1:1 childminder

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I have a 6 year old autistic DS. We are stumped for childcare over the summer hols as he needs a higher level of support than any of the local holiday camps can offer. He's in mainstream but needs a high level of adult support.
We're thinking of asking at his school whether any of the TAs would be interested in childminding him for a day a week over the holidays.
We've never had a childminder before so I don't really know how it works.
Can anyone give me a steer on how much a childminder charges? We're in the south west if that makes any difference.
How do you pay them? What about insurance/tax?
The couple of TAs I think might be interested are the ones without their own children so I think they might prefer to childmind from our house - does this cause any issues?

They need to be registered as a childminder to mind children. Not sure a TA can just do that. Yes they would need insurance/contracts etc. also you can pay a childminder via tax free payments. Ask around in your area for recommendations

They would only need to register as a childminder if they were caring for children in their own home. If they would be looking after him in your home, they wouldn’t need to.

This sounds more like a part time nanny than childminder, a childminder would usually have several children and so the price would reflect that.

You need a nanny/babysitter not a childminder, childminders work out of their own home and charge in the basis of having multiple children. As far as I understand Nannys/babysitters have no specific registration requirements but you'd obviously want to ensure they had DBS, first aid etc

I think you should ask the TAs at the school. I worked as a TA in a special needs school for several years. I used to babysit and 'nanny' for one of the families who had a son at the school. It wasn't suitable or in his best interests to have someone he wasn't familiar with.

I worked with the boy in school, knew what he was into and importantly how to de-escalate him if he became upset or heightened.

Cash in hand. School knew about it and I wasn't the only one who did babysitting / occasional nannying for school families. It made sense 🤷🏻‍♀️

They can only childmind in their own homes if they're registered.

It sounds like you need to hire someone as a nanny for one day a week so they can care for him in your house.

Thanks all - that's massively helpful! That's exactly what I need, a babysitter/nanny to come to my home. At least now I'll be asking for the right thing!!

They would not be a childminder if working from your house. That’s important to establish because it makes all the difference to Ofsted. A babysitter/nanny operating from your house does not need to register with them.

On tax etc - if you have a nanny then they’re employed by you and you pay their tax, NI, holiday, etc. A babysitter is a more casual relationship where they’re self employed so you pay the rate they set and it’s their responsibility to declare the money. It’s not necessarily particularly clear where the line is between the two, though I think most people would put what you’re talking about under babysitting.

Yeah you’d be wanting be wanting someone as a nanny/babysitter. If just over the summer you’d probably just go cash in hand, but if a more permanent role then should all be declared (it of course eh should be either way but you know). At your house otherwise they need to be registered.
Depends what area you’re in but you’d probably be looking at around £15 an hour.

We have a similar problem. Ds has asd he has a full time one to one at school but obviously this isnt funded for childcare.

I work part time so childcare isnt required in term time. In the hols I rely on family members helping out and we take holidays separately.

If it's full days then you need a nanny, a TA may be willing to do this to boost earnings and the bonus is they are use to Sen children . Not cheap tho a TA earns a minimum of £12.50 ph and they may want a higher wage. They may be happy with cash in hand otherwise they will either need to register as self employed or you would need to do tax/ni etc. it needs to be in your home otherwise it's a childminder who needs to be registered with ofsted/insured etc.

If it's ad hoc a few hours here and there then you need a babysitter. Bonus being that is usually cash in hand. Again you could ask at school.

If you are struggling childcare.co.uk has nanny's/childcare/babysitters advertised on it.

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