Take a look at this - government taking notice

Penny1959 · 13-06-2012, 03:29 PM

Not sure if already been posted (due to trouble doing things on phone) but thought best to pass on just in case it has not.

Seems we are getting noticed in government

http://www.parliament.uk/business/pu...direction=Desc

A friend forwarded to me

Penny

**Bridey** · 13-06-2012, 04:22 PM

Look! We have Glenda Jackson on our side!!

**uf353432** · 13-06-2012, 05:00 PM

Its brilliant news - saw this earlier today - just what we need to keep the campaign momentum going. Reckon we'll be hitting 8k this weekend at some point.

**miffy** · 13-06-2012, 05:03 PM

Fabulous - maybe we need to target ALL Labour MP's

Miffy xx

**oakie dokie** · 13-06-2012, 05:05 PM

Went to new EYFS training last night, lots of other CM unaware of any of this! I went armed with the posters and also gave one to DO who also new nothing about the deregulation.

**uf353432** · 13-06-2012, 05:14 PM

Gosh just makes me realise how many people we still have to make contact with. We need some media coverage of this - something big - we need to find a way of reaching out to everyone we can.

wonder if there is a way of getting every address of every childminder registered with Ofsted?

**miffy** · 13-06-2012, 05:16 PM

Originally Posted by uf353432

Gosh just makes me realise how many people we still have to make contact with. We need some media coverage of this - something big - we need to find a way of reaching out to everyone we can.

wonder if there is a way of getting every address of every childminder registered with Ofsted?

I thought the petition website were doing a press release?

Miffy xx

Penny1959 · 13-06-2012, 05:50 PM

Data protection will prevent anyone from giving out lists.

Not sure how we can make people sit up and take notice - go en that although some LAs not done anything many have, ncma have let their members know. Childcare Macs and organisations have pit something about it and of course on here, Facebook and twitter we are constantly all posting and re posting.

Debbie did John release the bit for the media?

Penny

**uf353432** · 13-06-2012, 05:50 PM

they are still working on it - there is interest there - but most of the big players are looking for a hook. Because its obviously in the discussion and planning stage in parliament there are unlikely to be anything coming from them.

Best we can hope is that combined with our efforts on the petition the early day motion does well in sponsors and out of it comes more publicity. The more local media and trade media people do the more likely the bigger players will pick up on it.

We do have one paper who are interested in the story - the reported was on holiday last week and they are going to revisit this week.

We need to get support for that early day motion - i've emailed my local MP to bring it to his attention - I think its something everyone needs to consider doing especially if the MP appears supportive in correspondance.

**uf353432** · 13-06-2012, 05:52 PM

Originally Posted by Penny1959

Data protection will prevent anyone from giving out lists.

Not sure how we can make people sit up and take notice - go en that although some LAs not done anything many have, ncma have let their members know. Childcare Macs and organisations have pit something about it and of course on here, Facebook and twitter we are constantly all posting and re posting.

Debbie did John release the bit for the media?

Penny

yes John did - it generated some immediate interest and one is still viable - but Media need an 'angle'

**oakie dokie** · 13-06-2012, 06:43 PM

how about we pretend to be a parent wanting the list of childminders from are LA

!

Pipsqueak · 13-06-2012, 06:48 PM

its gaining momentum and I think we just need to keep plugging away... getting into the internet forums - parent and child ones, childcare ones and keep bumping/reposting.

Making people aware.

Sending letters/emails to DO's and local early years teams and asking them to forward to people
Get to the local FIS's and also your neighbouring FIS - post on their facebook walls

How about anyone who is studying EY at college or uni - ask people/tutor/head of department within that sector to circulate the information

Anyone with links to children centres, playgroups/schools, other settings (nurseries etc) get the information to these people too

Bombard your local MP and neighbouring MP and get the word circulated

Speak to your local radio station or free newspaper - often stories like this start of small in local rags and gather support...

**oakie dokie** · 13-06-2012, 07:01 PM

Arranging a meeting with our local MP Andrew Billingham along with my parents so hopefully hear something soon. Email sent and have local Councillor on board!

**uf353432** · 13-06-2012, 07:07 PM

We recently had a guest forum on my OU course - which meant everyone doing K218 accessed it - so I posted a link to the petition - it got a few sigs form that. I also keep posting on the K218 group on FB.

Its our quality improvement scheme session tomorrow - hoping I will be able to get hold of some childminders who are often harder to reach to get onboard.

**uf353432** · 13-06-2012, 07:11 PM

Yell.com - thats where we go a list of all the childminders who advertise

**SYLVIA** · 13-06-2012, 07:38 PM

Could we get a list of childminders with vacancies from FIS. Would they have telephone numbers we could contact or is that invasion of privacy?

**uf353432** · 13-06-2012, 07:41 PM

I want email addresses really - cheapest way of contacting lots of people.

**christine e** · 13-06-2012, 08:34 PM

Only just seen this
http://www.parliament.uk/edm/2012-13/165

Sir Alan Meale is my MP - wrote to him a couple of weeks ago and was having a bit of a moan today because I had not heard from him but he has so obviously done something about it!

**uf353432** · 13-06-2012, 08:52 PM

send him a letter of thanks and ask him if there is anything we can do to support his motion?

i've sent an update on the petition signposting everyone to the motion and asking them to email local MP's to add their names to it. I guess as he started it he's going to do some campaigning internally as well to drum up more sponsors. I wonder how many sponsors they need ?

You must have written a really good letter - well done you !

**christine e** · 13-06-2012, 08:55 PM

Originally Posted by uf353432

send him a letter of thanks and ask him if there is anything we can do to support his motion?

i've sent an update on the petition signposting everyone to the motion and asking them to email local MP's to add their names to it. I guess as he started it he's going to do some campaigning internally as well to drum up more sponsors. I wonder how many sponsors they need ?

You must have written a really good letter - well done you !

Will get on to it tomorrow!

Cx