Celebrating 25 Years of Childminding what do others do

[Carol]

Next month I will have reached my milestone of minding for 25 years.
I have organised a party and have invited as many children and parents as I can get hold of. Just counted the children altogether 64!!!!!!! Will be nice to find out what some of the children/adults are doing now.
The day after I am going out for a meal with local childminders.
It certainly is something to celebrate as I have survived EFYS and still enjoy my job very much.

What have others done when you have reached 25 years?


Carol

[silvermist]

25 years wow thats an amazing achievement, congratualtions.

I dont know how i'll celebrate in another 24 yrs but after 25 minutes today I felt like a glass of wine!!

[sarah707]

Wow Carol many congratulations!!

I haven't got to 25 years just yet... it sounds like you have lots of fun things planned

[BucksCM]

WOW! Congratulations!!

I've still got another 6 years to go!!
Not sure what I'll do, something similar to you probably

[loocyloo]

well done you!

congratulations x

[Jo Jo]

Well done and congratulations

[Mouse]

Congratulations Carol. That's a wonderful achievement

[Bear23]

25 years wow thats an amazing achievement, congratualtions.

I dont know how i'll celebrate in another 24 yrs but after 25 minutes today I felt like a glass of wine!!

this made me giggle!!

25 years wow, congrats. a party sounds fab x x

[miffy]

I have got another few years to go yet but I'd like to think ill be able to retire by then - I'm sure I'll have earnt it!

Congratulations to you carol, I think it's a fantastic achievement

Miffy xx

[samb]

Wow congratulations! What a lovely idea and how lovely for all those children to be together.

[dette]

congratulations...thats brilliant..see if you can get a photographer to come.get the press involved ..you deserve it ..services to children xxxx

[blue bear]

Amazing, bet you never thought you would still be minding 25 years later when you started

[Tatjana]

Congratulations!! Huge achievement!!

I can't imagine doing anything for 25 years.

[cathtee]

Congratulations Carol, i'll be joining you in 3 years time, and will probably throw a party too, I will be there to help you celebrate

[Carol]

Congratulations Carol, i'll be joining you in 3 years time, and will probably throw a party too, I will be there to help you celebrate

I will buy us all a well deserved drink
Doesnt matter how many years we childmind each day is an achievement

[Daisy De]

Just wanted to add my congratulations on your 25 years of childminding.

I will have been childminding for 20 years next year as well as celebrating my 50th birthday, I think big celebrations all round are called for.

Also this is my first post so hello everyone.

[Carol]

Just wanted to add my congratulations on your 25 years of childminding.

I will have been childminding for 20 years next year as well as celebrating my 50th birthday, I think big celebrations all round are called for.

Also this is my first post so hello everyone.

Thanks for your reply.
Been on holiday so sorry its late...........hello xx
Big celebrations for you for next year too xxxx

[hectors house]

Congratulations - I originally registered in 1989, but gave up for 8 years - so I guess I have to start counting again from 2005 - don't think I'll get to 25 years this time round - I'm already feeling too old for all this!

What a lovely idea to have a re-union - make sure you get the newspaper to do an article - I have got an old clipping dated 1988 about my daughter's old childminder saying "Sue is Mum to more than 150 children" think it was for national childminding week, to raise profile of childminders. My daughter is 27 next week and I trusted Sue with my baby aged just 8 week old - she is a lovely lady, still lives locally and she came to my daughters wedding earlier this year.

[PixiePetal]

congratulations on your 25 years

6 years to go for me - I will probably try and do the same - still see some of my ex children now for my charity coffee mornings with the parents

and if I get that far I will certainly have a few glasses of bubbly

[Rubybubbles]

Wow congratulations xx have a great party