How to find childminders that pick up from a particular school?

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I want to see if there are any childminders who pick up from my local school but I can’t find this info anywhere. I looked on the council website and found 16 within my local postcode area (which includes lots of schools) but can’t see any info on which schools they pickup from or even the exact postcode to see who is closest. Do I have to email all of them to find out? Likewise on www.childcare.co.uk I can’t find any that mention the school and some you can’t even contact to ask.

You could ask around to see if anyone can recommend a childminder to collect from X school, or ask the local schools. However, getting in touch with the childminders is usually the best option, as they may collect from your local school but might not currently have space for another child.

Email them (bcc a general enquiry)

Facebook local page

Ask the school

Ask on the local Facebook page. Have a scroll back, if no one has asked in the past term, you're good to go! Parents will also tell you what they thought of using them (if no one says they were great, that's telling you something!)

The school will know. In my area they say on childcare.co.uk which school they collect from.

Firing off 16 emails as a copy and paste job to each one on the list won't take long. Also post on Nextdoor or local FB group.

Ask on local Facebook group- the school may even have a parent WhatsApp group
the school may know too.

or just start contacting the childminders as a starting point. They will all know and refer each other. Typically they just drop off and pick up from one school and look after younger children in between.

Definitely ask the school as a starting point as they will know what childminders collect children from them.

I would ask on local town Fb page who has spaces and collected from x school

Email all the local childminders, ask on Facebook and ask the school.

On your childcare profile say which school you want collection from.
Contact one or more of the childminders they often know others doing your school.....we have a borough WhatsApp group and we put enquires on there if we can't help....your area might do similar.