The council has compiled a list of 43 Ofsted registered childminders who can look after children overnight or late at night, provide care at weekends and/or at short notice.
All childminders on the list are either quality assured or working towards a Brent quality assured rating.
The ‘Flexible Childminding Pool’ has been created in response to findings from a survey the council carried out with 1,332 parents in which mothers and fathers said a lack of flexible, affordable childcare was the main barrier preventing them from either attending job interviews, taking up employment or working shifts or at weekends.
Thought to be the first service of its kind to be set up by a local authority, Brent Council has established the childminding pool in association with partner organisations Job Centre Plus, NHS Brent and the Citizens Advice Bureau.
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