Home nursery: Thinking of applying to be a childminder?

Find out more about becoming a registered childminder with Koru Kids

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What support do we offer?

How Koru Kids helps you to become a childminder - overview of our registration process, how we help you launch & operate your home nursery
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What are the costs for registration?

Find out how much it will cost you to become a childminder with Koru Kids, and what support we'll provide
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Updated over a week ago

How are we different to other childminder agencies?

Why you should choose Koru Kids to help you become a childminder
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Updated over a week ago

How many children can I look after and what can I earn?

Ofsted ratios, how to calculate your home nursery capacity and what you can earn as a Koru Kids childminder
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Updated over a week ago

Do I need childcare qualifications?

Reassurance that Koru Kids will provide all the training you need to become a childminder
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My home is quite small, is that okay?

Find out if your home is suitable to use as a home nursery
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Who deals with Ofsted?

Koru Kids is an Ofsted registered childminding agency so our childminders don't need to register independently
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How is being self-employed different?

Explanation of what it means to be self-employed for your tax, earnings, holiday, sick leave and pension
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Updated over a week ago

Setting your hourly rate and working hours

Advice on how we'll set your hourly rate and what hours & days you can work as a Koru Kids childminder
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Updated over a week ago

What happens if I’m sick?

Explanation of how sick leave works for Koru Kids childminders
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What if I want to take holiday?

Details on your holiday allowance and how holiday works as a Koru Kids childminder
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What is a typical day like?

Find out what a typical day-in-the-life of a Koru Kids childminder might look like
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Do I need to take the children out every day?

Details on how we build outdoor leaning into every day as a Koru Kids childminder
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Can I look after my own kids?

How to calculate your ratios for ages and space so that you can also care for your own children as a Koru Kids childminder
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What is the Koru Ethos for childminders?

All about the Koru Ethos and how this helps guide you as an Early Educator with Koru Kids
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Expanding your business with an assistant—and how we make it easy

Details on why hiring an assistant might be right for you, and how Koru Kids will help you do it
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Can you help me understand the contract I will have to sign with Koru Kids?

How to sign your Koru Kids Early Educator contract and FAQs about what's included
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Terms & Conditions - New Childminder Referral Programme

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