[Radical_childcare] Childcare legal stuff

[Jon Waters]

Hi everyone,
 
As promised I've done a bit of research on the legal side of providing childcare and it looks quite promising.  That is to say there are various ways round being registered with Ofsted which would give us lots of freedom in the type of childcare we provide.  See attached document that I've put together for more info.
 
Roughly it says we can provide childcare for up to 4 hours with parents nearby or up to 2 hours with parents not around and not have to be registered with Ofsted and not have to meet all the legal criteria.  In fact (rather worryingly) we don't have to meet any of the childcare guidelines if we're not registered with Ofsted - it's just all seen as good practice.
 
See you on Monday
 
Jon
 
 
p.s. Climate Camp - Wooooo!
 


--- On Sat, 30/5/09, Emily James <emily at emily-james.com> wrote:


From: Emily James <emily at emily-james.com>
Subject: Re: [Radical_childcare] meeting on monday 11:30 - 13:00
To: butterflea at riseup.net
Cc: radical_childcare at lists.aktivix.org
Date: Saturday, 30 May, 2009, 2:59 PM


hey guys,

I wont be able to make it on Monday, but I thought that one or two of you might be interested in something I found out last weekend at the Climate Camp national gathering - which is that there currently isn't anyone who's stepped forward to do the kids space. 

Anyone interested in getting involved in Climate Camp? I can't imagine a better opportunity to hone your radical childcare skills!  I can make some introductions if you want.

Emily


2009/5/30 <butterflea at riseup.net>

Hi all,
Just a reminder that the next meeting about the radical childcare / kid’s
collective will be this Monday 1st June. Meeting in the playground by the
Pub in the Park, London Fields 11.30 – 13.00, or LARC, 62 Fieldgate
Street, E1 1ES if it’s raining. Looks like the weather should be good
though.
There will be childcare available if you need it.
Ring 07984489598 for directions, etc
Una


Original call- out

Children are a vital part of our movement, but are often not included in
our organising.  Parents are left out because of lack of child care,
meetings being held in inaccessible locations at inaccessible times and
because they are devalued by members of our 'activist' communities.

Children can be vibrant, creative, inspiring and clever.  They often have
less hang ups and self-policing than adults, and have played a crucial
role in social movements around the world from anti-apartheid to squatting
and traveller movements.  We need them.

The exclusion of such an important section of our community has obvious
implications on the quality and type of organising we do.  Some steps have
been made to combat this exclusion, such as the work of the CRAP!
Collective (Child Rearing Against Patriarchy)  and the London Anarchafeminist
Kolektiv, but there is still a very long way to go.

We are interested in forming a radical child care collective as one step
in this process.  We have some models around the world to build on,
including the Zapatistas and collectives in the U.S., but we want to work
on what will be best in London.  We are interested in not only providing
child care for meetings and events but in the process actively including
children in our social movements.

This is an initial meeting to talk about ideas and to begin to formulate
our vision.  Anyone who is interested is welcome at the meeting - parents,
children, non-parents, etc.  There will be child care for the meeting if
you want it.

If you are interested but unable to make the meeting drop an email to:
feministchildrearing at riseup.net



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