Links

Below are some links that will help give you further information about what childminders do, whether you are looking for childcare (or interested in becoming a childminder yourself)

www.childcarelink.gov.uk

www.dfes.gov.uk

www.ofsted.gov.uk/publications/index.cfm?fuseaction=pubs.summary&id=3381  (latest update on national standards for childminding)

http://www.surestart.gov.uk/

www.cache.org.uk/pages/careers/#c1

www.ncma.org.uk

http://www.bbc.co.uk/parenting/childcare/available_childminders.shtml

http://education.guardian.co.uk/print/0,3858,4494407-110908,00.html

PS  The song you can hear on this page was musically and lyrically composed and sung by an eleven year old (who is also playing keyboard on this song)   (You can hear the same child, a little older (age thirteen) playing electric guitar on the Home page)