{"id":58249,"date":"2014-02-06T16:24:38","date_gmt":"2014-02-06T16:24:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/startups.co.uk\/?p=58249"},"modified":"2022-09-06T14:23:05","modified_gmt":"2022-09-06T14:23:05","slug":"how-to-become-a-childminder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/startups.co.uk\/guides\/how-to-become-a-childminder\/","title":{"rendered":"How to become a childminder"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The plight of the UK’s childminders during COVID-19 didn’t receive much national attention. However, the sector was hit incredibly hard – and, given that the vast majority of childminders are self-employed, most struggled to access the government support that was on offer.<\/p>\n

Now, amid the cost of living and energy bills crisis, the industry is continuing to face challenges with higher overheads, and fees that can put off many parents.<\/p>\n

However, as a business opportunity, childminding has some key advantages. You can start in your own home and, while there are initial registration fees and training courses required, the start up costs are much lower than many businesses.<\/p>\n

This means that potential profits are also relatively modest but, if you’re patient and sensible, you can build a viable business with a strong work\/life balance.<\/p>\n

There is also an increasing trend towards thinking of childminding operations as “micro nurseries” – where passionate professionals deliver high quality early years education to a much smaller number of children.<\/p>\n

This is the top end of the sector, where the financial rewards can be higher but more investment and training is required[\/vc_column_text]\n <\/p>

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