CM CLUB How many hours a week do you do?

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I have 5 mindees spread over 4 days and totalling about 25 working hours a week, going up to 50 hours a week in school hols over 5 days which is lovely as usually get fri, sat and sun off! I was wondering if it is normal to struggle to fill a week with one mindee for 5 days? Everyone that has contacted me only wants 1 or 2 days a week! I am really surprised cos thought it would be other way round and I would struggle to get part timers.

too many!!

I have 3 mindees. I do between 10 and 15 hours schooltime a week and roughly 50 doing the holidays.

I have various mindees on different days a week too, totally 39.5 hours. Longer during school holidays. I have had full time before and actually I prefer part timers. It means that no day is the same. Just recently, I lost a 3 day a week and at the same time was replaced by a 2 dayer and a 1 dayer! No loss of money, but managed to not have to work during school hours on Wednesdays and Thursdays! Perfect.

I have 7 mindies. 3 under 5's who do 3 or 4 days plus 4 b/a schoolers 5 days a week, & my own 2 dd's. I work full time from 7.45 to 6 pm, although some days are quieter & I only have one of the school age children in the holidays plus my 2 who are 13 & 10.
I used to have 3 full time under 5's but that is rare around here, it is usually part timers whose days slot in with each other really well!

Not sure what is typical for a childminder. I am a nanny thus a bit different, but based on hours last week (for nannying and babysitting), I did 73 hours of childcare.

As more and more parents seem to want flexible childcare, I am not surprised that filling up a week is tricky in some areas, especially when parents are not wanting full-time care.

9 mindies also do 7:45 - 6pm but most of these are term-time only. Currently doing 3-4 days in holidays.

Never had a full-timer.

i do 55hrs per week every week

Hi Nick I think that is why i am finding my situation so strange before i had ds i was working at least 60 hour a week not including babysitting on weekends so i think i just assumed that childminding would be just as many hours. Do you nanny for just the one family?

Depends what you call nannying really. Main job is 50 hours per week.

Childminding can be similar hours. A childminder I am pals with certainly works 7.30am to 6pm most weekdays. But she is lucky in having several full timers aged under 3, plus several part-time after school.

(sorry to hijack - please can someone go and post on my thread so i feel better? thank you x)

I work 46 hours a week at the mo but was working 58 hours not long ago. Just that hours changed slightly with some mindees.

Between 46 and 50 hrs per week.

I do 50 hours per week, Mon - Fri 7.45 - 6pm. Up until about six weeks ago, I always had Fridays free so am really missing this now - I am finding that cooking in advance for mindees and paperwork is now encroaching on my weekends

at least 45, 1/2 the time, another 31 on top if mindee ones parents are on nights!

77hrs this week for 5 days. Including two overnights. 14 children - all part-timers.

i have all p/timers and i work 4 days(33hrs)

will be soon losing one day(7.5hrs)

i don't want full timers

i'm lazy!!!

I have 3 under 5's

14month 7.30-4.30
2 year old 7.30-4.30
4 year old 8.00-5.15

Monday to Friday
5 yerar old 3.00-4.30
8 year old 8.00-9.00 3.00-4.30
11 year old 7.00-9.00 3.00-5.30

Monday - Friday Term Time (all day holidays)

11 year old 3.00-5.00

Monday-Wednesday

I dont take part time under 5's and living on a Army camp, there nis never enough full time palces (Mums are soldiers)so have never had a space.

I have 4 under 5's part time over 4 days.

I work 40 hours but often do a bit extra. When I was nannying I used to do a minimum of 55hrs plus babysitting on top. This was before I had my ds, when I had lots of energy!!

I only have two mindees at the mo,
Wednesday x 1 mindee 10 hours
Thursday x 2 mindees 10 hours
Friday X 1 mindee 10 hours

So, 30 hours!

You know when you fill in the accounts books - when it comes to gas/electric/rent etc - how many hours is classed as full time???

Thanks

wow nick you work LOADS! lol

as a nanny i do about 38 hours a week, paid for 40 though

sometimes more

sometimes i babysit extra too but only 1 or 2 times a month!

Oh to work 38 hours a week ... only ever had that when in a government job!

Childminder Expenses Percentages

40 hours+ is fulltime

If working 30 hours, then it would be 25% Heat/Light, 7% Water/Council

I used to be paid for 50 hours yet only work 20 / 22..... agh those were they days! lol

lay ins and early finishes EVERY day

Hi There
2x full timers Mon-Fri 8am-6pm
plus
1 after school Tues,Wed,Thurs 3-6pm
plus my own 2
phew!!!!

I do 35 hours daytime and 21 hours night time. But that's just the hours that the children are with me, we all know that the hours are mush longer than that.

I spend 7-10 hours attending/travelling to courses and 3 hours homework/research for them.

I spend 1 hour a day doing cleaning/bed changing/car cleaing over and above what I would do if I wasn't working from home.

I spend 4 hours a week planning activities or doing paperwork or having reviews or talking to other professionals or interviewing parents or visiting the scrap store.

Then there's the times I think of something whilst I'm out shopping and make a little side trip to get it.

All in all this comes to 77 hours (hopefully I am asleep 16 of them though).

I wanted to do childminding to stay at home and have time with my own children