working full time, child in school without after school club, no childminders

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How do you make it work?

Lots of people have nannies and au pairs, so clearly lots of people do.

'You can pay relatives to care for your children in their home setting without regulation.'

Really?

How did I not know this? I though there was an hours restriction, and something to do with ofstead?

Blimey.

Not that I have any family to pay mind you.

Well, its a matter of being pragmatic.

If you can't move your child to a school with wraparound care, and there aren't any childminders in your area, and nurseries and afterschool clubs don't do pick ups...

you either have to change your job (and I DID have to do that) or go the 'au pair but not an au pair route'.

You can employ anyone to look after your kids in your own home.

Many nannies like to be Ofsted registered as it means that I think the parent can claim the childcare element of WTC.

To be clear, you can pay relatives to care for your children in YOUR home, not theirs.

Sorry, my typo there.

Maybe I read it wrong then. I thought you said I could pay a family member to loom after my childis their home?

these people have it all wrong then?

Ah right.

So I have to change/leave my job or use substandard childcare. Christ.

And waaahhhh.

No need to get pissy with me stack, I was trying to help, and you will see I realised I had written their instead of your by mistake.

But fill your boots love.

Here is the up-to-date Ofsted publication on the subject
www.ofsted.gov.uk/sites/default/files/documents/registration-forms-and-guides/r/Registration%20not%20required.pdf

It is not entirely clear WHERE a relative can care for children. But it is safe to say that they can do it in YOUR house. The other issue needs clarification.

Call your Early Years Service for clarification. Or search the web again.

Wasn't being pissy.

We cross posted.

I hadn't seen your correction, sorry if it came across as pissy.

I feel like I have been involved in a road rage ncident. Might be time for bed.

Thanks for all the help.

It looks like relatives can care for kids in the relatives homes after all.

www.babycentre.co.uk/a537560/care-by-a-relative

I am tired too, to apologies for taking your comment the wrong way.

Don't suppose you like kids?

Because there is pretty obviously an opening here.....

(I hate kids - apart from my own of course!)

Yeah, it has crossed my mind to re-train but I have serious reservations (including the fact that I like my own child a lot more than I like other people's) and I have worked for my employer for 14 years with a ver realistic chance of redundancy in the next five so I selfishly would rather stay and get a good pay out than just leave with nothing. If only they would make me redundant next year!

And the fact that you'd have nobody to be accountable to... Surely you can't be that much of a hypocrite

Blimey, and I thought I was being the mardy, quick of the mark to take offense one here!

Why on earth would a relative not be allowed to look after a child they are related to in their own home?

I was looked after by grandparents in their home, ds is often looked after by his grandmother in her home... how do they even regulate that?

'Add message | Report | Message poster NickNacks Fri 11-Jul-14 23:39:34
And the fact that you'd have nobody to be accountable to... Surely you can't be that much of a hypocrite '

Well yes that too.

I wouldn't want to look after other people's kids but if I did I might consider working at a nursery or in some other group childcare setting.

"Why on earth would a relative not be allowed to look after a child they are related to in their own home?

I was looked after by grandparents in their home, ds is often looked after by his grandmother in her home... how do they even regulate that?"

It's whether or not they can be paid. Unpaid has never been a problem.

Advertise on Gumtree for a nanny to do the school run and after school care? We found our nanny on there and she's ace (home with the baby all day though as well as school run)

The reason I mentioned students is that a lot of the after school clubs friends' DC go to are staffed at least in part by students.
The babysitters that advertise on Childcare.co.uk tend to at least have experience and a CRB.