Please or to access all these features

Add post

Watch this thread

Save thread

Start a new thread

Flip thread

Hide thread

My feed

Active Unanswered threads

Getting started FAQ's

Unanswered threads Acronyms Talk guidelines

Hide shortcut buttons

Talk

Paid childcare

Discuss everything related to paid childcare here, including childminders, nannies, nurseries and au pairs.

Flip

Original poster

Childminders working together.. what are the rules?

12 replies

nally · 26/04/2007 20:29

The situation is this... a parent has asked me if I can look after her baby under a year old from the end of July. I already have one under a year but she will be 1 in September.

This period where I would not be able to look after the new baby and the current baby just happens to be over the school summer holidays.

A childminding friend of mine has said that she doesn't have any little ones during school holidays and therefore would be willing to help out during that time. Would she need to fill out a CM2 form for me and would I need to fill one out for her???

OP posts:

Are your children’s vaccines up to date?

Set a reminder

dmo · 26/04/2007 20:33

what i would do is get parent to fill in all the info for the other childminder then in sept fill it all out for you
just pretend she is with the other childminder and then she will change to you in sept

nalleeeeeeeeeeeeeee · 27/04/2007 14:42

Sorted. Ofsted have said its ok for the other childminder to be a named assistant and help over the few weeks between me taking on the new mindee and my dd2's birthday. Have not got the contract signed and sealed yet, but hopefuly will next week.

Also, more good news for me (after 4 and a half months of part-time minding and panicking over how to make ends meet), I will be looking after a full-time one year old for 6 weeks starting in 2 weeks time. So, will be ok hopefully!

And I am finally going to court to claim back the 2 months monies owed to me by the parent of an ex-mindee.

nalleeeeeeeeeeeeeee · 27/04/2007 14:46

bump

SOMEONE CONGRATULATE ME. I AM FEELING HAPPY TODAY!!!!

(pleease?)

soak · 27/04/2007 14:48

congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

nalleeeeeeeeeeeeeee · 27/04/2007 14:51

thank you. how very kind

nannynick · 27/04/2007 14:57

congrats nally

Have you sorted out how much you will be paying your assistant? Hope you don't end up paying more than you earn.

nalleeeeeeeeeeeeeee · 27/04/2007 15:55

no that's fine. it has been all sorted out and i won't be out of pocket

SlightlyMadSuperhero · 27/04/2007 15:57

Booo

SlightlyMadSuperhero · 27/04/2007 15:58

Oh and congrats...I have to say with that level of excitement I was reading thru that posting expecting to see a BFP !!!

nalleeeeeeeeeeeeeee · 27/04/2007 16:00

a what???

SlightlyMadSuperhero · 27/04/2007 16:02

BIG Fat Positive wrt a preg test!!!

Tan1959 · 28/04/2007 12:09

I guess what you will need to think about Nally is whether your assistant will remain self employed for this purpose or whether you are going to 'employ' her? Think you will then need Employers Insurance? need to pay her Tax and Insurance?

Will you have a Contract with her and what will happen if she is ill? Will you pay her sick pay; will she be entitled to holiday pay for the short time that she is with you?

Not absolutely sure about the CM2 form though but think so

Flip