Hello everyone!
I am thinking of child minding in London (not quite sure where exactly in London). I am very interested in this role because I like the small group of children, the one to one attention I can give them and honestly because of the bad experiences I had in nurseries. (For example, my co-worker left the children dirty all day and changed their nappy five minutes before parent came to pick up, or leaving the babies to cry till they turned red and exhausted. Another co-worker recorded one of the children crying and said "look how stupid you look!")
I do have some things I struggle with. I am not a native English speaker but do believe I hold a good enough level of English to be understood and understand others. I have a wide vocubalary but it is just that I do have a accent. Would parents want to bring their children to someone who is not native?
Ideally I would love my childminding to be based on Montessori and the how to talk to kids books. There would be fresh meals made with the children, when possible going outside, a creative activity every day and also thought of having emergency positions for example overnight stays.
What do all of you think?