Just wondering...

[Patchi]

Over the holidays, I saw many college and University students offering babysitting/child sitting services during their summer's off, advertising in the local post office etc and having now just remembered this, it got me thinking...

Could I advertise for baby sitting/child sitting services on top of offering tuition? I have been looking into private tutoring for a while now and wondered if I could offer both?

Would like opinions, advice etc. Maybe I'm still on the high from Netball training and it seems such an amazing
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at the moment.

Combining it with supply, that's another matter...

Thanks in advance
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[NuttySupplier]

Unofficially, yes... Officially, I don't know where the line is drawn between baby-sitter and registered child-minder (where OFSTED inspect your home etc.) A lot might depend on the parents and money and cost and your desired income!

[Patchi]

Having read various documents, comments etc if seems very confusing but I think I understand that officially, I would need to register as a child minder or a nanny depending on where I was doing it, what part of the day and how often.

Seems too complicated and don't want to break the law, as then my CRB won't be so clean any more.

As for tutoring and supply, its a possibility
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[clarabelle]

I think this whole thing about needing to register as a childminder if you care for a friend's kid for more than x hours a week is completely ridiculous!!! Back in the early 1990's my mum used to look after her friend's son after school every day until they finished work and she never needed anything!!!! Completely ridiculous now!!!!

[Patchi]

That's the feeling I got from reading everything especially from parents. Exceptions hours, what isn;t exception hours, how many hours per week, how often, this is how a nanny is defined, this is how a child minder is defined etc, etc.

I remember going to friend's after school (primary) and staying their for hours on a regular basis and visa versa and its shame how it would have been/or is now, seen as illegal.

[clarabelle]

It has taken all personal choice out of child care. In the olden days woment used to look after each other's kids to allow them to go to work and not have to fork out for child care. Forgive me, but in the current economic climate, doesn't this make complete sense???? Grrr.... I hate the government!!!!