I've spoken about this with my mum - she's retiring in January & I go back to work in February. Haven't really looked into it as she said she'd look after DS anyway because she's his Nana.

As far as I understand it she would have to register as a childminder with the Care Commission so I assume the best place to look would be on their website (or the equivalent for England/Wales - we're in Scotland). I have a vague recollection of seeing a thread in general topics for people going through childminder registration so that might be worth a look.

has anyone registered they parents as a child minder to help them out with payments. my mam has recently lost her job so money is tight for us all i was just thinking of doing this