I’ve shadowed several childminders and I’m in awe of the work they do.
But as many as 1 in 8 are being barred from doing the job they love in their own homes due to restrictions from their landlords.
I want to see more childminders supporting children with high quality education and care, so I’ve written to housing associations, home builders and landlords to make sure childminder can use their properties wherever they can.
Alongside this, we are raising the hourly rate paid to childminders, working with councils to make sure they get paid monthly, and making it easier for childminders to work together in non-domestic properties - as they do so successfully in France.
This is all part of our largest ever expansion of free childcare, with 30 free hours per week from the end of maternity leave to the start of primary school.
Read more here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/minister-urges-social-landlords-to-o…
