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Latest report on cost of childcare: is a childminding agency coming?

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Italiana · 09/10/2012 14:48

This is the latest report in The Telegraph today
Is a National agency coming to produce more c/ms ?
I am sure you will have many comments

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Italiana · 09/10/2012 22:20

Sorry but the link above refers to something totally different
Many c/ms have replied to the Centre for Social Justice about their misinformed report and many more should as it appears they are engaging in discussions now

I would not refer to what is going on as chinese whispers...plenty has been going on and c/ms have met with the DfE and E Truss to discuss this matter
Not long until we get told what this is all leading to but it is not rocket science...is it?

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stomp · 09/10/2012 22:05

Grim i'm not sure i can post the link but i'll try
pennysplacechildminding.com/2012/10/09/feedback-sent-to-dfe-in-response-to-questions-set/

GrimAndHumourless · 09/10/2012 20:33

Wicked girl, the UC doesn't affect me, we don't claim

I am bothered about the subterfuge and chinese whispers

Stomp what is the blog? I'll go have a google

Frakiosaurus · 09/10/2012 20:30

I hear bells. Warning bells.

stomp · 09/10/2012 20:18

have you read Penny's Place blog?

I so want to comment more but the childcare sector is full of whispers and uncertainty at the moment and trying to separate truth from lies, facts from fiction is almost impossible..
Then we get reports like the one from the Centre for Social Justice, utter garbage, full of inaccuracies. Is it any wonder that the right hand seems to contradict the left hand, and that no one seems to understands what a Registered Childminder actually does/is.

WickedGirl · 09/10/2012 18:58

So he wants cheaper childcare?

As a self employed childminder you have to earn a certain amount to comply with the new universal credit being brought in.

He can't have it both ways...... He either wants childminders to charge less or he wants them earning at least minimum wage for at least 35 hours (after expenses). Which is it?

GrimAndHumourless · 09/10/2012 18:45

And yes, I am sure that 'something' is in the pipeline

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Italiana · 09/10/2012 18:31

Thank you for putting the link...totally forgot

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GrimAndHumourless · 09/10/2012 17:19

this article?