Do you mainly look after boys or girls?

[Mouse]

In all my years of childminding I have looked after relatively few girls. I currently have 7 EYs children on my books - 5 boys & 2 girls. There have been times when I've had no girls at all, all boys.

A cm friend was saying how she's looked after nearly all girls and has very few enquiries for boys. I have very few enquiries for girls.

Have you had a mix, or do you tend to have more of one sex than the other?

[Pixie dust]

I have 3 boys and 3 girls at the moment :)

[scottishlass]

I have only been minding since nov but only have 1 boy - the rest girls and my own 2 children are girls so very girlie house here! Xx

[dawn100]

All boys, only ever had one enquiry for a girl but couldn't do the hours wanted.

[PixiePetal]

when i started it seemed to be all girls, a few years ago it was all boys - all with names beginning with J!

recently a mix - 2 sets of siblings boy/girl mix. Boys at school now so just 2 girls.

[ruby]

at the moment we seem to have more girls than boys 12 girls and 4 boys

cathy

[hectors house]

Mostly boys - have 6 boys at the moment and only one girl, she is quite girlie but also is up for rough and tumble and getting muddy on walks with the boys. Over the last 8+ years I haven't had many girls at all - felt strange to start with as I have 3 grown up daughters of my own but now I am used to having "boys" toys everywhere which is just as well as now I have a grandson too!

[Jenna]

I've been minding 18 months and the boys have always our numbered the girls. Ds has just started pre school and I've noticed their seems to be loads of boys there too.

[samb]

Lots of boys here too- I had only boys at first and then got 2 after school girls, then siblings- 1 of each and finally after 3 years I have now got an ey girl! (I have 5 ey boys at the mo)

[Koala]

Bazaarly it does often swing one way or the other, when I first started it was all boys and 1 girl and was predominantly boys for a long time, now I have more girls than boys, I don't think I have ever had an even mix.

[Tinkerbell1979]

All my mindees are girls much to my sons disgust lol

[Bluebell]

mainly boys tbh. The area is very boy heavy but I know childminders that have predominantly girls and I have predominantly boys. no idea why
just checked my register cos this got me curious - in the time I've been childminding its been 18 boys and 7 girls but the girls seem to only do 1 day or 2 at a push!

[hectors house]

mainly boys tbh. The area is very boy heavy but I know childminders that have predominantly girls and I have predominantly boys. no idea why
just checked my register cos this got me curious - in the time I've been childminding its been 18 boys and 7 girls but the girls seem to only do 1 day or 2 at a push!

My boys seem to come as babies and stay with me until they go to school, the girls either start as babies and then leave for Nursery or start as 2 year olds and just stay a year and leave for Nursery. I generally find though that the children who start as babies do tend to be stayers but the ones who start later just come for a while - I think their parents can see all the hard work I put in when they were babies and are a little more understanding of the requirements when new babies start with me.

[Lottie]

In all my years the majority have been boys. I've only ever looked after 4 girls.

[starlight1]

I seem to have always seem to have loads of girls..I do have a boy starting 30 hours a week,

I have had 8 girls and 3 boys..this will be my 4th

[bunnyjess]

I've been minding since April and have 6 boys and one girl. Not all early years though but most of my enquires have been boys too! Oddly 3 called Jake!

[Natalierose]

I was a nanny for a family of 5 girls. I've only been registered since sept and my 4 lo's are all boys x

[Glitter]

Four boys with names beginning with E. Never thought about it but that seems a bit weird.

[Maza]

Mostly boys too.

[SJ35]

Since last march I have had 8 boys and 3 girls. X

[tulip0803]

At the moment I am dead equal. 3 boys, 3 girls. I have 3 days with 1 space each and have had enquiries from 1 girl and 2 boys. I also have the sister of one of my new LOs on an ad hoc contract (not had her yet though). Another boy starts in Feb.

[Shamai]

4 boys and 2 girls here :thumbsup:

[lilac_dragon]

3 boys and 8 girls at the moment.
At one point I had 15 boys and no girls at all!
The boys consisted of 5 with the same first name plus 4 with the same first name plus another 4 with the same first name - the other 2 had different first names to the others HOW CONFUSING WAS THAT!!!!!!
Still makes my headache.

[smurfette]

3 boys and 8 girls at the moment.
At one point I had 15 boys and no girls at all!
The boys consisted of 5 with the same first name plus 4 with the same first name plus another 4 with the same first name - the other 2 had different first names to the others HOW CONFUSING WAS THAT!!!!!!
Still makes my headache.

That's crazy!!! How did you call them when you had two the same day with the same name?!

Mostly girls always! Have always had one or two boys but at any time could have 6/7 on my books so quite a high percentage of girls. Just had one boy all summer when another left but have had another one start now part time so some male company for him!

[amirose]

14 kids - 6 boys, 8 girls!

[lilac_dragon]

That's crazy!!! How did you call them when you had two the same day with the same name?!

Mostly girls always! Have always had one or two boys but at any time could have 6/7 on my books so quite a high percentage of girls. Just had one boy all summer when another left but have had another one start now part time so some male company for him!

LOL Just yelled the name and got 2 or 3 answers - better than being ignored!!!!:laughing:

[maisiemog]

I've always been mostly girls. At the moment I have 4 girls plus my DD and then two boys.

[kellyskidz!]

Mostly boys overall, which my daughter wasn't too happy with lol. It's better now because we have 2 girls but she used to whine that there were too many boy toys xx

[3 little ducks]

11 children on books at the moment only 1 girl rest are boys, 3 of which hae the same name! luckily not all here att he same time :)

[FloraDora]

Does it matter??

[TooEarlyForGin?]

Does it matter??

No, it was just a fun interesting chatty conversation, fun to see how patterns seem to emerge, no need to bring it down.

Me in 10 years have had approx 17 girls and 8 boys.

[angeldelight]

Does it matter??

No I don't think so but it's a good question to ask

I've def had more boys than girls in all my years of minding

Angel xx

[scottishlass]

It's funny as my daughters class at school (she is 11) has 24 pupils in it but only 9 of them are girls! It is such a rowdy boisterous class too!! On the plus side the girls are very close as so few if them. There is no other class at their age group.

My youngest daughter is 7 and her class is pretty much even boys and girls and its a lovely balance. She has friends coming out her ears tho as there are 3 classes at her age group!!

Funny how it can be so different from one age group to the next! Xx

[watford wizz]

I have 11 boys at the mo not sure where all the girls have gone!

[watgem]

I've been minding mainly boys fr 10 years! I often wonder if its because most of my children are boys that maybe my house is a boy magnet lol

[cathtee]

I have term time 2 boys and 7 girls and holidays 4 boys 6 girls but they all get along together.

[tas]

In 9yrs ive had 15 girls and 4 boys :)

[bindy]

Ten girls and 2 boys at the moment, always more girls than boys , got 5 new children starting in January 4 girls and 1 boy lol! Good job I have a daughter, I tend to buy many more girls toys( or can we say that now lol)

[VeggieSausage]

I have 11 boys at the mo not sure where all the girls have gone!

Had 11 boys til very recently, got one girl one day a week now :laughing:

[clairer]

At first I had three girls. Now it's four girls, three boys. Two of the girls are mine.

[Carol]

I have 9 boys and 4 girls at the moment. And one of each in their ovens lol

Carol