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happyfeet2013
15-01-2014, 03:37 PM
Love the forum great support but can't help notice the difference in how things operate in England to here
Would love to hear from fellow CMS in NI
ziggy
15-01-2014, 06:45 PM
hello, i'm in northern ireland. moved here from england 10yrs ago. nice to see you on here
tess1981
15-01-2014, 09:33 PM
I'm a Northern Ireland childminder too,the difference is huge....
TwilightSparkle
15-01-2014, 09:49 PM
I'm from Northern Ireland too.
tess1981
15-01-2014, 09:57 PM
have any of you completed your Health and Safety course yet? someone told me it was to be completed by next inspection but i just received my report back from my last inspection and it stated to be competed by July 2015... but im attending the course at the end of this month
TwilightSparkle
15-01-2014, 10:02 PM
I haven't done my health and safety yet. I had my inspection just before Christmas and was told it had to be done by September 2015. Hoping to get it done sometime this year.
tess1981
15-01-2014, 10:08 PM
at least it not too long i only have to do two nights :)
TwilightSparkle
15-01-2014, 10:17 PM
That's good to know. Do you have to travel far for courses? That's the main reason why I haven't done mine yet as most courses are at least a 30 minute drive away.
jadavi
15-01-2014, 10:36 PM
What are the differences?
tess1981
15-01-2014, 10:36 PM
about 20-25 mins away.... i hate how the courses are so faraway... 20 mins is the closest i have seen me tavelling 45-50 mins
weedotes
16-01-2014, 12:42 AM
What are the differences?
Hi jadavi . I m from northern Ireland too. Off the top of my head I d say the main difference is we don't ( yet ) have the same amount of record keeping , learning journals etc . Number wise we have a very strict 6 under 12 s only 3 of which can be pre school . I ve also received information saying if minder cares for over 12 s the number is subtracted from the under 12 numbers .
We are regulated by social services and our inspections seem so much less stressed than in England . Although a new set of minimum standards has been introduced last July but haven't been fully implemented yet . Social workers themselves don't seem to fully understand the exact expectations.
I m sure others can point out many other differences .