ESRI report highlights low level of qualified childcare professionals

More than half of home-based childminders have no formal childcare qualifications, a new report has found.

Mon, 22 Jul, 2013 - 13:39

More than half of home-based childminders have no formal childcare qualifications, a new report has found.

Despite being responsible for almost a third of all infants in some form of childcare, 55% of childminders have no recognised qualification or training.

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