Childcare and Education - Childminder
Childcare and Education - Childminder
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Childminders care for babies, toddlers and children in their own home, supporting their learning and development.
- Provide inspirational learning activities
- Offer safe play activities, both indoors and outside
- Plan, prepare and serve meals
- Change nappies and make up bottles for babies
- Take older children to and from playgroup or school
- Record accidents and report child safety concerns
- Speak to parents and carers about their child's day
As a Childminder, you could work from home. Your working environment may be physically and emotionally demanding and outdoors some of the time.
Childminders working hours are variable. You could also work evenings and weekends as customers demand.
Variable
There are not set entry requirements.
You can get into this job by registering with Ofsted and registering with a Childminder Agency.
For this, you'll usually need to complete:
a home-based childcare course that covers the Early Years Foundation Stage framework
a paediatric first aid course
child protection training - safeguarding
a food safety qualification
You may have to do a basic skills test to show that you have the minimum standard of English and maths needed to support the educational development of children in your care. You'll also need to pass an assessment of your home and any equipment you will use.