I'm currently a nurse, for many reasons I want to leave. I was thinking about becoming a child minder. Some advice would be great 😊

[CakesRus3]

I'm a single parent to 2 dd's (15 and 12). I'm not happy within my job role (mainly because of management). After I qualified, I banked in a nursery and loved it. I just couldn't afford to stay and worked so hard for my nursing degree. I didn't enjoy my training but thought when qualified, it would be different. I just knew I had to give it a go. One year later, I have and I'm just not happy.
I'm thinking of how I can earn an income and do something I enjoy. I really enjoyed working in the nursery so was thinking childminding.
So advice would be great, thankyou.

I love my job. It worked well around my children when they were small and always thought I’d stop as they got older. However I can never find a job I’d enjoy for the money I can earn.

Pros and cons for me (everyone is different)
Pros:
I’m home to cook dinner and see my children get home from school.
Money is decent (not amazing)
I can pick my own days and hours
No childcare to pay for
I love looking after preschoolers

Cons:
Parents are a bigger pain than the kids
Unreliable income
Late payments
Outgoings can be high if you’re not careful
Never getting rid of the baby stage and equipment.
Takes over your house
Having to have strangers look around your house
I don’t enjoy after schoolers as much

There lots more but I need to go and get ready to open the door

I've been minding for nearly 20 years.
To add to @GeorgieTheGorgeousGoat post, it can take well over a year to get registered, probably even longer at the moment.
See if you can find out what the demand would be in your area for another Childminder,and decide whether you would be prepared to do care for school age children too. It can take a while to fill spaces,and you could be earning very little for a while to begin with.
It can also be a very isolating job- luckily my best friend is also a childminder and we get together a lot- look at toddler groups etc that you can attend to ease the isolation.

I was a nurse. My children were 13 and 10 when I switched to CM after 20 years of nursing.
I've never been happier. I work more hours (technically, if you ignore the unpaid overtime as a nurse) but I bring more money home. I am home. No management crap every day. Just everything. I love it.

How on earth will you manage the paycut?

Consider working as a nanny while you set your childminding registration up.
Home counties nannies earn £12 to £14 per hour gross.

@7ofNine

How on earth will you manage the paycut?

Depending on what band the OP is now, it might not be that much of a pay cut. I earn similar to a Band 5 nurse and that's with two children of my own taking spaces.

Yes I was bottom B6 and I earn more now. For much less stress and more time at home.

I'm not a CM but the title caught my eye as I had to leave work when I had a child with disabilities as I couldn't afford specialist nursing childcare. Lots of parents with children who have specialist needs, such as NG tubes, PEG lines, require catheterization etc and when I was looking the going rate was £25 per hour and this was years ago. I think you will be a great asset OP, don't be afraid to set your fees accordingly. In my trust there is also a shortage of short term respite carers, look into this too. I know someone who does 10 days per month and this is a decent salary.

@CakesRus3 hi I know this thread was made a couple of years ago but just wondering you ever did do childminding and if it worked out - currently just trained as nurse and just had a baby, thinking of doing childminding thank you x