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Originally Posted by charlotte1001
Hi there,
Ive been looking into going into childminding and wanted to be available mon-fri 9-3 so im looking at taking on children 3-5 years (older children will be at school, younger children means not so many children) however doing some research shows the ratio is 1:3 3-5 years on this note i dont see how it is possible to use this as an income? and so wondered how so many people do it?
Any advice would be much appreciate
Many thanks
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Hi I thought the ratio was 1:8 at this age (not that you would want 8 if you were on your own!) might be best to check with Ofsted. I work at a pre-school and this is the ration to which we work with - it may be different with a childminder. I am also thinking of setting up on my own so would be interested to hear what you find out.
Good luck
Jo