Argh what do you do if there's no after school club and no CMs collect from the school?

[TheScience]

Just that really - DS1 will be starting primary school in September and it has no ASC. There seems to be very few CMs in our area anyway and I haven't found any that collect from his school. I'll also need care for a baby.

You get stuck as a SAHM

Our school doesn't have an after school club, but one of the clubs based at another local school does do pick ups from there. Speak to the school, you might find they have a similar arrangement. It just means you have to pick them up from a different location.

Or you get stuck as a childminder!

My children's school has no wrap around care. Therefore, I'm stuck as a CM now both mine are at school. No wrap around care means
A. I can't look for full-time work (outside the home) as although family will look after them I won't ask them to do it full time.

B. I will feel guilty if I do pack it in and I leave 4 families in the OP's predicament (as there's only 2 other CM's who cover the school both quite busy).

Or you embrace being a SAHM! Not being "stuck" at all- a very valuable thing to do.

The nursery I used had a before and after school club and they took the children to school and collected them in a minibus so it might be worth checking with nurseries.Although if nurseries are too expensive for your baby you do end up dropping and collecting children at two different places.

Hope

....... You get something sorted!!!!

FIS is Family Information Service. It might be called something different in your area but it's basically the local authority's list of all registered childcare providers. Not all want their details on the tinterweb so calling and asking for a printed copy might prove more fruitful.

I suggest being pro-active, I found 2 excellent childminders by advertising on the school's notice board in the playground - a line about your 2 gorgeous children needing a CM and got brand new childminders who were delighted to start which guaranteed business. I live in an area with lots of CMs and that's another problem is if there is too much choice!
Your school might have a newsletter or regular email as well. Childminding seems to suit people at a certain time in people's lives - so you can't anticipate who might be interested - the grapevine will be alive!

Have you joined childcare. co. uk?? It cost me £20 for membership and I posted an advert detailing what I wanted - I had a really good response and interviewed 6 cm's and went for the one most suited to us - she is a godsend and is worth her weight in gold!!!

Someone said afterschool clubs aren't childcare

We're not talking about activity clubs we're talking about childcare clubs

I tried to rely on the fact that football club was on Monday's until 4.30pm but it often got cancelled or moved to a different day

So I had to get my kids into aftersch club at £10.50 even though they were at footie & only at aftersch club until 5pm
So £10.50 for 30 minutes & they had missed snack time
pain in the arse!

OP have you asked any if the CM's if they know of someone?
I always do my best to pass on other CM numbers to parents who I am unable to accommodate.

Quite often there are adverts at my DCs school for someone to do the school run for children. If you got someone they could drop your DC at a child minders, its a very easy way for a SAHP to earn a little bit extra.

I know 2 people who resorted to illegal childminding arrangements. Good luck.

Looking at rearranging/reducing mine and DP's working hours we might be able to get it down to just one afternoon (11-5 or even 11-3) where we need childcare. Might look at students/babysitters or even a cleaner who will do some babysitting and school pick up while DP works from home that day.

Whence needed a childminder we went down to the mum and baby groups months in advanced and let people know we were looking. (There was no mums of the actual child at these places, should be called childminder and mindees social club.

I rang up Social Services and they sent a leaflet with all the names and numbers with registered child minder in my area and we worked our way through that. Childminders appeared to be full bit once September came there was a big change as the childminders often lot kids as they went to different schools or needed different hours of care.

Well the school was entirely unhelpful - no wraparound at the school, thought there might be wraparound at DS's current nursery (there is, but they don't take Primary school children), thought that some parents might use childminders but no idea of who they are. The link worker thought that "social services might keep a list"