co- childminders

[lady luck]

Hi im a registerd childminder me and another childminder who is a friend of mine are thinking of setting up together we would have children in our own house in the morning till school children go to school then we would go and cmind at her house untill end of school time then we would go our seperate ways again. i was just wondering if any one else has had experiance doing this and if theres any advice or things to concider. thankyou

[Cammie Doodle]

Carolyn and I co- mind , but as we live next door it is really easy. been doing this for years now . I would hate not to

[lady luck]

thanx for that put my mind at ease

[marleymoo]

i've been doing it for 6 years now and i would never go back to working alone

[Greengrass74]

We are husband and wife both registerd if that counts, it is great as we can share paperwork and other bits and pieces and even manage to get a tea break, well most most days

[marleymoo]

you get a tea break?

[Greengrass74]

you get a tea break?

I know unheard of in the Childminding world, but yes I do sometimes get one

[marleymoo]

bet you get a lunch break too don't you?

[Greengrass74]

bet you get a lunch break too don't you?

Now that would be too much to ask

[claire'scherubs]

Just started doing it, from my house only. Went from just my mindees to full for both in a matter of 3 days, and have a waiting list!!!!!

Loving having the adult company and the split for the school runs, can't see me ever changing back to working alone

[SYLVIA]

If you co mind do you need to inform ofsted. Thinking of trying something like this to cover school runs in the bad weather so we don't have to take LO's in buggies in the snow.

[munch149]

I have looked into doing this but was told I need planning permission as traffic and noise will increase in my home. Apparently this is the case even if I just take on a assistant and don't increase numbers? This costs £300 ish so wondering if it will be worth it .

[kel1983]

I co mind with my mum. Its nice to have adult company and to share the workload if we ever get fed up of each other we will take our children off to different places.