How much space do you need to childmind?

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I have a small two-bed flat. The living room is a decent size, but the kitchen is small, so essentially just the living room would be usable for minding. Would this be allowed?

Well about 3sqm of floor space per child (roughly) The kitchen, hall, bathroom etc would all have to be registered as would any bedrooms you might put a child in to nap

How old are your own children?

I don't have any children of my own. Would the kitchen, hall and bathroom count in that 3sqm?

ugh ! would you want the only living space in your (small) flat taken over by toys / games / equiptment etc

esp if you dont have children of your own ?!

I'm just considering all my options at the moment. I was working as a nanny, but have moved to a new area where there isn't so much nanny work and am now in a nursery. The pay is pretty bad though so I'm looking at what alternatives there are! I'm definitely keeping an open mind on the pros and cons of childminding though.

No only the play space

have you joined agencies and put nanny ads on gumtree,nannyjob,netmums etc?

you may register as a CM ( if you are able) and then not get any mindees

Would I be allowed to register without a garden?

I guess I also have to consider whether parents would want to use a childminder without children of her own.

You would have to prove that you have access to outdoor space everyday & whenever the child wants it - which could be quite difficult

i'm a child minder without children, i also dont have my garden registered. although i dont have any permanant mindee at the moment, i really dont think thoes aspects affect my business. i used to be an assistant to my mum, so have testiomionals from a couple of parents, and i have gone out of my way to prove that i can look afther children of all ages efectivly, iyswim.
as you have expiearence in childcare, i think pp will look at that, they just want to know their children will be looked after properly.

Thanks leonifay.

There is an open space/small park right outside my flat, barely any further than a garden would be, so we could easily be outside every day or whenever children wanted to.

Hi there, do you have local parks, and play areas which you would be pre-pared to use to take the children out in?

There is nothing wrong with you being a childminder living in a flat, especially if you are prepared to take the children out.

How many parents with kids live in flats with no gardens? Thousands upon thousands!

You dont need to live in a mansion either, as long as your property is safe with sufficent toys and equipment than you could be registered and cant loose anything by giving it a shot and seeing how it goes. chances are they may only register you for 1 or 2 children.

I used a childminder with no garden who lived in aflat and I didn't have a problem with it at all.
She just used to take them out a lot to parks and things