could you register your childs bedroom and get your own child to sleep in with you if you havent a spare bedroom?

ooooh Katy

hmmm conflicting ofsted advice then!

i'm due an ofsted inspection soon i may ask the inspector then - i don't have a spare room but ds's room is large - i get asked occasionaly if i offer the service and it may be "easy money" as i'm friends with a lot of the parents i mind for and therefore know the mindees well, it's easy to forget i'm actually working sometimes

i'd never ever ever do NYE though as it is a HUGE event in my town - i love it - this year i'm thinking of dressing as a vampire and taking ds out dressed as a werewolf on a dog lead! {bad mother alert}

I am so not doing this

Come NYE I will be in Jamaica - & I can't wait (just bought DD 2 tankinis - they were so hard to find)

Hi LT, I and I know of two other cm's was told you don't have to have a seperate room and that it was ok to share, even if not siblings. I always use to move my own children into one room and then had a dedicated room for a overniter. As long as they have their own bed and clean linen it is acceptable to share, the ofsted inspector told us it's just the same as having a friend for a sleep over. Unless the parent insists on having their own room then I'd have to move things around, but as mindee I offen overnite too are part of my extended family and are very close to my children and ok with parents they will share it's all part of the fun for the child.

Vi - yes, I certainly was told I had to have a seperate room (unless say 2 children from same family who are same sex). You have to be registered for overnight care to do it of course. I think £50 is a fair charge. I always got paid £70 per night until the credit crunch and I reduced my charge to £50 to encourage more current mindee bookings. It worked, because I'm now £50 a night (for mindees who are settled with me and in a good routine!!), I'm getting much more frequent bookings so I'm actually getting more money than before if that makes sense.

HTH

do you have to have a seperate bedroom for overnight care?
i have been asked to do it a few times - though i doubt they'd be willing to pay £50 for 12 hrs TBH

Lol, I'm a tight wad too!

No idea what we'll be doing NYE, only be able to do a party if it's at a house my kids can stay at. But no way was I breaking up my 12 days off unless the money was well worth it as it's a hassle (moving ds2 into our room etc) and this mindee is not the best of sleepers by the sounds of it (they're new).

Anyway, if anyone does end up wanting me, then fine but it will be VERY expensive lol.

glad mum said no - means you can go and party on nye

OMFG i baulk at a £5 taxi fare! i am a total tight wad though!

i pay my daughter a fiver to baby sit! Perhaps it's time for an increase?!

Good for you looneytune