The poll, which saw OMB Research question 1,000 NCMA members, foundalmost three-quarters of childminders have undertaken training duringthe past year and more than half work more than 40 hours a week. Despitethis, half of those surveyed had an annual income of less than 7,000.
Liz Bayram, chief executive of the NCMA, said despite the high numberstaking part in training courses, many childminders remained unaware of,or did not have access to, quality improvement schemes such aschildminder networks. "Access needs to improve so that every childmindercan be on a network if they wish and NCMA will continue to work withgovernment and local authorities in England and Wales to make this areality," she said.
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