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  • verb Present participle of childmind.

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Examples

  • The data showed that the more deprived the area, the lower the average quality of the provision, which Ofsted said was largely due to the difference in quality of childminding.

    Ofsted judges one in six nurseries and childminders 'inadequate' 2011

  • My local has a ‘kids club’ for childminding while parents are doing laps.

    Cheeseburger Gothic » Burger Lite 26 Feb 2010

  • "For example, nine out of the 12 outstanding childminders we visited had qualifications above the minimum required, and 10 out of the 12 were members of local childminding networks."

    Ofsted judges one in six nurseries and childminders 'inadequate' 2011

  • Just need the details now so I can sort out the childminding arrangements.

    Cheeseburger Gothic » Canberra dinner thread (now with deets!) 2010

  • Some weekends I did childminding to supplement my income.

    On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009

  • As a kid I was pushed off a climbing structure at the childminding center that used to be in Seven Oaks Mall, and sprained my arm.

    » Merry Go Round Strocel.com 2009

  • Some wealthy families “obtain” a young girl from the mountains, who is brought to the house as a domestic help and must do everything from cooking and cleaning to childminding.

    A House in Fez SUZANNA CLARKE 2007

  • Some wealthy families “obtain” a young girl from the mountains, who is brought to the house as a domestic help and must do everything from cooking and cleaning to childminding.

    A House in Fez SUZANNA CLARKE 2007

  • Some wealthy families “obtain” a young girl from the mountains, who is brought to the house as a domestic help and must do everything from cooking and cleaning to childminding.

    A House in Fez SUZANNA CLARKE 2007

  • Some wealthy families “obtain” a young girl from the mountains, who is brought to the house as a domestic help and must do everything from cooking and cleaning to childminding.

    A House in Fez SUZANNA CLARKE 2007

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