Renewed inspection framework for holiday providers: what you need to know

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In this blog, we explain how we inspect holiday provision. When designing our renewed inspection framework and the early years toolkit, we wanted to ensure that they worked for all setting types, including holiday provision, and would recognise each setting’s …

Registering a childminder assistant: what you need to know

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Childminders and childminder assistants play a vital role in childcare. At the end of 2025 there were nearly 25,000 childminders in England, with the vast majority providing education and care for early years children. Of these, 41% have an assistant listed on their registration – including the current …