Where’s the contradiction? Plenty of people living in the frummest communities in Manchester make good parnassa. As for babysitting, do you mean daycare? I know of plenty of people that run playgroups in their houses, but in England in general you have to be careful because if a non-Jewish neighbour or someone decides they don’t like you they can inform the council that you are running a non-approved playgroup in your house, and you can get closed down. Officially, people who run a playgroup in their house need to be registered/qualified (although a lot of people still do it.
As for communities, there are yeshivish, balabatish and chassidish in Manchester so take your pick.