Child minding qualifications?

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I am a qualified primary teacher, work in special needs at the moment as a part time teacher. Love my job and love children. I currently feel the paperwork is becoming too much. I got into teacher to look after and teach children not to spend hours on paperwork etc. it's getting me own to be honest and regardless of the bad press teachers generally seem to get it is a demanding and high pressure career. I have been a teacher for fifteen years. I am thinking of changing career and becoming a registered child minder. Would I need to do a child minding course? I realize there will obviously be things I need to look into but I am unsure as to where to start! I have an honors degree in primary education. Any advice would be appreciated :)

Yes you need to do a brief course and first aid. Same as everyone really!

But, I think if you were to provide funded Early Years Education - your degree would count

Yes you'll need to do exactly the same as everyone else.

Also if paperwork is getting you down, I wouldn't say CMing is the best path to go down. There's a lot of paperwork and no paid 'non-contact' time to do it in.

YOur degree and experience would be a real bonus in marketing yourself, but you'd need to sort out all your registration first, and, as others say, do things like first aid qualification. Go talk to some CMs first about their paperwork too!!!

You will probably need another CRB check as well.

Being a qualified teacher will definitely be good for your CM business, if you decide to go ahead.

I am a CM and have paperwork to do every day.

Thanks for your responses, I realise there will obviously be paperwork involved but believe me paperwork in sen education is a job in itself. I am not looking for an easy life just a career change doing something I live without the stresses of being a classroom teacher/subject leader and hours of paperwork.

Something I love oops. Not a good advert am I!?

Unfortunatly childmining has it own fair share of paperwork too, especially if you have EYFS children. Ie policies and procedures, risk assesments, daily diaries/learning journeys just to name a few.
It can be lonley unless you work with another CM/have an asssistant.
Fees can be paid late.
Some dont want to pay for care their child has ,and will make malicious complaints to Ofsted.
You may get another childminder who is jealous of your setting and who will make a malicious complaint to Ofsted about you.
You are self employed so you need to work out your Tax and insurance etc.

Some seem to think that most childminders are unqualified, earn stacks of money and sit on their bums all day ignoring the children, and drinking coffee!!
Dont want to put you off or anything, but Childminding is not as easy as some think.

Check out www.thechildmindingcafe.co.uk for advice

Or
www.childmindinghelp.co.uk
100s of childminders on there, bloomin good forum.