Minimum age for childminding?

[Kelly]

Evening All!

Can anyone tell me is the minimum age of childminding 16 or 18? I cannot remember for the life of me and I am trying to write an assignment with equal opps in it and need to justify exclusion because of age.

[chez1373]

I think it is 16 but not 100% sorry

[Spangles]

I'm sorry I don't know the answer, I wasn't actually aware that there was a minimum wage at all - shows how much I know but then I don't exactly have to worry about that!!!

[Annie_T]

looking thru my booklet i cant see an age hun sorry i would say 18 tho but unsure coz i have feeling on my cousre it was 16 .. i would look into it on net hun if i were u x

[mrsb]

I just googled it and found this, hope it helps

The minimum age is 18, although most childminders are older. Many have their own children at home.

[Blaze]

The minimum age is 18. We can't hand over a child (ie at collection) to anyone under 16...though I have it in my paperwork that I won't hand over to anyone under 18.

[angeldelight]

Yes I thought it was 18 also

Angel xx

[chez1373]

that really interesting there was a girl on my pre meeting she was only 17 so maybe she was turning 18 soon?

[katickles]

The minimum age is 18. We can't hand over a child (ie at collection) to anyone under 16...though I have it in my paperwork that I won't hand over to anyone under 18.

Unless the person under 18years is the parent.

[breezy]

Unless the person under 18years is the parent.

good point!!!!!!!!

[Blaze]

Unless the person under 18years is the parent.

LOL...nope won't take on a LO if parent is under 18 unless a grandparent etc signs contract as well...in which case ...of course!

[katickles]

LOL...nope won't take on a LO if parent is under 18 unless a grandparent etc signs contract as well...in which case ...of course!

If the mindees parents are 16 - the child is their responsibility.

We have just had this discussion as part of our network & the answer that we were given that as long as the child is 16 or above then we don't need grandparents in addition to the parent.

[susi513]

It was my understanding that you need someone over 18 to sign the contract because you can't take someone under 18 to court for non-payment?

[angeldelight]

I thought that also Susi

Angel xx

[Tatia]

That's what I thought, too. A teen parent is responsible for child but needs a co-signer for legal documents.

[katickles]

Sorry i was meaning the hand over of the mindee

[angeldelight]

Dopey haha

Angel xx

[vixiepixie]

hiya there i am 18 and am actually a childminder. the min age is 18.

[miffy]

hiya there i am 18 and am actually a childminder. the min age is 18.

Hello pleased to meet you.

miffy xx

[vixiepixie]

hey nice to meet you.