Male childminder kent

[Tommy boy]

Wow thanks for such a positive and welcome response, I do get highly offended that see a male as dangerous errrrr ain't all the big horror stories in recent years been women??????? (Horrible thought now that's enough of that).

The scary part for me will be leaving a £30k job to do it!!!!! I have my party bus, bouncy castles and odd bit of sign writing but it's a big step as who knows how long it will take to get children on my books

[Tommy boy]

How is it best to get out there and will I be able to make a decent living out of it???????

[Rick]

How is it best to get out there and will I be able to make a decent living out of it???????

Have a look at my post straight after your original one. You need to get yourself known in the local community, I used to go to a toddler group every day with my son and people got to know me that way.

I used to do civil engineering and I reckon I earn almost as much doing this, but I have worked hard to get myself out there. In fact, because I don't pay for childcare, I actually earn more!

[Rick]

And getting children may not be instant. It's taken me 9 months to be full.

[FussyElmo]

How is it best to get out there and will I be able to make a decent living out of it???????

A decent living no one can guarantee you that in childminding. What kind of area do you live in? Is your area saturated with childminders/nurseries? Childminding can be very changeable full one month and then a few children leave.

But its a great career but it can take a while to get started

[Tommy boy]

How many can 1 person look after at 1 time? If there is 2 registered is it just dabble

[munch149]

How many can 1 person look after at 1 time? If there is 2 registered is it just dabble

Depends on space in house more so

[Samijanec]

I can't help you there, English rules and scottish rules are different..

[Toothfairy]

Hello & welcome.
I'm in Kent too, my husband is registered as my assistant.
He works full time but his job is flexible and can help out when I'm busy

[shortstuff]

How many can 1 person look after at 1 time? If there is 2 registered is it just dabble

it does depend on space as well as ratios but the basic ratios are 6 under the age of 8, 3 can be under 5 and only 1 under the age of 1. if you have enough space then yes with two you can double.

Another thing you will need to check is if you need planning permission to have that many children in your care, within your home.

[Tommy boy]

What's the difference between a childminder and registered assistant?

[Rick]

A childminder may have another person work with them which allows them to look after more children.

This thread explains it further

http://www.childmindinghelp.co.uk/fo...nt-advice.html

[Cottonsocks]

I'm in Wales. When I was a childminder on my own I was registered for 6, when my husband registered we were still only allowed 6 jointly. We applied for planning permission to increase numbers & are now registered for 11 (no more than 6 being under school age).