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It works with registered childminders, [[nannies]] as well as other individuals and organisations, such as local and national government, to ensure [[families]] in every [[community]] in [[England and Wales]] have access to high quality home-based [[childcare]], play, learning and family support. Originally the Association covered the UK, but the Scottish Childminding Association and the Northern Ireland Childminding Association now support childminding in Scotland and Northern Ireland. |
It works with registered childminders, [[nannies]] as well as other individuals and organisations, such as local and national government, to ensure [[families]] in every [[community]] in [[England and Wales]] have access to high quality home-based [[childcare]], play, learning and family support. Originally the Association covered the UK, but the Scottish Childminding Association and the Northern Ireland Childminding Association now support childminding in Scotland and Northern Ireland. |
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The Association's President is Dame [[Gillian Pugh]]. The Chair is Susanna Dawson. Liz Bayram has been the Association's [[Chief Executive]] since 2006.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2008/jun/17/educationguardian2.children|title= A thorny transition|publisher=''[[The Guardian]]''|date=17 June 2008|accessdate=16 March 2011}}</ref> |
The Association's President is Dame [[Gillian Pugh]]. The Chair is Susanna Dawson who, after six years in the role, will be succeeded in September 2011 by Sue Davis.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ncma.org.uk/news_and_events/news/january_to_june_2011/ncma_selects_new_chair.aspx |title= NMCA selects new Chair|publisher=National Childminding Association |accessdate=16 March 2011}}</ref> Liz Bayram has been the Association's [[Chief Executive]] since 2006.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2008/jun/17/educationguardian2.children|title= A thorny transition|publisher=''[[The Guardian]]''|date=17 June 2008|accessdate=16 March 2011}}</ref> |
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At its 2005 annual conference, the Association's then-President, British childcare expert Dr [[Penelope Leach]], outlined details of the findings of the longest and most detailed studies of UK childcare, which concluded that young [[children]] who are looked after by their [[mothers]] do significantly better in developmental tests than those cared for in nurseries, by childminders or [[relatives]]. |
At its 2005 annual conference, the Association's then-President, British childcare expert Dr [[Penelope Leach]], outlined details of the findings of the longest and most detailed studies of UK childcare, which concluded that young [[children]] who are looked after by their [[mothers]] do significantly better in developmental tests than those cared for in nurseries, by childminders or [[relatives]]. |
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| Abbreviation | NCMA |
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| Formation | 1977 |
| Legal status | charity and membership organisation |
| Headquarters | London |
| Location | |
Region served | England and Wales |
Membership | 40,000 registered childminders and nannies |
Official language | English; Welsh |
Chief Executive | Liz Bayram |
Staff | 300 |
| Website | http://www.ncma.org.uk/ |
The National Childminding Association (NCMA) is a charity and membership organisation based in London. NCMA was founded in 1977 by a small group of registered childminders, local authority staff and parents.[1] It works with registered childminders, nannies as well as other individuals and organisations, such as local and national government, to ensure families in every community in England and Wales have access to high quality home-based childcare, play, learning and family support. Originally the Association covered the UK, but the Scottish Childminding Association and the Northern Ireland Childminding Association now support childminding in Scotland and Northern Ireland.
The Association's President is Dame Gillian Pugh. The Chair is Susanna Dawson who, after six years in the role, will be succeeded in September 2011 by Sue Davis.[2] Liz Bayram has been the Association's Chief Executive since 2006.[3]
At its 2005 annual conference, the Association's then-President, British childcare expert Dr Penelope Leach, outlined details of the findings of the longest and most detailed studies of UK childcare, which concluded that young children who are looked after by their mothers do significantly better in developmental tests than those cared for in nurseries, by childminders or relatives.
It found babies and toddlers fared worst when they were given group nursery care. Those cared for by friends or grandparents or other relatives did a little better while those looked after by nannies or childminders were rated second only to those cared for by mothers.
The study, by researchers led by Leach and colleagues Kathy Sylva and Alan Stein, began in 1998 and involved 1,200 children and their families from north London and Oxfordshire. Mothers were interviewed when their babies were three months old and again when they were 10, 18, 36 and 51 months.[4]
References
- ^ "History of NCMA". National Childminding Association. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
- ^ "NMCA selects new Chair". National Childminding Association. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
- ^ "A thorny transition". The Guardian. 17 June 2008. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Official: babies do best with mother". The Observer. 2 October 2006. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
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External links
See also
- Child care
- Day care
- Early childhood education
- Child development
- Nanny (Childminder redirects there)