Policy paper

Childminder agencies

Information about childminder agencies (CMAs), organisations that register and quality assure childminders.

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 16 September 2025

This was published under the 2024 to 2026 Starmer Labour government

Applies to England

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Childminder agencies

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A childminder agency can register and quality assure childminders and providers of childcare on domestic premises as an alternative to registering with Ofsted.

This document provides information about what childminder agencies do and why they were created.

Published 16 September 2025