Starting own pre-school

[ShelleyCarly1990]

Hi everyone, I am a qualified teacher with 8 years experience in key stage 1 and early years.
I am thinking of starting my own pre-school from my own home and would love to hear your thoughts/ideas and see if anyone would be interested in this.
I am looking to reach out to parents of children with 3-4 year olds to help prepare them for school. I am looking to provide 1:4 teaching opportunities with a play based approach along side a forest school approach (also a trained forest school leader) . Would anyone find this appealing? And how much would you expect to pay?
This would be different to child minding as it a provided by a qualified teacher.
Would love to hear your ideas/thoughts!
Thanks everyone

I don't understand the differentiation between childcare and pre school when all early years is delivering the EYFS.

I manage a Pre school and we ask for a voluntary donation. This year about 3 parents have paid. Before covid maybe 6, parents are told it is free, the local school is free, no donations. It’s hard to compete.

Tbh it sounds like a child minder rather than a Pre school. I don’t think you will make much money.

You'd be a childminder so if I were to use you I'd pay the going rate for childminders in your area.

What AroundtheWorldin80m said on P1

Pus, I think you are forgetting, that, in the pre-school year (clue is in the name) many parents feel one of the real positives of a child going to Pre-school, is to get them used to being with a larger group of dc.

If you are going to be a childminder, you will need to be in touch with the local rate for CMers around you, including the fact that they will offer places to children for no cost to the parents - and less than market rate to be claimed from the LAs in most cases.

Many childminders are qualified teachers. I would (and did) actively avoid a setting like your idea though, at 3/4yo I want my children to be purely playing, not getting ready for school. But I know a lot of people would feel differently so it would depend on the area you're in!

Loads of childminders are qualified!
My kids' childminder was a teacher who gave up her career to bring up her own kids.
She said Toddlers were easier than teenagers!
A good childminder will prepare children for school. You don't need a preschool to do this.