Leading organisations including the British Association of SocialWorkers, the Children's Workforce Development Council and public sectorunion Unison have all voiced strong opposition to the proposals in theChildcare Bill consultation.
These suggest introducing a voluntary register for community-basedchildcare for over fives.
The development council said registration "should not be optional",while the British Association of Social Workers added it would mean "anunnecessary loophole in the system, which ultimately could result insome children being poorly cared for".
"A voluntary approach is inadequate," added Unison's senior nationalofficer Jon Richards in the organisation's official response. "It willallow undesirable individuals an opportunity to exploit holes in thesystem and lead to more high-profile abuse cases."
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