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How easy to register as an early years provider?

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summerlovingvibes · 14/03/2023 22:40

My childminder currently doesn't accept early years funding.
Not sure why, but she just doesn't.
Is it complicated to become one? Is there a reason she won't? What processes do you have to do to register? Is it faff?

Hoping i can sway her in light of the new budget suggestion... as it will save us £££.

So trying to gather info in advance of asking her again and hopefully pointing her in the right direction to register...

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daffodilandtulip · 14/03/2023 23:12

It's a faff to claim. It's a faff if you're on UC as you get paid termly so lose your UC. It's a faff if a parent leaves halfway through the term as the nursery claims the whole term.

Plus depending on your area, the funding is about half her usual fees. If all the children are funded, she won't be able to afford it.

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