Renting a council si cottage with the hope tof buying it this yr.. I am currently employed however my hours have been cut to 20 hours pper week..
I have been thinking about starting a childminding business from my 'home'. as a childminder the regulations state that you can only mind 3 - 5 children..
I rang the local authority earlier for advice and she told me NO!!!
I can 'casually mind 1 - 2 children', they would not object to that but they would not allow for me to run a 'childminding business' from the house....
There is a very valid reason for only minding one or two kids as opposed to 5-6, namely the tax-relief offered ofr childminding in a person's home. Okay there are some hurdles to jump but certainly I think its worth investigating.
(Unfortunately its rather late tonight for me to research the appropriate sections but one or two kids can be minded tax-free up to (I think) e10,000 a year tax-free!)(Which can be very rewarding for a stay-at-home-mum!)