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‘On 1 November, the Government is implementing new flexibilities to help childminders join and stay in the profession, supporting the Government’s commitment to roll out expanded childcare entitlements and give children the best start in life.

Currently, at least half of a childminder’s provision must be provided on domestic premises, and they are limited to working with a maximum of 3 people in total.

The new flexibilities will:

• Create a new category of childminder (childminder without domestic premises) who work entirely from non-domestic premises
• Increase, from 3 to 4, the total number of people that can work together under a childminder’s registration (including the childminder)
• Give childminders and providers of childcare on domestic premises (CODPs) more flexibility, allowing them to spend more time operating outside of domestic premises, such as a community hall or school
• Increase the number of people needed for CODPs to operate from 4 or more, to 5 or more people providing care (CODPs that were registered, or applied to register, before 1 November can continue operating with 4 or more people)’ Information taken from the Department for Education (DfE)

We are currently in discussion with Ofsted and the DfE about what this looks and feels like in real terms, and look forward to keeping you all up to date with the specifics as they come out. Use this link to some Department for Education FAQs

The EYFS will be updated with some minor changes later today. Use this link to find it once it is published: 2024 EYFS