Originally Posted by
Mouse
I think it's taken long enough to get people to call us childminders instead of babysitters, so I don't hold out much hope of them ever getting used to the difference between independent and agency childminders.
At the moment most areas don't even have an agency, let along any agency childminders, so it's going to be a long while before there are enough of them for our title to become an issue. If/when it does, I'll reconsider, but for now I'm happy to be known as an Ofsted Registered Childminder :thumbsup: