Childminder to work in my home

[Toni2four]

Hi everyone, I am new to this so please bear with me!! I am looking to find a childminder in the Thanet Area of Kent who will work in my house as opposed to me taking the kids to their home. I am wanting to find evening work without disturbing the kids bedtime and hubby works shifts so childcare will be difficult to find, any help much appreciated than u! Xx

So you want a nanny ?

Yes agree that's not a childminder. An employee called a nanny is what you are looking for.

Er.... Do you're looking for a nanny? A childminder is usually self employed and works in their own home and is responsible for their own tax etc.

A nanny is pretty much the opposite - they are your employee, you will be responsible for their tax and n.i contributions and must must a contract which should cover issues such as pay, holidays, sick pay, maternity pay (if female), and a clear outline of their duties.
Is this what you want ?

Or if only evenings and maybe not every evening a babysitter? But depending on how often you needed them/hours they may come outside of a babysitter and be more of a nanny so you would employ them as posted above.

as others have said sounds like you need a nanny - or possibly a babysitter depending what hours you need if evening

a childminder works from their home and is self employed

a nanny works in your home and you employ them

Could you try a nanny/childcare agency? i have an agency nanny two days a week to look after my three in my own home- it is always the same person. As it is done through an agency though i am not her employer- she submits a timesheet to the agency and they invoice me so i am not having to deal with all the tax issues etc.
it works out cost effective for me as i have 2 year old twins and a 7 year old so she does the school run, takes twins to playgroup etc- all the things that they would do anyway in their normal routine and as i am an agency worker as well we can actually cancel shifts etc where we don't need her which makes it more flexible for us.
it would work out very expensive for one child and is not cheap but we get some help through tax credits towards it and it is about the same cost as teo nursery places and a child minder for DD1.
hope that helps.

If you dictate the days and hours etc then you are employing her and should be paying the nanny a gross wage and deducting tax and ni

The only agency I know who pays nannies is TINIES - but that's for temp emergency work