I am a childminder...looking for an assitant who is also a mum!

[inceywincey]

Hi, i am an Ofsted registered childminder who has a fantastic time looking after the children that I care for...I have always employed an assistant, but the girl who works for me now is ill, looks like long term, and I think to be working alongside me is a great opportunity for a mum , simply because, as a mother of two young children, I know exactly what is like for the parents of the children that i care for! Please tell me there is someone out there who wants a job like this! xxx

i would love a job like that but probably live no where near you

i have thought about being a childminder but dont think i could as i have two cats and a dog who i wouldnt be willing to rehome

You can't advertise it like that - you will be prosecuted under discrimination legislation

Hi! thanks katymac, but i am just a mum....I am just asking what people think! sorry if it came out wrong. Also to micci 25: I always recommend becoming a childminder, although obviously it requires a lot of patience and an enormous love of children, but having pets does not matter!

ps...I am new to this and actually re-wrote my original message because I thought it had come out wrong....unfortunately I cannot work out how to delete the original one.

oh right i thought that my pets would stop me i might look into it further but am moving v soon so will wait untill after that.

i dont know if my dog would be a prob though incey as she is v fearfull of children this fear is shown by her growling and snarling if children or adults she is unsure of get too close, she never acts on this and runs away to hide somewhere if they do get closer, i trust her entirely with my dds and obv would keep her out of the room when children were there if only for her own sanity but would her growling be a problem woth any checks we would have to go through do you think?

Click on the red explaination mark on the top right of your post MN will delete it for you

Do be careful though, I advertised for a granny and got in lots of trouble

Hi KatyMac,
Just read about you! you seem to be in a similar position to myself....i didn't realise I could get in trouble...I was just looking for advise as to where to turn in my search for perfect staff.....that is what do us mum's actually want? a youngster who is fresh and athletic and can have the endless energy that I wish was mine, or a mum who knows the way we think......we all know that becoming a mum changes your thinking totally! x

Hi Micci,

to be honest your dog might put people off, but saying that, a lot of parents are happy for their children to be around animals- it might worry your dog tho if there are lots of new children around? x

yes it would but as i said i would make sure she was out of the room when children where there we have a huge yard she can run around in when we move and mil loves her so would 'babysit' her for me if she got too lonely. might be good for the dog to meet new ppl and realsie that they generally do not want to hurt her.

true. only you know....but as far as Ofsted are concerned you are allowed pets.. you should contact your local children's authority, when you move to find out about becoming registered. I think it is the best thing I ever did- what other job would you be able to laugh so much in, and enjoy yourself? x

i have a nervous dog - she doesn't growl though - and it was never a problem with ofsted , two different inspectors - when i started i also had a rabbit and gerbils - most parents would want their kids to go somewhere with animals.
having said that i'd definately not send my dc to a c/m with a dog that growled and snarled - i said i'd keep my dog separate but you get lax about these things and it just takes one incident . . . .

well i know that there would never be an incident with her biting any child my dd1 has even tried to pull off her head (like her barbie dolls) and she has never bitten any one tbh i think that the dog would stay away of her own accord she v occasionaly comes into the room when i have my sisters dc's and loves her ds who is 1 year as he laughs and pets her but when my dd and my niece get too loud the dog scarpers.

the cats generally arent around through ten day as dd1 chases them around wanting to play with them.

inceywincy I would also love to be an assistant, am going through ofsted registration at the moment, but again, not likely i would live near you