Conservative MP Elizabeth Truss has proposed in parliament that the system of childcare in the Netherlands could be a good model for the UK, because it opens up the childcare market.
Under the Dutch system, “host parent agencies” train and monitor childminders, not the government or a national inspectorate.
But NCMA believes the Dutch model advocates deregulation, something that has led the association to launch a campaign to protect the current system of individual registration and inspection of childminders under the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework.
The Individual Inspection Matters campaign has already received more than 1,600 responses from NCMA members.
Liz Bayram, NCMA joint chief executive, said: “Our members tell us the current system is valued by parents and childminders, and they strongly believe it should remain.
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