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Open Exempt childminders with domestic premises from the new EYFS sleep rules

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We urge the Government to exempt domestic childminding settings from the new EYFS sleep rules. We believe childminders should be allowed to use their own professional judgement on a safe place for children to sleep. We are home-from-home settings and often work alone in one room with limited space.

We believe a one size fits all approach ignores children’s individual sleep needs and can result in children being unable to sleep because they won’t settle – which is neither practical nor in children’s best interests. We believe childminders must be trusted to use professional judgement and provide a safe, suitable place for each child to sleep, including a pram, pushchair or sofa where appropriate.

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