The children and families minister also revealed the Government is to launch a consultation on reducing childminder Ofsted registration times to around 10 weeks, and making sure they are paid monthly by local authorities.
The measures are designed to reverse the decline in the number of childminders in England.
Childminders in leasehold and rented properties
Coutinho has written to housing associations, developers and landlords to urge them to allow childminders to work in their rented or leasehold properties.
According to the minister, childminders who rent or own leasehold properties ‘too often face restrictive clauses in contracts which stop them from working in their homes – barriers that are unfair’.
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