Pros and cons of having a childminder versus nursery

Interested on this. My sister has childminder for her nearly 2 year old while her 3 year old goes to playgroup

We don't really want to do nursery because we feel this past year, they've done nothing to help with motor skills etc. My cousins child was potty training and she asked the staff at nursery to help maintain the training. They done nothing.

Our choice was primarily about consistency of care. If someone working at nursery is poorly, there’s a back up in place - if a childminder gets poorly, then it’s on you to find the back up. Same with holidays. We found a nursery we more than trust regarding support during early years development etc so it was a bit of a no brainer for us x

Hi! My mum is an ofsted registered childminder and my little one goes to a nursery, she would go to my mum but we live an hour away unfortunately. Personally i prefer a childminder just because it’s more of a home from home care, they go out on more day trips and the childminder will really get to know that child, my daughter is thriving in nursery so nothing bad with a nursery. I think childminders are a bit more flexible than nurserys but both work to the same standards and follow the same board!

We chose a childminder, but the childminder has 15 max children and 8 members of staff so sort of a nursery but with less children (only £6.50 a day too!). If I didn’t find this lady, I would’ve sent to a nursery as they’d have cover. X

Interesting