Carrie1983
11-07-2011, 10:45 PM
Hi all,
I am a pre-reg. I did the ICP last summer, passed the course in the Autumn and have been sitting on the forms ever since; I got a new, part time, job in April and my 15 month old goes to childcare 2 days and MIL 2 afternoons. My stomach turns every time she goes and I want to put this right by getting my backside in gear and doing what I always said I would do! I have always worked with children - Nanny, Teacher, Support Worker and now work in a women's refuge as a keyworker/play therapist come support worker.
I was umming and ahhing whether to do it now or wait until after the 2nd baby, when the perfect opportunity came along (and we are actually ttc now, which complicates things a little). I advertised saying I would be registering and I received an email from a lady asking if I'd consider taking on her son for before school care and daughter 7am-330pm 5 days a week. This would be perfect - the daughter is the same age as my daughter and the school is the school I intend for my own daughter to attend eventually. The logistics of the contracts would also mean I could take on a couple of afterschoolers from a local school (which struggles to get enough childminders!). So it's all in motion, BUT...
I am not yet registered. I have the forms here and I can print off all the things I need, but realistically I won't be registered by Sept will I?! This time last year I was on the ICP and another girl and her sister on the same course, took on some mindees to start in September and managed to get registered in time. This lady wouldn't need me until the end of September so, in essence, I have slightly longer.
Is this doable? By my reckoning, if I get the medical form to my dr tomorrow/weds I have about 10 weeks until the lady needs care (9 until settling in period).
Help!!
I am a pre-reg. I did the ICP last summer, passed the course in the Autumn and have been sitting on the forms ever since; I got a new, part time, job in April and my 15 month old goes to childcare 2 days and MIL 2 afternoons. My stomach turns every time she goes and I want to put this right by getting my backside in gear and doing what I always said I would do! I have always worked with children - Nanny, Teacher, Support Worker and now work in a women's refuge as a keyworker/play therapist come support worker.
I was umming and ahhing whether to do it now or wait until after the 2nd baby, when the perfect opportunity came along (and we are actually ttc now, which complicates things a little). I advertised saying I would be registering and I received an email from a lady asking if I'd consider taking on her son for before school care and daughter 7am-330pm 5 days a week. This would be perfect - the daughter is the same age as my daughter and the school is the school I intend for my own daughter to attend eventually. The logistics of the contracts would also mean I could take on a couple of afterschoolers from a local school (which struggles to get enough childminders!). So it's all in motion, BUT...
I am not yet registered. I have the forms here and I can print off all the things I need, but realistically I won't be registered by Sept will I?! This time last year I was on the ICP and another girl and her sister on the same course, took on some mindees to start in September and managed to get registered in time. This lady wouldn't need me until the end of September so, in essence, I have slightly longer.
Is this doable? By my reckoning, if I get the medical form to my dr tomorrow/weds I have about 10 weeks until the lady needs care (9 until settling in period).
Help!!