Holiday Childcare for 12years+?

Toto

I totally empathise OP. Only my big problem now is a 14 year old with special needs. I have no family either to help. There is really limited childcare for mainstream kids of 12+ as it is. Add in special needs and a requirement for childcare forever, we have a huge problem. I've just been for her transition meeting with school to discuss her future adult provision and it seems the college courses only run 2 afternoons a week :eek:

Sorry to rant on your thread when I have nothing of use to say But honestly everyone seems to be hellbent on getting people into work, they should at least make sure there's somewhere to park the kids while we're there.

gardenia101

Spendless wrote: »

I've not read any other posts of your, so am unsure if you have a job, been offerred one, or are applying for one?

I didn't get the post sadly , but was trying to sort out the nightmare that is childcare just in case I was lucky.

Thanks to Claire16c & Alikay for the childcare website info - there are a few casual childminders listed in my area so I will use it in the future.

Toto wrote: »

I totally empathise OP. Only my big problem now is a 14 year old with special needs. I have no family either to help. There is really limited childcare for mainstream kids of 12+ as it is. Add in special needs and a requirement for childcare forever, we have a huge problem. I've just been for her transition meeting with school to discuss her future adult provision and it seems the college courses only run 2 afternoons a week :eek:

Sorry to rant on your thread when I have nothing of use to say But honestly everyone seems to be hellbent on getting people into work, they should at least make sure there's somewhere to park the kids while we're there.

No need to apologise for ranting on my thread - I certainly do enough ranting :rotfl:. I absolutely agree with your last sentence too.

As I'm also partially sighted & don't drive (obviously ) I've decided to not job hunt for another 6-12 months, hoping that my eldest will suddenly mature enough for me to feel safe leaving her for more than an hour.

The jobcentre are understanding'ish about my sight problems but they just don't seem to get the "extra" problems. Childcare for me at the moment means that childcare has to be within walking distance for me & kids - I was asked my one "advisor" why I couldn't just drop them off in the car to save time? Er - because I can't see very well? Thats why I'm here in the jobcentre, sat listening to your "advice"... (some of them are such muppets!)

.Johanna.

If you have a spare room you could always hire an au pair

gardenia101

.Johanna. wrote: »

If you have a spare room you could always hire an au pair

Sadly not. I'm in the box room already & even if I moved to the sofa there wouldn't be enough room to have a bed & wardrobe in the boxroom as it is tiny & an odd shape as it has the headroom from the stairs jutting into it (can't remember what that is called) so there isn't much floor. I manage as all my clothes are in my son's wardrobe in his double bedroom.

OK for me, but not fair on an au pair.

pickledonionspaceraider

adamantine wrote: »

tbh i dont think you will find any or very few childminders who will take a secondary school aged child.

do you have a "childcare @ home" ran by your local council? they have fully qualified nursery nurses come into your home to watch your children and its paid for on a sliding scale depending on household income.

only drawbacks i found from when i looked into it was that you get 2 or 3 nursery nurses and they wont cook proper meals. i was told they will make sandwiches or put something in the oven or grill as "they are there to look after your kids not do your housework"?! that meant i couldnt use them as with DS2 allergies everything needs to be cooked from scratch and really how much work is finishing off a casserole or coating chicken in gluten free breadcrumbs?

might be different in your area.

Could you not start off a meal in a slow cooker, for her to dish out later?