Can you tell your house is usedfor cm?

**Nature'sKids!** · 23-11-2011, 10:29 AM

I mean apart from toys, or artwork, how has it impacted on your home? How much, if anything, did you have tochange?

**pinky33** · 23-11-2011, 10:36 AM

During the day you can. But outside working hours it's just our home.
The children fit into our environment not the environment fitting in with the children.

**Twinkle-Toes** · 23-11-2011, 10:38 AM

Our dining room is now a 'play room'......other than that we just look like we have young kids. Safety gates, highchairs etc

We did buy a shed to store most cm'ing related stuff in but stuff went mouldy

**FussyElmo** · 23-11-2011, 10:47 AM

Only in the dining room other than that its my home

**AliceK** · 23-11-2011, 10:47 AM

If you came into my house and didn't know I was a childminder then No you probably wouldn't know you'd just think my own 2 children were very lucky in having their own playroom full of toys and that their artwork is up in there too. The only thing that would give it away is my noticeboard in the playroom. Luckily as I have my own 2 young children I don't feel my house has been taken over as they would have their things around anyway but if my children were older then it would be different.

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**JCrakers** · 23-11-2011, 11:00 AM

In the week you can probably tell because I dont take the stairgates down and the child seats are kept at the table and the plastic table cloth is kept on etc. the conservatory is the playroom and is jam packed with toys. At night I just close the door but its all still visible

Friday evening after work I put all the work related things away until Monday morning

**sharonmanc** · 23-11-2011, 11:02 AM

have nto started minding yet, but my dining room will be my main play room, and it is not much different to how i have it for my own children, the only difference will be a notice board for art work, which I want for my daughter anyway, and toys which are a few more than you woudl have for one little girl. Also the garden has a little play house and slide which quite alot of people have for their children anyway.

I am hopign to keep my home as much like a home as possible

**VeggieSausage** · 23-11-2011, 12:55 PM

mine now resembles a childrens nursery school - posters, welcome posters, certificates, artwork, mountains of toys and stuff EVERYWHERE!!! I lack a playroom, thats what I really want, no room however.

**flowerpots** · 23-11-2011, 01:15 PM

Originally Posted by AliceK

If you came into my house and didn't know I was a childminder then No you probably wouldn't know you'd just think my own 2 children were very lucky in having their own playroom full of toys and that their artwork is up in there too. The only thing that would give it away is my noticeboard in the playroom. Luckily as I have my own 2 young children I don't feel my house has been taken over as they would have their things around anyway but if my children were older then it would be different.

xxxx

Same here