Childcare: Regulatory changes

Overview

We're seeking views to help us reach well-informed and fair decisions on proposed regulatory changes to childcare in England.

This consultation seeks views on the following proposals:

changing the current statutory minimum staff:child ratios in England for 2-year-olds from 1:4 to 1:5
making the Early Years Foundation Stage statutory framework (EYFS) explicit that childminders can care for more than the specified maximum of three children under the age of 5 if they are caring for siblings of children they already care for, or if the childminder is caring for their own baby or child
making the EYFS explicit that “adequate supervision” while children are eating means that children must be in sight and hearing of an adult.

Please ensure you read the consultation document in full before responding to the survey.

A summary of the responses to this consultation and the Department's response will be published on Gov.UK in Autumn 2022.