Starting a Childcare Business

If you love children, are committed to giving them high standards of care and like the idea of working from home, this could be perfect for you. Childminders look after children in their own home, whilst the children's parents are at work or studying. They could look after babies and children under five during the day, or older children after school and in the school holidays. To become a childminder, you will need to have patience and a sense of humour will definitely help. You will also need to be aware of health, safety and hygiene. Knowledge of child protection issues is also important.

The aim of this course is to provide knowledge and understanding of the good practices involved in running a Childcare business. Those wishing to become a childcare practitioner in the United Kingdom have to adhere to precise standards which are highly regulated. Despite this, childcare is an extremely popular career choice, so those wishing to run their own Childcare business must take a lot of care when starting out.

Care must be taken to ensure that the business is properly registered, that all current requirements and standards are followed, and that their financial plan for the business is achievable and logical. The course covers the planning that must be undertaken to understand what is required from childcare businesses in different areas, how to advertise and launch a childcare business, how to ensure that a childcare business adheres to the strict regulations and how to keep good financial records. The objective of the course is to provide a framework for students to develop a structured approach to planning, registering, launching and operating a child care business.