Parents opinions please. Would you go for this childminder?

[1Mumwhowingsit]

Hi, I’m in the process of becoming a childminder and very nearly completed registration.
I am a nanny at the moment and love being able to give one to one attention to the baby and babywear and cook for him etc but I need to become a childminder so I can fit in work around my 2 young school aged children.

I’m wondering, as a parent you’d go for a childminder that only minded your child? I would offer home cooked food, would welcome cloth nappies and baby wearing etc. Would you pay extra for a childminder that didn’t have other mindees? obviously i would take baby to classes and meet with other childminders etc too.
Please let me know your thoughts. This is my first post, hoping I have made sense! Thank you

Op where do you live? Even in London, many nannies earn £10ph. £11ph for a childminder is very, very expensive. You would also be more.comparable to a nanny with own child, as you will have your own children before and after school. Your rate doesn't sound reasonable at all.

Though if you were to offer flexible childcare you could ask for a higher rate. This wouldn't provide guaranteed income for you though. A lot of parents free lance and need as hoc childcare.

A childminder near me took on a child 3 days a week on the understanding that one of those days the child was the only one. It was great in the beginning, but the cm then had to start turning other families away, and she struggled to get anything else to fit in the remaining four days. The arrangement didn’t last long after those first few months as I recall. You might hit lucky though and find someone after what you offer and willing to pay for it. I guess it depends how many affluent families live near you-round me, I can’t imagine many would afford to pay £10 ph for childcare.

I can see that some parents like the idea of 1 to 1 for very young babies but commonly the argument for moving to nurseries is socialisation (one I don't buy into) I can see parents who like the exclusive attention for baby then saying off to nursery at 18 months so possibly a very short shelf life.
As a childminder you would have no job security with only one client and may find it hard to meet the needs of Ofsted and keep a family happy who may not have the principals of EYFS on their agenda.
I'm not quiet sure what the advantages would be for you (any childminder can babywear if they wish, use clothe nappies etc. But on £11 an hour before overheads, unfilled spaces etc your hourly rate would be less than minimum wage. few with 3 children bring in much more than minimum wage unless full 40 hours a week or more.
How far through training are you?

I pay £15 an hour for ad-hoc nanny. This is flat fee, not per child. Works for me as I can book by the half day/hour and he will travel to me.