This is part of a series called ‘The secret life of…’, pulling back the curtain on professions you’ve always wanted to know more about. If you want to anonymously reveal all about your job ...

While you can't always pick when you visit a prospective childminder (you'll likely have to visit in the evening for safety reasons, when all their mind-ees have gone from), you can still make sure ...

A childminder who called for hotels housing asylum seekers to be set on fire has been remanded in custody after appearing in court. Lucy Connolly, whose husband Raymond Connolly is a West ...

Hana Foltynova operates in Central Bedfordshire, where there has been a 21% fall in the number of childminders since 2020 A childminder has said a decline in people choosing the career has caused ...

If your child is starting in childcare soon, you might be considering a childminder instead of a nursery or playgroup. But what do childminders actually do? And how can they support your child's ...

Warwickshire County Council offers a comprehensive guide on its website outlining the steps to becoming a childminder, ...

I worked for a global consultancy company. We had a full-time childminder. They would take care of our daughter in their home, with several other children, from when our daughter was five months old.

A childminder has said a decline in people choosing the career has caused a shortage of childcare places that could see families "reversing back to the 1950s". Hana Foltynova from Biggleswade ...