can i help or not?

robpw2

as long as you recive no payment or reward for "looking after" her then you would not need to register as a childminder however you may wish to consider registering in order to avoid any "complications" down the line

pukkamum

What a wonderful thing you are doing.
I nannied for years for a family that had lost their mum to cancer and without people like you their dad would never had coped.
So many people rallied round picking kids up from school, having them in hols, doing a bit of shopping etc and it really was a godsend to him.
However, he began to rely very heavily on these people and when his wife had been gone for a while he still continued to lean on them which led to uncomfortable conversations etc.
Perhaps you should give it a time limit and have proper boundaries (i know one friend of my eomployer was very upset when she had the kids for hours for him only to discover he had finished work early and gone to the gym instead of picking them up.)
I hope it works out and you will get your rewards in heaven!!!

aliasojo

I agree with ailuro in that it might be better to start this off in a casual way first. Then if it all goes ok, you can tell the Dad that since everything is fine, you'd be happy to take her for a while after school if it helped him out workwise too?

You need to road test how the little one would fit in and get on with the other children too I think? Although with your background I'm sure you'd deal well with any issues that arose.

Pat on the back for being an obviously caring person. Please move house and come and live beside me. :rotfl:

fsdss

thanks for your comments - i really appreciate it.
i have 2 children - girl and a boy, usually as stated they each have a selection of friends (neighbours) round at mine each day, all going to the same school, and mostly (bar one) in reception so she will know them. the little girl is very clingy understanderbly and has few friends, never goes to parties, but she is very friendly with another little girl (who is outgoing) who lives with her grandma down the road a little, (grandma sometimes drops in for a coffee whilst the kiddies are playing), so i might suggest a weekly play date to start with whilst the weather is getting better for an hour after school to include the other little girl. and then take it from there.
i dont need any money - and my house is fairly huge with a huge play area within - so no problem there- the most children i have had in here so far was 7 round to play, but that was unusual and an emergency at the time, but then we played cafe's where we made smoothies / milkshakes and dressed them up etc so i kept them all under control as not to excite them too much, if i say an hour, then realsitically it will be half an hour, because our 10 minute walk home from school, usually takes 1/2 hour once we have passed the park etc.

Dormouse

aliasojo wrote: »

I agree with ailuro in that it might be better to start this off in a casual way first. Then if it all goes ok, you can tell the Dad that since everything is fine, you'd be happy to take her for a while after school if it helped him out workwise too?

You need to road test how the little one would fit in and get on with the other children too I think? Although with your background I'm sure you'd deal well with any issues that arose.

Pat on the back for being an obviously caring person. Please move house and come and live beside me. :rotfl:

Totally agree, but not with the moving house bit. You should obviously come and live near me.

Seriously, I think it sounds like a good plan. :T