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Hi all. I have decided to give up minding and have written out my notice to hand to parents tomorrow. I live in Newcastle and before I sell all my stuff on ebay I was wondering if any local cm was wanting to buy any of it. If you are new to minding or just need some more things I will be selling all my stuff in 4 weeks when I finish. Just give me a shout if you want more info I have only been minding 7 months so things look practically new.
Would love a list and prices of things you have, I'm due my pre-reg soon so still yet to buy a lot of stuff xx
Definitely post a list Hun...
Am not near you but anything that could be posted would be great :thumbsup:
Sarah x
good luck with your new ventures - what are you going to do?
Definitely post a list here first :thumbsup:
Good luck with whatever you're going to be doing in the future
Miffy xx
Thanks guys. I will defiantly post a list in the next week or 2. I am not sure what I am going to do. Tbh I am giving notice without a future plan in place. I am fed up of the parents I have blatantly lying to my face about things and then tripping themselves up at a later date by forgetting their lies. I feel very uncertain at the moment with Ofsted and feel that all your hard work can be undone with one false malicious call to them. I don't feel like I am the boss of my own business or in charge of my own home. Think I would rather go out to work, at least then I can have my home back.
I know how you feel about Ofsted - I am so bogged down with paperwork and constantly updating policies to cover myself that at the moment a job on the till in Asda is starting to sound attractive - however all the parents I have at the moment are fantastic and I couldn't give them notice.Quote:
Originally Posted by CLL
Why don't you just give notice to the parents who are causing you bother - tell them that for family reasons you are cutting down, then in a couple of months advertise their spaces again - you have worked so hard and have achieved Outstanding, it seems a shame to give it all up. There are so lovely parents out there who would jump at having a childminder like you - you just seem to have found some dishonest ones!
It may be worth keeping your registration active - upto 3 years with no children on roll I believe is possible - just in case your circumstances change in that time and you decide that actually, it was the parents you needed to get rid off, not the job ;)
You would need to continue paying the registration fee, insurance, and keep on top of your first aid, during that period, but that's a small price to pay as it would save you having to do the whole registration process all over again if you did decide to return to childminding at a later date.
Sometimes, just taking time out, reflecting, and making changes to the way we do things, makes for an easier life :thumbsup:
I did resign my registration, and I regretted it when the company I worked for went pop almost 3 years to the day. Had my registration still been in place I'd have been able to start up straight away. As it was, I had to wait to get on a CYPOP course, do the whole registration process with DBS and medical (and the costs involved) and it took 12 months from deciding to come back to getting registered again - the lack of an income during this time was crippling!
Good luck with whatever you decide to do :thumbsup:
Thank you, handing notice went well this morning. Decided to go along the lines of 'due to personal circumstances I have decided to close'. I thought it best to just be professional and end on an amicable note. I have even said if they find care earlier I will waive notice period. I will keep my registration going as you have mentioned, just incase. It has been a lesson learned if I did it again I would be much more clearer about my sickness policy at the start and explain they may need to take quite a lot of time off as young children are often ill.
Hi I am in Gateshead and have only been registered a few months. I would love to see a list of the stuff you have x
Glad your keeping your registration going for nowQuote:
Originally Posted by CLL
I gave up years ago for a year ...came back stronger
Hope things work out for you
Angel xxx
Perhaps you have been a little unlucky with the families you have? Sometimes the negatives of this job can drag you into a downwards spiral.
If you could afford it what about a clean break for a couple of months to recharge and start afresh with some new families?
Either way I think it's a very good idea to keep your registration going.
Really hope it all works out for you.