Petition - Stop Deregulation!!

[uf353432]

We urge the Government to undertake full and current research into all aspects of registered childminding and to consult with experts in the field, national representative organisations and most importantly those who are practising registered childminders, before deciding on the future regulation and inspection requirements of childminders.

We understand the Government’s desire to cut childcare costs for parents and need to reduce Government budgets; however as registered childminders we are an integral part of the childcare market providing professional, home based childcare that meets the needs of parents, providing more flexible hours, the ability for siblings of all ages to be cared for together, care from birth to teenage years ensuring continuity of care, and lower ratios that centre based care.

Registered childminders are regulated and inspected, they follow the Early Years Foundation Stage and meet the legal requirements in the same way all other early years settings do. This ensures that all children receive high quality care and learning opportunities and that early years settings have a common language when practicing multi agency working.

Before reaching any decision which will impact on parent’s choice of regulated childcare, children’s equality of opportunities and childminders businesses, the government must build upon the significant progress that has been made in the childminding sector in recent years, ensuring that this is a step forward with positive benefits to all but especially for children because opportunities to reach their full potential, once missed are hard if not impossible to recreate and failure to safeguard a child can never be reversed.


Please make your voice heard and go to the link below and sign the petition, add your comments as to why you are adding your name to the growing list. Email your parents the link and post on facebook and encourage everyone you know. This is an important time for childminders

http://www.*****/petitions/uk-g...e_button_modal

[adele1985]

signed it

[watgem]

signed and shared thank you for doing this lets hope it gets lots of signatures and the powers that be take note

[Penny1959]

Make sure you share with everyone - remember you do not have to be a childminder to sign .

Challenge - can we get past the 1000 signatures today?

Penny

[Mickey Mouse Clubhouse]

Done

[wendywu]

Done yesterday

[loocyloo]

signed and forwarded yesterday x

[rickysmiths]

I have signed and commented and I will be doing a newsletter for all my parents past and present

Its up to 637 now.

[loocyloo]

just glanced at the petition ( its always open on the desktop! i like to keep a check on it during the day ) and one of my old parents has signed it

[NickyKD]

I've just signed and will letting all parents know and e-mailing other CM to get them on board aswell.

Thank you starting this

Nicky

[Rubybubbles]

look at the numbers!

[julie w]

Ive received a reply from my MP Joan Walley expressing her concern about the possible situation and she has written to Sarah Teather MP about her concerns. She will then write to me again. One thing that has made me think is, how can deregulisation lead to cheaper childcare? Whoever is inspecting me will make no difference to how much I charge. Am I missing a point here somewhere?

[green puppy]

All my parents, local cm's, children's centre staff and local nursery satff have signed it to. Parents have also put it on facebook to share with others.

[Lady Haha]

Ive received a reply from my MP Joan Walley expressing her concern about the possible situation and she has written to Sarah Teather MP about her concerns. She will then write to me again. One thing that has made me think is, how can deregulisation lead to cheaper childcare? Whoever is inspecting me will make no difference to how much I charge. Am I missing a point here somewhere?

I think this is where the higher ratios come in. If you can care for more children you can supposedly charge less for each one......

[caresite]

I think this is where the higher ratios come in. If you can care for more children you can supposedly charge less for each one......

I have the same question.

[uf353432]

NCMA now have a link under the members area for the petition - My Voice - Invidual Inspection Matters - at the bottom.

Hopefully anyone stumbling across it will sign.

The e newsletter goes out end of this week and it will also be in there as well.

[loocyloo]

NCMA now have a link under the members area for the petition - My Voice - Invidual Inspection Matters - at the bottom.

Hopefully anyone stumbling across it will sign.

The e newsletter goes out end of this week and it will also be in there as well.

good news.

[Rubybubbles]

NCMA now have a link under the members area for the petition - My Voice - Invidual Inspection Matters - at the bottom.

Hopefully anyone stumbling across it will sign.

The e newsletter goes out end of this week and it will also be in there as well.

yes it came through on NCMA email

[ZoeM]

Ive received a reply from my MP Joan Walley expressing her concern about the possible situation and she has written to Sarah Teather MP about her concerns. She will then write to me again. One thing that has made me think is, how can deregulisation lead to cheaper childcare? Whoever is inspecting me will make no difference to how much I charge. Am I missing a point here somewhere?

Also if people are not regulated surely you will have houses crammed full of children not being stimulated and parents being charged the same prices?! I cant see how this is going to work and I feel very worried about the safeguarding of children for the future if this is going to be the case!

[RCTLisa]

I've signed it but it won't let me share it on FB for some reason