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    Once more I am pleading for you help with my research for my early years degree.

    Everything I have read is telling me that minders are -

    female, married or living with a partner, with young children of their own combinig paid work with the care of their own children!

    Does this describe you, you only need to post me a yes if you agree.

    If you disagree with this statement I would love to know why, particularly if you are male!

    Thanks a million

    Jan

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    Daddy Day Care Guest

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    Certainly doesnt describe me

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    Quote Originally Posted by Daddy Day Care View Post
    Certainly doesnt describe me
    wot you mean you ain't female

    I suppose it describes me:
    female - yes
    lives with partner - yes
    one young child, two older - yes
    combines paid work with own family - yes


    what part of the EY degree are you doing? I haven't come across this bit yet

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    Well.....

    Female: yes
    Living with partner: no
    I have 2 young children
    Combining paid work with family yes!!

    hth

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    It describes me too. I am a mother, living with partner and earning a wage at home so I can be there for my own children.

    Hope you get some more replies

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    yes, thats me lol

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    yes thats me

    Female, married, four small children and minding to bring in a bit of money, be with my children and not need my own childcare

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    Female: yes
    Living with partner: Yes
    I have 2 children
    Combining paid work with family yes

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    nope not me either

    female - yes
    lives with partner - NOPE single
    one young child, two older - no 2 older children (ages 9 and 12)
    combines paid work with own family - NO - our only source of income

    IS BACK

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pipsqueak View Post
    wot you mean you ain't female

    I suppose it describes me:
    female - yes
    lives with partner - yes
    one young child, two older - yes
    combines paid work with own family - yes


    what part of the EY degree are you doing? I haven't come across this bit yet
    Thanks for your comments. I am in my second year and its part of my independent research project - childminding in the 21st century! would not recomend this as a research area though as the literature is rather limited!

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    Female: Yes
    Married or living with a partner: Yes
    With young children of their own: No I don't have any children
    Combinig paid work with the care of their own children: No this is my only source of income and I don't have any children!

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    female married didn't start as a childminder until my own child had started school. I saw this as a career choice not a way to look after my own child and earn extra. I was already a qualified nursery nurse so thought I should put my qualification to some use once my child was in school.

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    Female - Yes
    Lives with Partner - yes married
    Children - now 16 and 14
    Combines paid work with family life

    I started childminding 15 years ago as a way to stay at home and look after my own children. In the early years as my earning capacity was restricted because I had my children my aim was to pay for a family holiday each year and a few extras.
    As the years have moved on and the children have got older I have chosen to increase my childminding (yes I really love my work) to the point I actually earn the same as my Primary School Teacher husband and am about to start working with an assistant.

    All this still allows me to be at home for my children, who despite their age still need me. My 16yr old said when she finished her GCSEs that she was so glad I was around at home. If I had been out every day she would have probably have gone out with friends every day and wandered around so she wasn't at home on her own.

    I think the greatest thing for me is that this job has been organic and meets the needs of me and my family as the years go by. Something I don't believe I would have had if I had continued in 'Paid' Employment.
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    Yes that's me too!

    xx

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    yep discribes me to!

    female, married with 2 children one is 2 and the other 3 and combines paid work with own family.

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    Yes, thats me
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    *****proofed the house but they're still getting in!!

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    And me!!!!

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    yes

    but i have been registered for 3 years but only had my baby 9 months ago
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    Default Re: Do you agree?

    No. Definately don't agree. This is stereotyping. I am female, but single, no partner and I have one child who is now 19yrs and out to work. I have only been childminding while he has been a teenager. When he was younger I worked in other types of settings.
    Childminders can be any age, sex, marital status, nationality, children or no children, old or young children and with differeing backgrounds of knowledge and experience to bring to their business, whether it be as a mother, ex-teacher, pre-school assisstant, etc. And come to childminding for many different reasons not just to be at home with younger children.
    I know lots of childminders and everybodys situation is different in some way. We are all unique!
    Does that make sense?!


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    I fall into all your categories (sorry forum won't let me just answer yes).

    I know from previous threads there are quite a few members who are or used to mind before having children

 

 
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