UNFAIR OFSTED FEES
One of the reasons that has been stated for the rise in Ofsted registration fees is to make registration fairer for childminders. I can understand this, but should not the size of a setting be taken into consideration as well?
Our small pre-school nursery has 12 places per session. We are going to find it much harder to pay this extra cost without having to pass it on to the parents. But larger settings may find it easier to absorb the cost.
Also, isn't it about time we all had a level playing field as far as registration and funding is concerned? For example, why shouldn't local authority schools that have pre-schools and nurseries have to pay their own registration fees like the rest of us, and also pay their own overheads like PVI providers have to, instead of getting it all from Government funding?
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