of us wouldn't like that at all, but at least it would mean there was some sort of regulation.
No where has it been said that parents won't get any financial help to pay childminders.
There are not, and they cannot create enough, childcare spaces in nurseries for all the children who currently go to childminders. Maybe funding will be done differently (so not tax credits or childcare vouchers), but the government cannot stop financial help for people using childminders. Too many parents would have to give up work, creating more people on benefits etc. It would be catastrophic fiancially.
Again, even if we were deregulated from Ofsted, it doesn't mean we are out of a job. No one knows what is going to happen. There will be a process in place so that not just anyone can set up as a childminder. I know the government has some stupid ideas, but can you honestly see them saying it's OK for just anyone to look after children?
I WISH the government would release some FACTS, so all this speculation would stop. Changes are going to happen whether we like it or not, but not all change will necessarily be bad. If we knew what was going to happen we could at least aim our fight in the right direction instead of panicking about things that might never happen
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