2013 Survey of Childcare Providers
Have many people received this? If so what are your thoughts on it? I was surprised that I seem to be the only one out of our school cluster who received it. I found it strangely intrusive and couldn't really understand why they were asking for the information they wanted. 'In order to provide better support for childcare providers and to understand where this support is needed, or might be best targeted, it is important that we have current information on the level of provision, fees charged and qualifications held.'
So why do they need to know how much I pay on my mortgage and approximately, what is your total income from any other source (eg fundraising, assets etc) not to mention their request for rough income for the childminding.
Any thoughts appreciated. For my part I called the telephone number and opted out explaining that I was concerned about the proposed agencies and felt the government weren't listening to childminders and because of that I was unprepared to share my information with them.
I would be really interested to hear what others think.
Lou