Inky Pinky's Childcare

09/07/2026

Any computer issues or need a website for your business , maybe some networking in your company needs to be resolved or need a new server set up! This guy does it all and is fantastic at it too! ❤️❤️❤️

24/06/2026

Sorry we are closed tomorrow due to the extreme heat ! Keep safe ! Drink plenty of water and we will hopefully see you all Friday !

18/12/2025

So infuriating ! When is it going to stop ? Some of us work hours nobody would work and all because there are so many families that don’t have the usual 9-5 profile . We should get supported way more for the next generation to grow into the amazing people they could be ! And they wonder why childminders close their businesses? 🤯🤷🏼‍♀️

Those who know me — or who’ve followed me for a while — will know that my heart will always belong to children. Their wellbeing, their development, their right to be seen, heard, and supported gently and respectfully.

But something else matters deeply to me: the people who care for them. 💗

This week has brought yet another hard hit for childminders.
HMRC have announced the removal of the ability for childminders to use a percentage allowance for wear and tear. And while that might sound like a small technical change on paper, the reality is anything but small.

We work from our homes.
Our homes are our settings.
They hold muddy boots, paint-stained tables, climbing frames, constant movement, noise, learning, care, and beautifully chaotic days that go far beyond “normal” family wear and tear.

Many childminders are already carrying everything alone — the educator, the carer, the administrator, the cleaner, the planner, the emotional anchor. Margins are tight. Pressure is high. And this decision lands on a sector that is already struggling to stay afloat.

HMRC have even compared childminders to plumbers — suggesting they don’t receive allowances for wear and tear either. But plumbers don’t run their business from their living rooms. They don’t open their homes daily to children’s learning, care, mess, and magic. The comparison shows just how little our role is understood. 😔

This decision doesn’t just affect numbers on a spreadsheet.
It affects sustainability.
It affects morale.
It affects whether childminders can continue at all.

Childminders are not a “nice extra” — we are a vital part of the childcare and early years infrastructure. When we are squeezed, families feel it. Communities feel it. Children feel it.

I truly hope HMRC listen.
I hope they reconsider the impact of this decision and engage with those living this reality every day.
Because this sector cannot keep absorbing blow after blow and still be expected to survive. 😳

We care deeply.
We give endlessly.
And we deserve to be understood — and supported — not pushed further to the edge. 🥺🫶🏻❤️

09/12/2025

Absolutely standing with you here !!!

💔 Standing Together for Childminders 💔

I was really saddened to see a fellow childminder being publicly criticised online by another education professional. With thousands of followers, she chose to share a simple mistake to the world instead of addressing it privately.

People need to realise that childminders are lone workers. We don’t have employers to protect us or teammates to lean on. We juggle so many roles every single day—educator, carer, accountant, marketer, cook, cleaner, and more. We often work long hours without breaks, and we do it because we LOVE our job and the children in our care.

Where has the motto of “Be Kind” gone?

We just want to say to our fellow childminders: you are not alone. 💚 If you ever need support, encouragement, or just someone to talk to, please drop us a message. We stand with you.

20/11/2025

Elves in the making just the children’s faces to add and the shelf to make for registration when children come in ❤️they did such an amazing job !!! ❤️❤️

20/11/2025

The number of childminders in England is falling - with one charity warning they could all be gone by 2033.

16/04/2025

Loved this idea for Easter . I cut out giant card eggs and just supplied all sorts of stickers , pens , paint sticks glue etc . And let them go wild with the supplies look at the outcome ….😍😍❤️❤️
PACEY Cymru