sarah707
14-03-2013, 06:58 PM
I have just been looking at the forum petition against ratios changes - www.keepratiosdown.co.uk.
An absolutely amazing 33.425 people have signed so far with more signing every hour of every day! :clapping: :clapping:
This says to me that ratios changes is a very unpopular Govt initiative and that Govt need to think seriously about their voting public and position in office if they push ahead with such a deeply unpopular plan :(
Then I look at all the press surrounding agencies for childminders - all the articles and comments on the internet - chat to childminders I meet day-by-day.
NONE of them want agencies once they realise how their businesses will be affected, especially when they lose free local support and have to pay for it instead - because someone will have to pay, agencies will be self funding don't forget.
Again - another very unpopular Govt initiative :(
And then I talk to childminders who know nothing at all about either of the issues - and who do not seem to want to find out because 'the govt will do what they want regardless' or 'it's not going to affect me'.
It will affect every single one of us - and we need to keep fighting it!
Here are just a few of the ways the Forum is helping you -
http://www.childmindinghelp.co.uk/forum/blogs/sarah707/54-childminders-reject-agencies.html
If you can think of anything else we can do please just ask! All suggestions will be considered.
Let's not sleepwalk into a childcare crisis guys please! :cheerleader::cheerleader:
An absolutely amazing 33.425 people have signed so far with more signing every hour of every day! :clapping: :clapping:
This says to me that ratios changes is a very unpopular Govt initiative and that Govt need to think seriously about their voting public and position in office if they push ahead with such a deeply unpopular plan :(
Then I look at all the press surrounding agencies for childminders - all the articles and comments on the internet - chat to childminders I meet day-by-day.
NONE of them want agencies once they realise how their businesses will be affected, especially when they lose free local support and have to pay for it instead - because someone will have to pay, agencies will be self funding don't forget.
Again - another very unpopular Govt initiative :(
And then I talk to childminders who know nothing at all about either of the issues - and who do not seem to want to find out because 'the govt will do what they want regardless' or 'it's not going to affect me'.
It will affect every single one of us - and we need to keep fighting it!
Here are just a few of the ways the Forum is helping you -
http://www.childmindinghelp.co.uk/forum/blogs/sarah707/54-childminders-reject-agencies.html
If you can think of anything else we can do please just ask! All suggestions will be considered.
Let's not sleepwalk into a childcare crisis guys please! :cheerleader::cheerleader: