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Childminder Recruitment and Retention

The Department for Education is addressing recruitment and retention challenges in the childminding sector through policy reforms including potential amendments to the Childcare Act 2006. Initiatives include start-up grants schemes, childminder agencies support, and strategies to attract and retain early years practitioners. The policy aims to ensure adequate childcare provision and workforce stability.

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28 Apr 2026 | Written question Department for Education linked

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the Government will consider amending the Childcare Act 2006 to allow registered childminders to claim funded childcare hours for children to whom

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the Government will consider amending the Childcare Act 2006 to allow registered childminders to claim funded childcare hours for children to whom they are related, where all regulatory requirements are

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