Childminding Assistant

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Childminding Assistant

Working with a childminder can be an ideal introduction to working with children as you get their one-to-one support, a comfortable home setting and a small group of children.

“I have learnt how key people can be important throughout a child’s early years; helping to create positive relationships based on that one”

It’s more than just fun and games

If playing with children, cutting and sticking, telling stories, taking outings to farms and soft play sounds like fun to you, then exploring the idea of working with children as a childminder assistant might be a good place to start.

But it’s more than fun and games; childminders are also well qualified childcare professionals running their own businesses who work within the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) in England and to regulatory requirements in Wales and are trained in first aid and safeguarding.

If a childminder takes on an assistant, it means they can often look after more children. They’ll have someone to help out and bounce ideas off, as well as someone who is a good back up in an emergency, which is always reassuring for parents.

One-to-one support

And becoming a childminding assistant is an ideal introduction to working with children as you get the childminder’s one-to-one support, a comfortable home setting and a small group of children.

The busy childminders in your area might be the best ones to approach about becoming an assistant, as they are the ones likely to need help. If you become an assistant, you will need to take first aid training, have a DBS check, and learn about child development, safeguarding and the EYFS.

The childminder will be able to support you and point you in the right direction for what you need to do.

Iron out the details

Before you accept a job as a childminding assistant, make sure the childminder has thought through all the details and you are clear about what you will do, who is responsible for what and how much you will be paid and when. Ask for a job description and contract that details the hours you will work, your duties and pay.

Find out everything you need to know about becoming a childminder assistant in England and Wales.