The money has been awarded to the NCMA from the Children, Schools and Families Grant Programme. It will be used to provide free consultancy services to local authorities to help them support registered childminders and meet their sufficiency duties under the Childcare Act 2006.
The grant will fund two days of consultancy for each area. The consultancy will be based on four key themes: supporting families; developing a highly qualified workforce; narrowing the gap for disadvantaged and vulnerable families, and integrating childminding with other early years services.
"NCMA will tailor these consultancy sessions to the needs of every local authority," said Marian Pearson, NCMA's director of operations. "We will also help local authorities who have not previously worked closely with registered childminders to see how home-based childcare can fit into a wider family strategy."
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