Consultations
The National Childminding Association
regularly responds to consultations. Details of our responses to
consulations are listed below. For more information about NCMA's
consultations, please contact Tim Farrow.
Child Poverty Strategy Wales
16/07/2010
Childminding Quality Improvement Networks - Draft
Guidance
24/06/2010
Response to the Teenage Pregnancy Strategy
consultation
20 May 2010
Support for all consultation response
21 April 2010
NCMA
comments on National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence
draft scope
13 April 2010
Core principles for effective outreach from
children's centres
12 April 2010
Children's
Centres Guidance
NCMA has responded to the Sure Start
Children's Centres Guidance consultation.
Reciprocal childcare
NCMA has submitted a robust response to this recent
consultation. Read the response, and a selection of comments from
NCMA members.
Effectiveness of children's
centres
NCMA has submitted evidence to a Department of Children Schools and
Families Select Committee hearing on Children's
Centres.
NCMA response to CYPF Grant funding
consultation
NCMA has responded to a DCSF consultation into Review of the
Children, Young People and Families (CYPF) Grant
Programme.
Inspecting children's centres
Ofsted has been asked to inspect all children’s centres. This
consultation document sought the views of everyone with an interest
in children’s centres on Ofsted's proposals for inspecting
children’s centres.
NCMA responds to Schools Forums (England)
Regulations 2009 consultation
NCMA has today responded to the Consultation on the Schools Forums
(England) Regulations 2009.
EYFS Profile data collection arrangements for
2009
In May this year, NCMA responded to the consultation
into proposals around collecting Early Years Foundation Stage
Profile (EYFSP) data.
Handling Safeguarding
Allegations
NCMA has responded to a consultation by the
Department for Children, Schools and Families into proposals for
changing the way allegations of abuse against adults working with
children and young people are handled.
Plans to extend the free
entitlement
NCMA has responded to the Government's Extending The Free Early
Education Entitlement: Discussion Document on a New Code of
Practice.
Your chance to have your say
This is
your chance to influence government policy. The government is
committed to extending the free entitlement to early years
education for 3- and 4-year-olds to 15 hours per week for 38 weeks
per year.
EYFS Profile Data Arrangements
NCMA has responded to a DCSF consultation into EYFS profile data
arrangements.
NCMA helping combat child
poverty
The Welsh Assembly Government and the National
Assembly is looking in detail at how best to address child
poverty.
Childcare (Disqualification) Regulations
2007
The Childcare (Disqualification) Regulations 2007 (SI 2007 No.723),
which came into effect on 6 April 2007 and are based on the
previous legislation on disqualification.
Consultation response into Children's
Budgeting
The Children and Young People Committee is
calling for evidence for its "Inquiry into Children's Budgeting in
Wales".
Welsh Language Compact consultation
response
This consultation paper seeks views on the draft Compact between
the Welsh Language Board, Welsh Assembly Government and the Third
Sector.
Care Council for Wales Inducation Framework
consultation
The Care Council for Wales has consulted on
creating an Induction Framework for Early Years and Childcare,
Foster Care and Children’s social care.
Legislating for Sure Start Children's
Centres
NCMA responded to the consultation on Legislating
for Sure Start Children's Centres.
Common Core consultation
NCMA has responded to the Common Core consultation.
Children and Young People Development
Strategy for Wales
NCMA has responded to the consultation
on the Children and Young People Development Strategy for
Wales.
NCMA responds to Tax Credit
discussion
NCMA has submitted a response to HM Revenue
& Customs discussion paper on the future of Tax
Credits.
Fair Play: a consultation on the play
strategy
The Department for Children, Families and Schools
(DCSF) has launched a consultation, Fair Play: A consultation on
the play strategy.
Consultation into food
businesses
NCMA's response to a consultation into the
Consultation into the draft Guide for Food Businesses can be read
here.
No substantial rise in childminder
registration fees
The National Childminding Association
(NCMA) has today welcomed the decision by the Department for
Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) not to press ahead with
proposals to substantially increase annual registration fees.
Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (Feb
08)
The new Independent Safeguarding Authority will
be the most stringent vetting and barring service yet.
Consultation response on
inspections
The Government has released the Outcome of the
consultation on inspecting provision in the Early Years Foundation
Stage from September 2008.
Inspection of early years provision from
September 08
NCMA cautiously welcomes the proposal that all early years settings
should be given the opportunity to complete and submit a
self-evaluation form (SEF) online.