child minder fees

I have a couple of children on my books who do shorter hours (7:30-2:30pm and 9-3pm) so it's definitely possible but in the 4 years I've been childminding I've only . To be fair I've never actively looked for shorter hour contracts as i want to maximise my 3 eyfs places so usually ask for a minimum of 8hrs a day but I wouldn't want to rely on this more unusual enquiries to pay my bills! I charge £6ph in the SE commuter belt I would have though Southfields area would be nearer £7ph

Funding rates can vary form around £3 to £4.50 even in London. SO if your considering that route given the 30 hours increase should it go ahead it maybe worth asking that question locally. Generally funding rates are less than normal rates.

Contact your local children's centre or families information, they have statistics on the forecasted demand for things like funded places, which is most likely to be the market you attract. The problem is registration can take 8 months or more and you still have to do the courses even as a teacher so may find demand changes by then but you could register anyway and see how it goes starting over a school holiday and leave yourself temporary work or tutoring as a back up.
Child-minding for even these short hours wills till require paperwork after hours most minders do an extra hour a day at least and many who have been teachers say they now do as much if not more per child than as a teacher (obviously not for 30)..

I think those hours would be useful to a mum of a baby who is wanting respite, and who is quite flexible about when respite happens.

I don't know where Southfields is, I'm guessing london area?
I am in the Midlands and charge £3.75 ph. I haven't had any enquiries here for school hours and none of the cms I know have any children on those hours. I get a lot of phone calls for extended hours, eg starting at 6 or finishing late at night.
DH used to be in the military (we lived somewhere different then) and I did have lots of enquiries and work from other military families, maybe the wife was studying or using childcare to give her a break while her husband was working away or really long hours, but there was a lot of school hours care wanted in that town.

in our town the hours you want to offer are covered really well by existing preschools and school nurseries and it would probably be a difficult market to get into, but new buisness start all the time and are successful and there is no reason why you can't be successful with them.

In London, similar type of area to Southfields/Wimbledon
Our childminder's charges are:
£10 from 8am to school drop off
£20 for school pick up to 6pm, including healthy dinner (this is the option we use)
£70 for full day, 8am-6pm

I am going to stick my neck out and say that you might well attract someone who is working in a flexible/pt/freelancing type of way and just wants a few hours of care. I used to live in a fairly similar area and did look for a pt childminder or nanny share at one point. I would have been interested in what you describe.

Not everyone commutes or wants their small children in childcare for long days. You only need 3 children and your high level of qualification will go a long way in attracting parents.

The point is, it would be your own business and you can run it in any way you like.

Why not put out a taster advert/poster 'new childminding setting planned for Southfields...', say what your hours would be and invite people to get in touch if they are interested? See what response you get.

The majority of cms provide a nurturing environment, many provide organic food and all provide a learning scheme appropriate for the children in their care with activities and outings designed to teach and develop the mindees. Lots are level 3 and above qualified.

I run a preschool and we offer funded hours between 9 and 3 but most of our parents use us to prepare their children for school. Part of that is socialising with other children

Our CM works 6.30am to 5.30pm and charges £4.25 per hour. Your hours wouldn't work for us as we need to drop DD off on the way to work and pick her up after work.

I needed child care from 7:15 to 18:30 if I'd chosen it locally, but when I had my dcs in child care near work I needed it 8:15 to 17:00. Guess which I chose to use?

I pay £55 a day in SE London - 8am to 6pm.

Our CM (Leeds based) works 7.30am - 6pm and charges £35 for the day which includes all meals and trips out. We supply nappies and wipes.

I'm afraid I have to agree with PPs and say those hours wouldn't work for us. I work 9-4.30 so need to work my DSs drop off and pick up times around that.

£30 for a full day (available 7:30am- 7pm) or £5 an hour. I'm in South Manchester, I think the full day rate is a very competitive charge. I wouldn't be able to use childcare that started later than 7:30 and finished before 6:30.

I pay £5/ hour. I can't imagine who would want school hours only childcare? Childminders tend to offer longer hours than nurseries or after/ before school clubs. My cm is open from 7-7.

I pay £5 an hour in Brighton.

Our south London childminder offers 8-6 with most kids doing 8.30-5.30 for £70 a day. Your hours wouldn't work for us either in attsid

I can't see who your market would be there. I mean, you might hit lucky and find the younger sibling of someone working short hours in the middle of the day so they can pick older ones up from school, but I wouldn't think it would be sustainable.

Now if you wanted PT hours, then out of school hours would be the way to go "wrap around" care.

I charged £4.30 an hour when I was childminding.

And I worked 8.30-5.30 which allows parents to get to work and back plus do the 9-5

Occasionally I did 7.30-4.30

I think people who want the hours you talk about tend to use nurseries for the 'free hours' and not childminders.

Sorry!

I pay £4.40 ph in essex but rural location. My DS age 2 does 9am-5pm so he only has to do the school run in the afternoon. I would much rather have the flexibility to drop off earlier at 8-8.30 but it means he is going straight in school run which doesn't seem fair on him.

Not sure if this helps but I know someone who specialised in after school and school holiday care which seemed to work well for her.