The poll, which saw OMB Research question 1,000 NCMA members, found almost three-quarters of childminders have undertaken training during the past year and more than half work more than 40 hours a week. Despite this, half of those surveyed had an annual income of less than £7,000. Liz Bayram, chief executive of the NCMA, said despite the high numbers taking part in training courses, many childminders remained unaware of, or did not have access to, quality improvement schemes such as childminder networks....