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There is something incredibly special about childminding. Not because it is easy. Not because it is glamorous. But because every single day, childminders across the country quietly show up and give pieces of themselves to the children and families they care for. In honour of National Childminding Week and Mental Health Awareness Week, I wanted to take a moment, not to talk about paperwork, policies, inspections or curriculum frameworks, but to celebrate you. The people behind

From the outside, childminding can look simple. A home setting. A small group of children. Play throughout the day. Sometimes people imagine it as little more than drinking coffee while children play with toys. But anyone who actually does this job knows the truth. Behind the scenes, childminders are managing safeguarding responsibilities, early education frameworks, SEND support, funding systems, parent partnerships, policies, training, inspections and business administratio

Hi everyone, I’m Chloe - the owner and founder of The Early Years Edit. But before anything else, I’m a parent. And that shapes everything I believe about early years. Over the past decade, I’ve worked across primary education, leadership, HR and accounts within a family run business, and now as a business owner in the early years sector. Education has always been at the centre of what I do. But becoming a mum shifted my perspective in ways I didn’t expect. In 2024, I made th