Consultations
The National Childminding Association
regularly responds to consultations. Details of
our live consultations and current responses to
consultations are listed below. For more information about NCMA's
consultations, please contact Tim Farrow, NCMA's Policy and
Public Affairs Officer.
Current consultations
| Name of consultation |
Who should respond |
Closing date |
Direct link |
| Professional Occupational Standards |
Anyone with an interest in childcare - childminders, nannies,
parents, carers, early years workers... |
|
Professional Occupational Standards survey |
| Ofsted consultation |
Childcare professionals in England who are registered by
Ofsted. |
6 April 2012 |
Ofsted consultation (NCMA news story) |
| Free early education entitlement |
Anyone with a view on how practitioners should be able to
deliver free early education for 2-, 3- and 4-year-old children in
England. |
3 February 2012 |
Free early education
survey |
| Registering as a food business |
Childminders in England |
6 February 2012 |
Food Standards consultation |
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Recent consultation responses
Nutbrown review
NCMA response to the Call for Evidence for the
Independent Review of Early Education and Childcare
Qualifications
NCMA has responded to the Call for Evidence
for the Independent Review, led by Professor Cathy Nutbrown,
that is examining how to strengthen training, qualifications and
career pathways in childcare and early learning.
NCMA argues that the Government should move
beyond the "aspiration" for childcare practitioners to achieve a
minimum Level 3 qualification and work towards implementing the
practical delivery of the policy.
In the paper NCMA proposes that new applicant
childminders should be required to pass an introductory childcare
course and complete safeguarding training prior to registration. In
addition, NCMA highlights that qualifications need to encourage
improved inter-sectoral movement of the workforce, allowing
practitioners to move between settings.
You can read the
NCMA response here.
NCMA has been working closely with the review
team since their project was announcement last year. NCMA secured
the first 1-1 meeting with Professor Nutbrown and has holding
further meetings with the Review team at their request. NCMA has
attended the regional roundtable events, issued a formal response
to the review call for evidence and also supported members to do
so. Furthermore, the review team will be attending the next
National Policy Forum meeting to share emerging proposals.
Communities
First
A response to the Welsh Government’s consultation on the future
of the Communities First programme from NCMA Cymru.
08/12/2011
NCMA's response to the Department for Education
(DfE) consultation on
a Revised Early Years
Foundation Stage (EYFS).
28/10/2011