I have heard it all now...
Parents on income support will be asked to consider becoming childminders when their youngest reaches five.
http://www.nurseryworld.co.uk/news/b...eryWorldUpdate
Why does the government think that just about anyone can become a childminder?
Most people i know say to me "i don't know how you look after other people's children all day" so why does the government seem to think that anyone who has had a child makes a good childminder. I love working with children and it is my passion, I train as much as i can, I am forever reading up on new areas of children's development and new research, i spend money on resources that will benefit the children.
The government goes on about the importance of having a early years workforce that is educated to a high standard and has the passion for working with children, however now that childcare costs seem to be too high, they are thinking that if they make the process quicker to register as a childminder and offer it to all parents who are not working that they will be able to reduce costs.
This article has really annoyed me. Can you tell?