Why on Earth Would YOU want to be a Childminder?
It's the horrified looks from 'people' that get me when I explain that none of the children with me are mine, that they are minded children, and that in fact I don't have any children of my own! They ask me in mock horror "why on earth" I would want to be a Childminder (and in my 'time off' I'm a Rainbow Guider!)
Now, Let me think - perhaps it's because I am paid to splash in puddles, crunch through autumn leaves, feed the ducks, gaze lovingly at tractors and other 'big machines', stay 'snug as a bug' at home all day when the weather is grotty, read 'green eggs and ham' whenever I choose to, make chocolate cornflake cakes and basically turn other normal, 'everyday' events into mini adventures! And, hey, perhaps it's because I enjoy doing all of the above!
The question we should ask these 'people' is 'why on earth' would I NOT want to do my job! And 'why on earth' would I want to go to the same office everyday to do the same mundane tasks EVERYDAY. . .but you see, 'we' are not so closed minded as to ask them such personal questions!
I think it's called DIVERSITY isn't it? Wouldn't the world be a boring place if we were all exactly the same and wanted the exactly the same thing!
Childminders are great. . . .but that's just my opinion!
JEN
Why have over 74,800 different people chosen to be a childminder? It must be in part due to the varied role a childminder plays.
- Definition of a childminder. . . .
- Childminder (child'mind'er)n. chef, baker, caretaker, sock and shoe finder, coat buttoner, boot fitter, bottle washer, grocery shopper, nappy changer, protector, dishwasher, nose wiper, floor sweeper, waiter, story teller, playground attendant, PE teacher, activity director, driver, zoo keeper, inspector, aerobics instructor, tutor, entertainer, therapist, manager, performer, self-esteem builder, teacher, helper, well wisher, nurse, traffic controller, noise controller, life saver, thinker, problem solver, engineer, designer, companion, musician, historian, technician, nutritionist, athlete, beautician, fire fighter, accountant, analyst, artist, dentist, scientist, biologist, manicurist, receptionist, hygienist, environmentalist, cleaner, pharmacist, speech therapist, behaviorist, reader, librarian, bard, builder, composer, supervisor, author, peacemaker, friend. . . .
Information in the article supplied by Jen, Registered Childminder and member of Chichester and District Childminders Association
