Policy and research

Little boyNCMA undertakes research into home-based childcare, including an annual survey to gain a snapshot of childminding practice each year. Click the titles below to download these research reports. Please note these documents are available as downloads only.

 

NCMA regularly responds to consultations on behalf of childminders and nannies. If you are looking for NCMA's consultation responses, please visit the consultations page.

 

PDF Title Description Size
NCMA membership survey 2010 summary Key findings from NCMA's 2010 membership survey 90kb
NCMA membership survey 2010 full report Full results of NCMA's 2010 memberhship survey 500kb
NCMA parental awareness survey 2009

Parental recognition of childcare provision. Executive summary.

 

 603kb

NCMA membership survey 2009 executive summary

 

Key findings of NCMA's 2009 membership survey.

 

 640kb

NCMA membership survey 2009 full report

 

 Full results of NCMA's 2009 membership survey. 890kb

NCMA membership survey 2008 executive summary

 

 Key findings of NCMA's 2008 membership survey. 39kb

NCMA membership survey 2008 full report

 

 Full results of NCMA's 2008 membership survey. 988kb

Children's centres' work with registered childminders

 

 Second report into the links between children's centres and registered childminders. June 2008. 543kb

NCMA membership survey 2007

 

 Results from NCMA's annual survey. July 2007. 213kb

NCMA parental awareness survey 2007

 

 Parental recognition of childminding. June 2007. 46kb

Use of Welsh language in childminding settings

 

 Full report. English text. January 2007. 407kb

Use of Welsh language in childminding settings

 

 Full report. Welsh text. January 2007. 556kb
Workforce development in England

Policy briefing on professional development in England. November 2006.

 

 48kb

Workforce development in Wales

 

 Policy briefing on professional development in Wales. November 2006. 188kb
Make Chatter Matter

Research into how registered childminding supports children's speech, language and communication development. June 2005.

 

 266kb

The role of approved childminding networks

 

 Executive summary. 2004. 268kb

The role of approved childminding networks

 

 Full report. 2004. 348kb