A total of 40 childminders across nine local authorities took part in the survey, commissioned by the Department for Education, during May and June 2016 for their views on funded early education.
Of those, 19 had experience of providing funded places for three- and four-year-olds, although only a minority were currently delivering the 15 hours. Childminders typically provided funded places at the request of parents.
While the findings show that many were supportive of the 30 hours, they had concerns about funding. The rates of funding paid by the local authorities in which the childminders were operating, according to the DfE benchmarking tool, ranged from £3.79 - £4.25 per hour per child. However, childminders reported getting different rates of funding.
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