New job, childcare for my 9yr old...

[Snowdays23]

Hi.
I am a single parent to a 9yr old. I dont really have any family members who will help me out with childcare.
I am thinking of changing my job so I work all year round, at the moment I work term time.
I would need childcare for my daughter but not sure if childminder or holiday club or something.
Has anyone got any advice please> Thanks

I'm a childminder and would happily take a 9yo. If you ask your school they may have a list. Or after school club? Childcare.co.uk is really good for finding childminders or you LA will have a family information service with a list too

My now 11 year old attends wraparound care (breakfast and afterschool club) and holiday club. We're very lucky his school wraparound care is very good and the holiday club is run at another localish school

I'd go with holiday club for a child that age if available in your area - more chance of a decent peer group.

Thanks.
School have wrap around club and another company do sports club but its not every week of the holidays so may need to use childminder as well.

Does anyone know if I would get help through tax credits to pay for childcare?
Thanks

You can use tax free childcare - that gives you 20% of the cost

If you are entitled to UC you can get 85% of childcare back.

What are the benefits of changing jobs?

I get tax credits at the moment, havent switched over to UC yet.

I am unhappy in my current job and have been for over a year. I am ready for a change. Its just the childcare issue.

I also have 2 older DDs aged 21 and 17 and my maintence money for 17yr old will stop when she turns 18 so could do with earning more money x

Would either of your older DDs be interested in earning some money for looking after their younger sister?

I would imagine that if you ask around lots of your DD’s friends will be in various holiday clubs so you could sign her up for the same place.

Will you be eligible for the tax free childcare?

Im not sure what the tax free childcare is?
They might help me but dont want to rely on them!

Check holiday club running times, locally they run from 9,30 to 3,30 not much use to someone working 9 to 5.

A childminder might be a better bet.

If it's just a couple of hours, tbh i would have just let either of my girls when they were 9 stay home by themselves. That would be normal round where I live, but I guess it might vary depending on where you do.

And used a holiday club.

Tax free childcare means you pay 20% less. Essentially you
pay into a government account, and for every £8 you put in, they put in £2. There’s a limit of around £500 per quarter.

Surely they'll be studying or working? Full time childcare isn't the same as babysitting. Would you have asked that if the older children were male?