can accredited CMs use themselves to care for their preschooler?

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A CM colleague with a child age 2.5 has recently become accredited with the intention of keeping her child at home and claiming 15 hours per week for doing it from the term after child reaches age 3 until they go to school

Do any of you do this?

I'm afraid not. And not all childminders can either. They have to be members of an accredited childminding network to be eligible - a Network is a form of quality assurance scheme. You can get more info on the NCMA website