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My childminder did take part in the scheme but she would insist that you were full time or as near to that as possible, otherwise it didn't really work out for her financially. As I only used her 2 days a week she wouldn't offer the 15 hours as part of that, so I ended up putting my 3 year old into a state nursery for his 5 mornings a week once he was eligible. I'm not sure whether that's a common position for childminders to take (I guess it depends how much they charge etc). It's worth asking your childminder if they're flexible.

It depends whether your childminder is signed up with Southwark to offer the free 15 hours and also what they charge really. Have you asked her?


Childminders have to have at least a 'satisfactory' grading at their last inspection to offer 3-4 year old free 15 hours and only a 'good' or 'outstanding' grading to offer the 2 year old free 15 hours.


Childminders claim the cost of the 15 hours directly from Southwark Council.


As of last November this was ?6.00 per hour for 2 year olds, going down to ?4.10 an hour for 3-4 year olds.

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