Cache Diploma in Homebased Childcare Unit 3, Assignment 3
Home based Childcare has many benefits not only for the Children being cared for but also for their families and also for the Childminder themselves, I feel that this is particularly important for under three 's who need to have a lot of one to one attention to enable them to form close bonds with their carers. The main benefits for children are:
• They are cared for in small groups and therefore all children will get a lot of personal attention.
• The carer never changes like for example in a Nursery setting where the staff may change on a regular basis. In a home based setting the carer is always the same allowing close bonds to form.
• The children are cared for in a familiar homelike environment.
• Children are likely to be in mixed age groups which benefits the younger children as they learn for the older ones and also benefits the older ones who can gain hugely from the feeling of being the grown up ones in the group.
• The care is often based within the children 's own community.
• Children 's individual needs are better met and so they are treated as individuals rather than as a group.
The main benefits for their families are:
• Childminders are often able to work flexible hours to suit their needs which other setting often can 't offer.
• Childminders can be used in conjunction with other settings i.e. for before and after School and pick up from Nursery etc.
• Childminders often have more time available at the start /end of the day to talk through any problems and can offer a much more personal service tailored to fit each families needs.
• Childminders can often grow with a family for example a child who has been with them since a baby can then still continue to be picked up from Nursery and then School and in the School holidays by the same Childminder and so offering a kind of continuity which no other childcare service can provide.
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The benefits for the Childminder are:
• We choose what hours we work and how much work we want
• They are cared for in small groups and therefore all children will get a lot of personal attention.
• The carer never changes like for example in a Nursery setting where the staff may change on a regular basis. In a home based setting the carer is always the same allowing close bonds to form.
• The children are cared for in a familiar homelike environment.
• Children are likely to be in mixed age groups which benefits the younger children as they learn for the older ones and also benefits the older ones who can gain hugely from the feeling of being the grown up ones in the group.
• The care is often based within the children 's own community.
• Children 's individual needs are better met and so they are treated as individuals rather than as a group.
The main benefits for their families are:
• Childminders are often able to work flexible hours to suit their needs which other setting often can 't offer.
• Childminders can be used in conjunction with other settings i.e. for before and after School and pick up from Nursery etc.
• Childminders often have more time available at the start /end of the day to talk through any problems and can offer a much more personal service tailored to fit each families needs.
• Childminders can often grow with a family for example a child who has been with them since a baby can then still continue to be picked up from Nursery and then School and in the School holidays by the same Childminder and so offering a kind of continuity which no other childcare service can provide.
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The benefits for the Childminder are:
• We choose what hours we work and how much work we want
Bibliography: The NCMA 'Who Minds ? 'Magazine, several different issues Starting Your Own Childminding Business:How to Set Up High Quality Childcare in Your Own Home by Allison Lee Childminding: A Guide to Good Practice by Christine Hobart and Jill Frankel Diploma in Home Based Childcare by Sheila Riddall Leech The NCMA Website The Early Years Foundation Stage