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Childminders

Childminders provide day-to-day care of children in their own homes, and supervise and participate in their play, educational and other activities.

Wages

New workers
AVERAGE
Experienced
£6,965
£16,003
£24,338

New workers start around £6,965. Normal pay is £16,003 per year.
Highly experienced workers can earn up to £24,338.

Available jobs

In the past year there were 11,501 vacancies for this type of job

4.48%

Projected job growth over the next 8 years

Related courses

People work towards these careers by taking these courses at college and uni.

What they do most days?

  • Complies with regulations set by OFSTED and their inspection requirements.

  • Maintains appropriate records of children’s development.

  • Takes older children to and from school.

  • Takes children to participate in play groups or on appropriate outings.

  • Provides, supervises and participates in children’s indoor and outdoor play activities to promote their development.

  • Plans, prepares and serves children’s meals and supervises children during meals.

  • Changes babies’ nappies and clothes as necessary and makes up bottles for feeds.

Hard Skills

Hard skills are specific, learnable, measurable, often industry or occupation-specific abilities related to a position.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Working With Children

  • Cooking

  • Meal Planning And Preparation

  • Housekeeping

  • Pediatric First Aid

  • Child Protection

  • Child Development

  • Auditing

  • Baking

  • Ironing

Soft Skills

Soft skills can be self-taught and usually do not necessitate a certain completed level of education.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Communication

  • Trustworthiness

  • English Language

  • Management

  • Interpersonal Communications

  • Multitasking

  • Record Keeping

  • Planning

  • Patience

  • Compassion

How do I get a job like this?

People in these types of job started their career paths after studying courses like the ones below.