From Nanny to Childminder?????

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I am a qualified and experienced nanny looking for work but am also looking into becoming a registered childminder - just waiting for the next meeting in my area to come round.
Since having my daughter and it being hard finding nanny work where I can take her with me (with so many nannies looking!) Im thinking I would prefer to be in my own home, looking after children here.
I also have families that would be interested if I became a registered cm, all sticking to age/ratio rules.

Would you recommend it?

I was just wondering about all the paperwork.....
Is it as bad as everyone makes out?
How much time do you spend on it?
Is it hard?!

Thanks in advance

Bumping for you.

Would you recommend it? Yes

I was just wondering about all the paperwork..... Yes there is loads and it is complicated to start with.
Is it as bad as everyone makes out? Not sure
How much time do you spend on it? Loads
Is it hard?! Yes

Lol. Sorry not very convincing. If you can get the work then def worth it. I have the trouble that I still have to do all the paperwork, keep my house in order, pay fees etc and I don't earn a profit as i only have one mindee part time.

Thank you for replying.

My flat is set out for it anyways due to my daughter and having alot of family/friends children over. Looking to move into house with garden soon aswell which would be ideal (renting)

I used to do paperwork at a nursery I worked in so was wondering if its similar stuff to this, Im sure once Ive done a few and understand it then It wont be to bad!!

The reason making me want to do it more is the fact I have mindees waiting for me to register but I have the problem that the next pre registration briefing in my area is not until 28th march, witch is obviously a long way away, then would have to take even longer with registering, inspections etc...

Can I register without going to a meeting?
I have registration forms/papers as was going to register (as nanny) but job fell through due to the parents jobs, would these be the same forms? as they relate to childminders in them

that was meant to be 'which' not witch!!!

I THINK you can register without a breifing. You MUST do an ICP course, but you can be registering in the meantime, you have a certain amount of time to comeplete an ICP so you would be fine to wait until the next one in your area.

Phone Ofsted or go online to ncma - there are Lots of great places to find out how to become registered.

Yes would definately recommend it now you have own DC - and clients will queue up for a CM who used to be a nanny.

Re the paperwork - yes it has increased considerably - it is hard work and it does make the job more difficult. You won't have as much time to play with the kids as you are used to due to lots of form filling.

From a financial perspective you are entering a good profession - I don't make much money but its still more than I would make elseqwhere paying childcare for own DCs

Would def recommend it as a job - go for it! Won't be long before well meanign govnm insist nannies do paperwork too anyway!!

Why dont you go through an agency..maybe temp work for the mean time

or nannyshare website?

I have some temp work for the mean time but is only 9 hours spread over the week and the occasional extra days here and there, the agencies Im registered with are fantastic and are sending me oppotunities nearly everyday, I also look on gumtree, nanny job, netmums etc everyday! there doesnt seem to be much in my area for nannies at the moment who will allow own child (Walton on Thames, Surrey)
I have emailed Ofsted so hopefully they will get back to me with some answers.
I was thinking of doing this months ago so prob would have been registered by now but the perfect nanny job came up so thought Id go with that for now, but as mentioned before Im no longer doing that position.
People I know have been registered within 8 weeks upto a year, What would you say the average is?? so that I can tell these people waiting for me!

Sorry so many questions!

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It took me 4-6 months in total but I wasn't in a hurry to start due to ending teaching and therefore being paid over the summer holidays. The CRB check takes the longest and I suppose you already have one of those? If its been done in the last (i think) 3 years then you can use it for CM if not you'll need to apply for another one. Thats something you could be doing now probably while you organise the other stuff

As you are in Walton on Thames, I think you need to contact Surrey Early Years with regard to registering as a CM.
Become a childminder in Surrey. Contact phone number is 01372 833869 (Childminding Grant Officer)

The next daytime childminder briefing meeting is on 21 March at Godstone. However on Mar 28 (9.30-12) it's in Walton on Thames - Sandy Lane Hall, Grovelands School, KT12 2EB - so that may be more convenient. If you need an evening meeting, then there is one in Reigate on 3 Mar, or Camberley on 17 Mar at 7pm.
You need to book a place... which you can do online. There is a £25 deposit, refunded when you turn up at the event.
Book Here - select the meeting you want to go to and complete the form.

There is some information about funding - here which details what you can get for Free, when registering as a childminder.
Currently it is:
18 hour Childminding Introduction Programme (ChIP)
12 hour Paediatric First Aid
Free one year package that includes public liability insurance, documentation and a fire blanket from either:
Morton Michel 'EasyMind' worth £113
or
National Childminding Association (NCMA) 'Quality Start' worth £138.45

Ofsted don't usually accept a CRB check they have not done themselves. You will get the form for getting the CRB check done as part of the registration pack, so I WOULD NOT advise trying to get this done yourself now. The CRB check is also funded currently, so is done at no cost to you. You need a CRB check done on everyone in your household aged 16+.

Sorry to butt in but Ofsted accepted my 2 year old CRB that was done in the school I worked in. I was shocked that they did, but they definatly didn't do a new one.

Thanks again for the replies.

Nannynick- I have spoken to them previously & knew about the meeting, dates etc as I had stated below but just dont want to leave everything until then as would take even longer and have people waiting. The other information is very handy though, Thanks!!

I already have my St Johns Early Years First Aid which I did at the beg of Jan as mine expired whilst on maternity leave.
I do currently have an upto date CRB (Nov 2007) but dont mind getting a new one done as know they dont charge for these at the moment.

If you contact your local early years team and explain all of this to them then they may arrange for you to meet with one of the team to have a chat and pick up your registration forms....

In our area we had to attend an evening session and a full day session before we even got the forms. My crb which was new and done by Ofsted wasn't accepted they needed to do a new one. My St Johns paediatric first aid (the equivalent of theirs) wasn't accepted either....It depends on your area!!

If nobody in your house needs a CRB done this speeds things up drastically. For me, my pre reg inspection was about 2 weeks after my application was sent off, and after about another 2 weeks everything except CRBs were complete - but then DHs CRB took MONTHS to go through and held up the whole registration which was really frustrating.

hi all, i'm in the west yorkshire area and have a 1 and 3 yr old son, i'm thinking of becoming a childminder. i'm nneb trained and have nvq level 3 in care but only live in a small 3 bed house we also have an 8 month old puppy i haven't got a clue where to start and if we would need to move to a bigger house. Please help thank u

no you wouldnt need to move!

look at the NCMA website for how to get started

hi i've been on there sent for a pack so i guess i just have to wait now!!!