My mum as my assistant?!?!?

[brit_chick]

Hiya peeps. I have been thinking about asking my mum about being my assistant for a few weeks now & today she more or less said that she would love to look after the kids with me & i asked her about her job & she said she would be happy to leave it.So i asked her how much she gets paid a week & she tould me but then she said she wouldnt want paying if she did help me but then i said she would be loseing out if i didnt pay her & thats all that was said as she had to go to work.

Anyway there are a few quesitons i have got on this matter.

Will she have to do a ICP course?

What will ofsted have to do? Will they have to come out & see me again?

She has alaready got a CRB so she wouldnt need one of them.

Thank You

[sarah707]

Hiya peeps. I have been thinking about asking my mum about being my assistant for a few weeks now & today she more or less said that she would love to look after the kids with me & i asked her about her job & she said she would be happy to leave it.So i asked her how much she gets paid a week & she tould me but then she said she wouldnt want paying if she did help me but then i said she would be loseing out if i didnt pay her & thats all that was said as she had to go to work.

Anyway there are a few quesitons i have got on this matter.

Will she have to do a ICP course?

Not as an assistant, yes if she was registering in her own right. Don't forget though you can't leave an assistant with children on their own except in an emergency.

What will ofsted have to do? Will they have to come out & see me again?

Not sure - best ask them - 08456 404040 or someone else might know

She has alaready got a CRB so she wouldnt need one of them.

She might well... they sometimes take current CRBs and sometimes insist on new ones. You would need to complete a CM2 from their website, send it off with current CRB attached and wait until they decide.

Thank You

I would ring them tomorrow and get some more info... how exciting for you! :D

[Pauline]

Will she have to do a ICP course?

Not as an assistant, yes if she was registering in her own right. Don't forget though you can't leave an assistant with children on their own except in an emergency.

What will ofsted have to do? Will they have to come out & see me again?

Not sure - best ask them - 08456 404040 or someone else might know

She has alaready got a CRB so she wouldnt need one of them.

She might well... they sometimes take current CRBs and sometimes insist on new ones. You would need to complete a CM2 from their website, send it off with current CRB attached and wait until they decide.I would ring them tomorrow and get some more info... how exciting for you! :D


Sarah - you can leave an assistant with the children, providing Ofsted have said it's ok (and it's on your certificate) and that parents have given written permission for sole care, it doesn't have to be an emergency.

Brit-chick - When I registered Graham as my assistant they didn't come out it was all done either over the phone or via paperwork. Also, as Sarah says she may well have to have a new CRB as they don't always carry over from one job to another.

Good luck :)

[Twinkles]

Hiya peeps. I have been thinking about asking my mum about being my assistant for a few weeks now & today she more or less said that she would love to look after the kids with me & i asked her about her job & she said she would be happy to leave it.So i asked her how much she gets paid a week & she tould me but then she said she wouldnt want paying if she did help me but then i said she would be loseing out if i didnt pay her & thats all that was said as she had to go to work.

Anyway there are a few quesitons i have got on this matter.

Will she have to do a ICP course?

What will ofsted have to do? Will they have to come out & see me again?

She has alaready got a CRB so she wouldnt need one of them.



Thank You


OMG my worst nightmare ...my mum working with me :eek:
I'm jealous that you have such a good relationship.

[brit_chick]

My mum had to have a CRB befor i started as a childminder as i childmind from her house.Do you think she might need to have a another one?

That nearly put me off when you said you could only leave them with an assistant in an emergency :eek:. As she would be a big help on the school runs.


Lol at Twinkles :laughing:.We get along great & i think we could work together well :).I will have to give her some rules about the kids tho as she is ALOT softer than me & i am strict (must of got that from my dad :rolleyes: )

Thank You

[sarah707]

Sarah - you can leave an assistant with the children, providing Ofsted have said it's ok (and it's on your certificate) and that parents have given written permission for sole care, it doesn't have to be an emergency.

Ah, thanks Pauline! I was going from a conversation i had with a friend a long while ago now about her assistant... didn't realise it had changed! Oops... sorry! :blush:

[brit_chick]

Its ok sarah dont worrie about it.Thanks for your help :)

[Trouble]

i would hate to work with my mum

we havent got the best relationship anyway but it definately wouldnt work:panic: :panic: :panic:

[Fandangles]

If I worked with my mum I would soon be out of business:

1. because she hates kids! and
2. because I would be in prison serving time for matricide!

[Twinkles]

If I worked with my mum I would soon be out of business:

1. because she hates kids! and
2. because I would be in prison serving time for matricide!

:laughing: me too !!

[Pauline]

That nearly put me off when you said you could only leave them with an assistant in an emergency :eek:. As she would be a big help on the school runs.


That's the best bit - I send Graham out in the rain to pick them up :D

[brit_chick]

Just an update!
Ofsted said yes to my mum being my assistant & they have put my numbers up & my new certificate came today :clapping:

[crazybones]

Great news. Well done. :clapping: Hope you have fun.:D