Hey everyone I've finally had calls!!!!
If you remember, I've had twins for 30 hours a week, and with my son that's all the children I've had for a while. I have a Very part time little boy (one hour here and there! Don't ask....) too but not that often, but in the last week I've had THREE calls for after school care!!!!! One for two boys, one for one girl, and one for one boy for before as well as after school. All the boys for school holidays too.
One parent signed contracts today too, although I'm quite wary until they start still, I've had so many people sign contracts and 'disappear' (I don't know if anyone remembers the undercover childminder )
But I have a few questions:
the first is, I need to write a permissions slip for these boys (8 and 9) detailing a few bits, and I'm wondering how to word it. The mum is happy for them to play in the grass outside the front of our house relatively unsupervised (we live on a walk so there's no road, plus their friends live on the same road) so how do I word this? Obviously I'd check on them.
Another is she's happy for them to walk home on their own from school. BEAR IN MIND I live behind the school!! I've already said for peace of mind I'd probably go with them, and if I have other mindees from the school I definately will, but I want to cover this just in case.
What else should I cover? I remember hearing something about play equipment? I don't have anything suitable for their age thoguh (it's all baby stuff in the garden) so should I cover the park stuff?
Also, what sort of routines do you have with your after school kids? I haven't got any experience minding older ones (the oldest I've had is 28 months!) and the mum says they like football tv and playstation! Obviously it won't be a lot of tv or playstation, because I want to do activities with them, but what? I know there's the obvious - cooking, crafts etc, but for pre-teen boys???
Oh and any toy recommendaions would be fantastic too!