Britain could run out of childminders in the next decade if the ... Ruth Talbot, policy and advocacy adviser at Save the Children UK, said: 'Childcare that is accessible and affordable is critical ...

If your child is starting in childcare soon, you might be considering a childminder instead of a nursery or playgroup. But what do childminders actually do? And how can they support your child's ...

Bubbles are a timeless activity that can extend children’s learning and development across the age ranges. By Penny Tassoni ...

Richard Conway, from Milton Keynes, is the founder of the online directory childcare.co.uk. He said once childminders pay for resource and training the money from the grant gets "eaten up quickly".

Whether it’s nursery fees that cost more than a mortgage, spending more than £60,000 on childcare alone or the heartbreaking compromises women are making on a daily basis, we’re being ...

A CHILDMINDER has been praised by an education watchdog for helping youngsters become “effective communicators”. Theresa ...

The Scottish Childminding Association (SCMA ... the childminding workforce - a trend that is mirrored elsewhere in the UK," she added. "We also want to see new childminding services developing ...

OFSTED has rated two 'nature-inspired' Chester childminders as 'outstanding; in their latest inspections, leaving them delighted.

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While you can't always pick when you visit a prospective childminder (you'll likely have to visit in the evening for safety reasons, when all their mind-ees have gone from), you can still make sure ...