CM Club: Wiki don't have a listing for childminder.......should we create one?

[Katymac]

If so could someone with better English than me phrase it please?

I dislike being part of Nanny

perhaps we should get the NCMA to create one.

I emailed them....let's wait & see

I'm actually quite upset by not having an entry on Wiki actually

Does anyone else think we deserve one?

Do you mean Wikipedia? Anyone can create or edit an entry there, so if you want to, do it. Bear in mind the five pillars of Wikipedia, particularly Neutral Point Of View (which is also one of the three core content policies, and one of the founding principals... consistency is not of course a feature of Wikipedia ).

Well yes; but it's a big responsibility - I'm not sure I would be objective enough. But I hate being lumped in with babysitters

Help me please???

so far I have:

"In England and Wales Childminding is inspected and regulated by [http://www.OFSTED.gov.uk OFSTED]. Registered Childminders are trained, insured and qualified in Paediatric First Aid. They comply/administer/work with The Early Years Foundation Stage EYFSand have the same responsibilities for education as nurseries and reception classes."

I need some more (I will be honest and say this is part of my OU homework....so please help me)

Bump for help please

Bumpity bump

Basic basic....

What you have is good but it doesn't tell me anything about cming which is what I'd want to know if looking on wiki

I think you need to start with 'in the UK a childminder is a protected title. It refers to...'

what do they do
How many children can they look after and where
brief history of childminding
are they employed or self employed
do they typically work alone or with assistants
are there any professional bodies
how are they regulated

section on becoming a childminder?

I'm not doing it for you

Some of that won't fit in the topic 'Childcare' but I get where you are coming from

I'm not brave enough to do a whole new topic

It probably would if you phrased it right and compared them to other forms of childcare. Unlike nannies they work in their own home and are self employed, can care for children from many diff families etc.

I'm getting there

It's tricky - I think it should be it's own topic but.......I'm too scared to do it; editing is scary enough

I have lots more but I need to move an existing bit & that is tricky too

This is the existing bit which I think needs moving

"In many locales, government is responsible for monitoring the quality of care. For instance, in Scotland Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Education is responsible for improving care and education for children from birth to eighteen. This is implemented by inspections carried out by HMIE itself or by other members of inspection and review teams. Inspection reports include feedback from staff and parents as well as the inspectors, aiming to provide parents and carers information to help them decide whether a particular child care setting is providing good quality child care and meeting government standards.[6]"

In England and Wales Childcare is inspected and regulated by [http://www.OFSTED.gov.uk OFSTED] (previously this was administered by Local Authority Social Services). Care for under fives is split into Childcare on Domestic Premises which is Childminding and Daycare. In the UK being a ?Childminder? is a protected title and can only be used by registered professionals. Registered Childminders are trained, insured and qualified in Paediatric First Aid. They comply/administer/work with The Early Years Foundation Stage EYFS and have the same responsibilities for education as nurseries and reception classes. They generally work from their own homes and are always self-employed setting their own terms and conditions. The basic numbers of children that childminders can care for is 6 children under 8years of age; of these children, 3 maybe under 5 and of these 1 maybe under 1. These numbers include the childminders own children (although the childminders children will not be included be included n the childminding ?Certificate?). Some childminders work with either childminding assistants or with co-childminders, which often increases the number of children that can be cared for and individual childminders can request a ?variation? which may increase the children that they care for particularily for ?continuity of care? or for twins.

That's looking good. You may need some more citations though.

I used NCMA, EYFS & OFSTED. TBH my course work is late no-one is reviewing it (I think they are all on the next section & I don't blame them)

I have shedloads of other work to do & the marks is 16% of my total mark - this bit is 20% of that mark.......so all my angst is for

's ver]y negative isn't it - sorry [blush

& that was extremely badly written

I think it's getting me down

I should have said"That's very negative - sorry "

Nope not negative - 4% can still make a difference. No giving up!

Best thing, if you're really stuck, is submit this and move on. That way at least you're caught up.

Does it need to be reviewed by someone on your course or can anyone do it? Like a tutor or a random person from the internet.

Wahey - someone has reviewed it (said exactly the same as you)

I will move on today I promise