hi all im a new childminder and just wondering if any one can help
i got my cerrtificate through other week or so and its says this on it
may care for no more than 4 childern under years
not more than 1 may be in the ealry years age group and of these not more then one may be under one
so im comfussed i have a 3 year old so she be in ( ealry years ?) which not in my cefiatfte?
so am i right i can have 2 more under that age ? only one can be 1? this right? as she said i can have 6
help please

Hi Kimberley

The numbers shown on your certificate are the numbers of minded children you can care for, they have already taken into account your own children when deciding these numbers.

Does that help? :)

I will also move your post to minding chat as you will get more replies there :)

hi i trying to do that but dont know how to do it lol
it said that on it plus this when careing for 4-5 year olds who are full time may incress numbers providing max numbers not exceeced.

yeah i know my own kids not in my cef
but i thought 5 year old be in full time ? hes 6 in sep

i thought my 3 year old being in my numbers thats fine but thinkign i have this as space
daughter ( under early years not on cef then i thought i be left with 2 spaces am i right?
the older one be in the older one ? i sure she said at preg preg my cef will comfuse me lol as it is doing !!!
sons full time all day
but what its say in cef is that above so i was thinking it says this bit not more then one may be in elary years and not may these be under one so me thinking thats 2 plus mine help x

Your 5 year old is still in the early years age group (until 31 August following his 5th birthday - that will be August 2010 if I've read your post right) which is why your certificate also says "when caring for 4 or 5 yo who are in full-time education....................." you can increase your numbers.

So you are right and so is your certificate!

Hope that makes sense

Miffy xx

hi thank you
well you know you say hes in ealry years but cause hes full time will he now be in bigger one?

am i right
i allowed
one more * plus child) my 3 year old
then other cause older lad is full time?

In total you can't have more than 6 children under 8 years old including your own.

You have 2 children (3 yo and 5 yo) of your own.

That's why your certificate says may care for 4.........

Because your 5 yo is at school full-time you can count him in the 5 to 8 yos and your 3 yo is in your under 5's which leaves you 2 spaces for under 5's and 2 for over 5's.

I think that's what you said too! :D

Miffy xx

thank you will this be term time only? x