Kilmarnock childminder looks to expand childcare service

The business aims to increase the number of children it can care for simultaneously from five to eight, according to a recently submitted planning application.

The childminder, located at a flat on Baird Place, New Farm Loch, Kilmarnock, will employ a registered childminding assistant approved by the Care Inspectorate to help manage the increased capacity.

The planning application was registered by the East Ayrshire Council on March 31.

It outlines the plan to use existing spaces, including the living room, kitchen, and spare room/playroom.

The private enclosed garden will continue to be used for outdoor play activities.

The childminder intends to make no changes to vehicle access, public rights of way, or available parking spaces, according to the application.

No new or altered water supply, drainage, or connection to the public water network is needed.

The childcare service is not in a known flood-risk area, and the proposed expansion is not predicted to increase flood risk elsewhere.

The increase in the number of children, alongside the addition of an assistant, is not expected to generate waste beyond regular household levels, and the current council-provided recycling and refuse bins in the communal garden at the rear of the building will continue to be used.

Environmental Health, represented by officer Bill Gilchrist, has reviewed the proposal and had no comments to register on April 1.

To view the full application, you can go to East Ayrshire Council's planning portal under the reference 26/0095/PP.