Thankyou Sarah will look into planning permission would only have 7 for 1 hour togeather on the monday thankyou FussyElmo for help as well xx
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Thankyou Sarah will look into planning permission would only have 7 for 1 hour togeather on the monday thankyou FussyElmo for help as well xx
Hi all I'm new to childminding and really need help, I have twins aged 4, they start full time school in September and by the end of September they will be 5, I have just had baby 6mths sign up for nearly full time and a child the same age as the twins for a couple of nights after school, can I get a variation as the twins and the other boy will be in full time school to enable me to take another couple of pre schoolers on?:panic:
You don't get a variation any more - you look at the wording in the Eyfs and factsheet and you decide whether you can care for more children.
Once a child is in full time, 10 sessions a week school you can take on more children in the early years. You cannot have more than 6 under 8 at any time.
Hope this helps :D
Thanks Sarah, I did think I had read it right but its so confusing you doubt yourself!:blush:
No matter how much I read about the ratios and variations, I still don't really get it!
At the moment, I mind brother and sister (9yr and 6yr) and 2 sisters (8yr and 4yr), as well as my own 19month old.
So my ratios are fine now.
The 4yr old is starting reception in September - currently she is in my under 5, but from September does she move into the over 5?
If so, does that mean that I will have space for 2 new children under 5?
I have had a query from a parent who has a 2yr old and 4yr old, but as above the 4yr old starts school in September and would only need care during the holidays. If I take on these children, are they both in the under 5, or is the 4yr old actually in the over 5? Or will I have to say no as I would have 4 in the under 5?
So confused :confused:
Thanks Rick
Just to clarify, do children automatically become a rising 5, or is that only if I get an enquiry to take on more children.
Also, does that also mean that the EYFS no longer applies in terms of what I need to plan, observe and record? Or would I still have to do all of this until they start Y1 at school?
Sorry for all the questions!!
Once a child is in FULL TIME education they become rising 5 and no longer in your EYFS ratios. Just need to keep an eye on your under 8 numbers when taking on new LO.
Hiya would you beable to answer this question. If I had a 14mths and a nearly 3 (own children) and a parent with a 18mths old and a 4 yr old in april, would I beable to take them on as they are sibling, I thought I read somewhere about taking siblings on and not have them split up within childcare.
Regards tracey
You do not have 2 vacancies so no you cannot take on these 2 you cannot do a variation for new business, you can only take 1 under 5.