I'm now a registered childminder!!!!!!!!!!!

[Mollymop]

I am soooooo excited!!!!!!

I have just got off the phone to Ofsted and they said they had sent my certificate out 2 days ago!!! Whooopppppeeeeeee!!!!

If you remember, I was waiting for my social services check, well, I phoned social services on tuesday and gave them a big old ear bashing and warned them i would be making a formal complaint! I guess it worked!!

I am jumping for joy at the moment!!:clapping: :clapping: :clapping: :jump for joy:

[crazybones]

:jump for joy: :jump for joy: I am jumping with you. Congratulations. :clapping: :clapping: :clapping:

[Twinkles]

http://s220.photobucket.com/albums/dd227/graphicsgrotto1/glittergraphics/comments/congratulations/gccongratulations16.gif (http://www.graphicsgrotto.com)

Let the fun begin :D

[ma7ie]

Congratulations Sandra.

Have you got any mindees lined up?

[Lou]

YIPPEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

bout time too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Congatulations Sandra xxx

[mrsbumbles]

Congratulations :clapping:

Welcome to the crazy world of a childminder :laughing:

[Splish Splosh]

congratulations and good luck with childminding.

[Mollymop]

Congratulations Sandra.

Have you got any mindees lined up?

A few but I have to get back to the parents now, I shall do it after the weekend!
I am on a diet and have lost 4lb this week (wanna lose 1stone) but I will be having lots of barcardi and cokes to drink tomorrow night to celebrate, naughty but worth it!!!

[avril]

Congratulations, that great news :clapping: :jump for joy: :clapping:

Avril x:)

[emler]

Hooray :clapping: I'm delighted for you Sandra (about bloomin' time too).
Enjoy those bacardi's

Emler x

[miss muffit]

congratulations

yes let the fun begin :jump for joy:

[Noodles]

Great news congratulations:clapping: :clapping:

[Jinx]

Thats fab news

Congratulations:jump for joy: :clapping: :jump for joy: :clapping:

Jinx x

[nell57]

Yay :jump for joy: congratulations:clapping:

You'll be up and running before you know it

Helen

[berkschick]

About flipping time too!

That must be one of the longest registrations in history.

[SimplyLucy]

Congratulations...........:clapping:

How long did it take?

My registration took 6 months start to finish, was a right nightmare!

[LittleMissSparkles]

I am so pleased for your Sandra, Congratulations xxxx :clapping:

[Mollymop]

Congratulations...........:clapping:

How long did it take?

My registration took 6 months start to finish, was a right nightmare!

Depends how you look at it, I went on my Pre-reg A (info meeting) meeting in September, so that would be nearly 8 months.

But from sending off my application, which was in December, that would make it 5 months.

[SimplyLucy]

I had my pre-reg meeting early feb last year and sent my application in mid feb. Was the 27th of August before I got my certificate. There was a hold up at just about every stage, I so very nearly gave up!

So glad I didn't though as I love it! Specially times like now where DS is playing with a pixel chix and 18month mindee is sleeping!

[Mollymop]

It is a long time isn't it, and my registration sounds like yours - at every stage there was a hurdle. Thay make it very very difficult ot become a childminder, but I am so looking forward to it!:clapping:

[sarah707]

Great news Sandra! :D

[chels55]

congratulations :clapping:
im really pleased for you

[Pipsqueak]

:clapping: Thats great news

Congratulations Sandra:thumbsup:

[miffy]

Yippee :clapping: :clapping: :clapping: :clapping: :clapping:

Congratulations Sandra - hope you get those mindees sorted quickly

miffy xx

[Pauline]

Fantastic Sandra! :thumbsup: Now the hard bit starts ;)

[angeldelight]

That is great news Sandra

Well done

Love Angel xx

[deeb66]

Sandra, I am soooo pleased for you.

I know that it has been a long hard slog and I am really pleased that you have finally got there!

Congratulations :clapping: :clapping:

[Mollymop]

Thanks alot everyone for you replies and your support X

[tulip0803]

Congratulations :clapping:

[littlewonders]

Congratulations, hopefully I will posting a similar thread in the not to distant future :D

[ruby]

congratulations :clapping: :clapping:

that is great news - its about time




cathy

[Delly]

Finally bet your thinking! !!.. congratulations, well done you !!

Have a big drinky poo on us tonight and enjoy !!

:D

[flora]

At last, hope all goes smoothly from here on in :thumbsup: xx

[manjay]

Glad it is finally sorted for you. Good luck!

[carolinel]

well done!! bet you can;t wait to get started now!!

[Cazz]

Congratulations!

Is that the average amount of time it takes or was this a unique situation? I haven't sent paperwork off yet (First Aid & ICP starts next week) but was hoping to start childminding from new school year in September. Is that a joke? My maternity pay finishes mid-July so I don't want to go too long without earning anything.

[Gherkin]

Congratulations Sandra. Enjoy the madness that it brings.:clapping: :clapping: :clapping:

[brit_chick]

:clapping: Congratulations :clapping:

[donnahay0]

Welcome to the world of childminding and good luck.

[jordanann]

Congratulations!!!!!!

Well done!!!!!!!:clapping: :clapping: :clapping: :clapping:

Love Lisa
xx xx xx

[Mollymop]

Congratulations!

Is that the average amount of time it takes or was this a unique situation? I haven't sent paperwork off yet (First Aid & ICP starts next week) but was hoping to start childminding from new school year in September. Is that a joke? My maternity pay finishes mid-July so I don't want to go too long without earning anything.

Hi Cazz! I would suggest you send off your application as soon as possible as I had so many hurdles, Ofsted took 4 weeks to come out to do my pre reg, then my crb took 8 weeks (some can take as long or longer than 12 weeks!!) plus my social services check was stuck in a backlog and took from January till now to sort, with constant chasing.
I would say that my situation in not the norm, but send your application off soon, just in case. Good luck babe!

[Banana]

Great news Sandra!!!

At long last :D

You'd better get filling those vacancies now!!

xxx

[netty]

congratulations:clapping: :clapping: :clapping:
Netty xxx

[zoe compton]

congrats to you...hopefully i will be feeling the same elation as you soon i'm waiting for my certificate to come any day now! good luck starting out.:clapping: :laughing:

[MissTinkerbell]

Not been around for a few days, but so delioghted to hear your news.
:clapping: It really is fantastic news after such a long wait. You go girl!!!

[Saz]

Congratulations Sandra!

:clapping: :clapping: :clapping: :clapping: