"Childminders are cheaper and more flexible than nurseries, even though they follow the same EYFS standards for education, learning and development."
I keep coming across the above statement, or something similar, on various Mummy discussion boards, publications and in conversation.
So, simple question: how true is it?
Do you lovely CMs
really:-
- Charge less than local nurseries and other EY childcare providers?
- Offer more genuine flexibilty? (.....and it might help to know specifically what you mean by that vague term.)
- Provide comparable or better standards of learning and development?
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