Open consultation

Childminder recruitment and retention consultation

From:
Department for Education
Published
15 March 2024

Applies to England

Summary

We are seeking views on Department for Education proposals to support childminders and childminder agencies (CMAs) and future policy development.

This consultation is being held on another website.

This consultation closes at

Consultation description

We are consulting on new proposals and gathering evidence to improve the recruitment and retention of childminders and support the role of childminder agencies in the sector.

This consultation is open to the public and in particular invites responses from:

  • current, former and prospective childminders
  • providers of childcare on domestic premises (CoDP)
  • other early years providers
  • childminder agencies
  • parents
  • Ofsted
  • organisations that represent childminders, providers of CoDP and other early years providers
  • local authorities and the local government associations
  • regulated healthcare professionals who work in GP surgeries
  • landlords and any relevant representative bodies
Published 15 March 2024