‘Pitiful’ number of childminders sign up to government grant scheme | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/childcare-startup-grant-scheme-government-b2549765.html

#Childcare
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#Insurance
#Ofsted
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While childminding is not only a quantity issue (there is always a question of the quality of provision), the UK's failure to develop a workable policy on #childminders is pushing a decline in provision...

When the #Tories talk about getting people back to work, lurking behind is the 'traditional' view of men back to work, women stay at home & look after the kids.

Without childcare whatever you think about #mothers working, a significant choice is being removed!

#feminism unwound?