Considering childminding, plz help

[cindys]

Hi all,

Just an enquiry, I'm considering registering as a childminder but would like to know what courses etc you must go on or have gone on before you register? Also, is it absolutly necessary to be able to prove whether your area needs more childminders? I have no idea whether mine does or not and don't know how to go about it !! And finally, when you talk about claiming for things that you buy for your business etc and say you put for example 3 pounds per child per day or something, claim back a percentage of your electric etc, I'm not quite sure what that's for... Do you mean, you can get the VAT back or something? Sorry if I sound dumb but I've never worked for myself before...
Thanks for your help

[angeldelight]

We did answer your other post about becoming a childminder ??!!! Did you read the reply ?

Well if you can spare some time have a look around the forum there is really a lot of very good information on here

You will find all the information that you need and are asking about

Have a look around and if you are still stuck then give us a shout and we will give you a helping hand

Angel xx

[Pauline]

Angel is right, there is so much information in each of the sections that you will find answer your questions.

Once you have had a good read through them things will be a lot clearer