the paperwork side of things would be alot if you arent used to it. but coming from child care where you have to do paperwork for the often 25-50 kids that come through your room per week, paperwork for 5 kids sounds like heaven! LOL

i'm sure there are some bad things about it, there are bad things about everything really. but it is worth it if you enjoy it. i would recommend calling a place like Lady Gowrie or C&K and get some further information from them. i think if you do it through those type of places they take a cut of your income (not much though) but you get support, experience and they will set you up with the paperwork and help you with it.

you will also most likely have to have a qualification in childrens services or be studying it, and you will need a blue card for working with chn as well as first aid. every adult who lives or comes through the house will also need a blue card.

also, it is a matter of more than just baby proofing your house (as you would do with your own kids) but there are generally a lot of indepth rules and regulations to do with fencing, hot water systems etc.