CM for child with severe Asd (general question)

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More of a general enquiry. Dc1 has severe Asd. I am currently at home but would want to go back to work at some point.
Dc1 needs 1:1 at all times.

Would CMs consider a child with such needs? Should I expect a higher rate?

Just wanted to get a rough idea before I start applying jobs & trying to find childcare. I know there are no SN childminders in my area and the lady at the council just told me to ring other CM to find out.

Thanks

What about a nanny? A childminder as a general rule would have other children even if it were there own.

I wouldn't charge more for the ASD but yes if a parent wanted me to keep my ratios down then I would charge for all the spaces. (In reality I would decline for that reason though).

Oops! their own

Makes sense nick. Thanks. This is my worry thouh (higher charge which would be too costy or being turned down). But I see your point

If I could afford to work for £2.50ph (my profit per child) then I wouldn't need to work but unfortunately as much as I love cming, I have to make a living.

As I said above , what about a nanny?

Never thought about a nanny. Will check it out. Thanks.

I don't think a childminder could offer you one to one care unless you were paying a very high rate, a nanny would probably be cheaper.

There is no harm in calling round though. Some childminders don't work to capacity any way and could maybe offer you something.

For 1:1 you need a nanny/carer.

Do you get Direct Payments to help towards cost of a carer? If you don't know about Direct Payments then I would suggest posting on the Special Needs Children board as there are many mumsnetters on there who could give advice from a parent viewpoint.

My local authority has a scheme where they cover the difference in cost between normal childminder rate and extra for 1 to 1 care. So normal rate is £3.50 per hour which I pay, the rate for my child is £9.50 per hour and the LA fund the £6 difference. I get about 50 hours support per year which works for me as DS is at school and I work from home so I only need ad hoc care in holidays Contact your family information service and see what they can offer. My DS 's childminder is a normal childminder but she is confident with SEN.

No direct payments. Applied but turned down.
Family information service cannot help either (only suggested trying to find a CM myself as there is nothing really for children with SN available).

I am looking into.nannies and how much help I would get through the childcare ekement of the TC.

Up to 70% of a fixed amount, depending if you have 1 or more children. WTC2 I think the HMRC leaflet is called. No idea how they work out what percentage you get... Guess it is means tested somehow.

It would require a registered nanny in England, a nanny via an agency in Scotland, an approved nanny in Wales. Not all nannies will be part of the registration scheme.

There is a special needs agency called SNAP which might be worth a look.

I have two friends whose children are autistic, one has her child in a special nursery/pre-school and then they have an au pair to pick him up in the evening.
The other's child goes to a special school who pick him up by taxi at 8am and return them at 4.10, she uses one of the teachers at school for holiday cover.

Both have moderate/severe ASD, although I can have child B over to play without a parent and he's been to stay a couple of times (when their second and third siblings were born), and my children are used to him.

My own son goes to a specialist childminder who works with assistants. I pay £10 per hour for this which is a lot but there are high levels of support available.