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**Lick'le Oakes** · 10-01-2011, 10:57 PM

The skill to multitask

**childminder54** · 10-01-2011, 11:01 PM

Love understanding and a big smile.

Veronicax

**teacake2** · 10-01-2011, 11:04 PM

A thick skin to be able to deal with all the grief we get from parents and OFSTED.
Teacake2

**mamasheshe** · 11-01-2011, 07:37 AM

a sense of humor,

**MrsShell** · 11-01-2011, 09:21 AM

Lots of love and patience.

Michelle x

**mrsbumbles** · 11-01-2011, 09:27 AM

the disire to play and interact with the children

**Chell** · 11-01-2011, 02:04 PM

Originally Posted by Mouse

A registration certificate!

.... and a first aid certificate.

Penny1959 · 11-01-2011, 02:32 PM

TIME

Time to organise the environment
Time for paperwork
Time for training
Time to listen
Time to care
Time for own family
Time to go on the forum!
Time for self (if lucky)

But most important

TIME TO PLAY

Penny

**lindylou** · 11-01-2011, 08:11 PM

Lots of love patience and listening ears

Daddy Day Care · 11-01-2011, 08:21 PM

A fridge full of alcohol

**Helen Dempster** · 11-01-2011, 09:27 PM

Oh my gosh, there are so many things - but I'm going to go with a sense of humour and a shed load of patience...along with enough confidence to skip along the road with the mindees, or splash in muddy puddles and not care about the strange looks from those adults who have actually grown up now

**Daisy1956** · 11-01-2011, 10:05 PM

A sense of humor

**AnnieM** · 11-01-2011, 10:23 PM

A good set of ear defenders!!

Seriously though empathy, patience and a good sense of humour.

**Zoomie** · 11-01-2011, 10:35 PM

Patience to read the same book over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over again.

**wendywu** · 11-01-2011, 11:09 PM

Love

**mayberry** · 12-01-2011, 05:40 AM

A sense of humor

Dawn x

**loocyloo** · 13-01-2011, 08:58 PM

a sense of humour! ( and a mountain of patience )

xxx

**monkey62** · 13-01-2011, 09:58 PM

Ability to smile, to take a happy face.... when you actualy want to scream

**geordiebunny** · 13-01-2011, 10:54 PM

For me it would be chocolate, to use at the end of the day, to use during the day to keep my energy up and to use as an extra special treat when we have all had a good rewarding day.