Business side of childminding

[maudesid]

Calling childminders, if you don't mind answering I'd love to hear from you! What are the main business aspects of childminding, do you register as a sole trader? Do you have an accountant? Sort your own tax and expenses? Calculate your own fees and funding for your children or have a bookkeeper? Do any of you employ anyone to help and pay their wages?

Registered as a sole trader and I do all my own accounts. I have an assistant but she’s a volunteer so no wages to worry about. It’s all very simple, just need to keep on top of it.

Thank you, great to hear from you

I’m self employed, but have no idea if that means I’m a sole trader? It’s just me though, so maybe I am.
I do all my own accounts, at the end of each month. Much easier to keep on top of everything rather than wait till the tax man wants his return. I use the Lacey accounts book and find it really easy tbh. I also do all my own billing and sort the funding myself. It doesn’t really take that long to do, especially once you have done it a couple of times.

I don’t have an assistant so can’t help with that, sorry.