I still can't remember how to start a new thread or post?! Hope this is ok?

Anyway, I had my inspection this morning and got good in everything so I'm happy. She was really friendly, didn't ask half the questions I expected her to and she said she could see what a great relationship I had with the children. They were as good as gold and it was great, specially when she said see you in 3 years!!!! :D She said I can see you don't do this job for the money. I thought who does!!!! I'm only working part time and get £99 a week! :)

congratulations:clapping:


well done, you can start to relax now

i agree we love having the children but the money does come in handy:laughing:


cathy

Thanks Cathy, It does come in handy but then when I was on job seekers allowance, I didn't have to pay at the dentist and opticians and I do now LOL. You can't win. I did my time in the late 80's and 90's when I was earning decent money cos I had about 4 children but I can't do that now, I'm shattered after 5.5 hours a day 3 days a week lol. I was charging £3 an hour then, that's 6 years ago and that's what I charge now.

I am so glad it's over even though I wasn't stressing today, I got sick of stressing a while ago and thought oh what the hell, what will be will be.:D

Well done you:clapping: you can relax now xx

well done. Did they comment on your sef after all the work you put into it?:clapping:
Mary

Well done Sue :thumbsup:

CONGRATULATIONS!!! NEW YOU'D DO WELL;)

Well done Sue that's great!

Until June I was working for about £45 per week! Ha ha! Last year I think I made £25 from Sept to end of March with all the stuff I had to buy - this year I've got a full-timer thank goodness!

Aw, thank you everyone. Mary, she didn't comment that much at all, she said I see from your sef that the children come quite a few miles each day to you and one or two more things I'd written and I grimaced when she said about the sef and said what a mess I'd made of it and that I had actually done a better one which I had printed off and showed her but I don't know if she read it as the children were round her all the time and I was trying to occupy them. It was a breeze really, she was so nice and friendly and just said that the kids are obviously veery happy here with me and I obviously think a lot of them and don't do the job for the money.

I don't think I could cope with a full timer now. I suppose I'd get used to it but I've done all that since 1987 and I'm only 4 years off retirement!!!! :clapping:

:clapping: Well done Sue. I'm really pleased it went so well for you. You're obviously doing a great job :thumbsup:

Well done Sue. Glad it went well for you:clapping: :clapping: Not sure I will be doing this for the next 25 years until my retirement:panic:

Congratulations!



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Thanks. Can't say I blame you either LOL I think it's a young woman's job! I did it for 15 or 16 years in my 30's and 40's and I was fine but it shatters me now. to be polite! :D

Thanks too Emler. It helps when the kids are so lovely and the parents too!!

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!
Well done Sue :thumbsup: I'm glad it all went well.
Retirememt whats that:D i keep saying i'm going to wind down a bit and then another little one comes along and there's the next few years taken care of!!I can't imagine a time when i won't be doing this job, i'll be taking the children out on my zimmer frame:laughing:


Sue x

Well done Sue

I'm so pleased for you :clapping: :clapping: You are obviously doing a great job, the children love you and Ofsted could see that :jump for joy:

I can't imagine not doing this job either but then I still think I'm in my 20s :laughing:

Relax now Sue and enjoy a celebration drink or two :clapping: :clapping:

Carol xx

Well done Sue. A great result.
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Congratulations:clapping: :clapping:

thanks all again :D Carol, I had that drink at 3pm as soon as my little ones had gone and then I went to sleep! lol.

Sue, do you work full time still? You must be superwoman, all you ladies 'of a certain age' lol who work full time. :clapping: I'm amazed at how relaxed I feel now cos I wasn't stressed this morning, I just thought bring it on, don't care! Now I've got four days off! Bliss.

Yes Sue i work full time, Mondays i start off like a spring chicken and by Friday often feel verrrrry old :laughing:

Sue X

Well done Sue, fantastic result:clapping: :clapping:

I only intended on minding untill all my kids were at school but that time passed over a year ago and I'm still minding!!

I work on average 60 hrs a week and I am always totally knackered by Friday(I'm only in my 30's). Can't imagine how I will cope in 20 yrs time. LOL

Congratulations :clapping: :clapping: :clapping:

Congratulations :clapping: :clapping: :clapping:

Thank you, she was a really nice woman. :D

well done hun:clapping: :clapping:



thanks all again :D Carol, I had that drink at 3pm as soon as my little ones had gone and then I went to sleep! lol. Sue, do you work full time still? You must be superwoman, all you ladies 'of a certain age' lol who work full time. :clapping: I'm amazed at how relaxed I feel now cos I wasn't stressed this morning, I just thought bring it on, don't care! Now I've got four days off! Bliss.

I'm 28 and like an afternoon nap at the weekend:laughing: :laughing:

well done:clapping: :clapping: :clapping:

Congratulations Sue - great result

Pleased it all went well for you

Miffy xx

Congradulations:clapping: :clapping: :clapping:

That's great well done :clapping:

I have already said Congratulations Sue but I will say it again

You deserve it

Well done

Angel xx

congratulations!

Cecile
X

Thanks so much everyone. It feels so good to have it over with and it was so painless in the end!!! :thumbsup:

hello Sue and well done :clapping: , its threads like this that keep us going and there is light at the end of the tunnel, glad you got a nice inspector it makes it a little less painful if you can talk to them and relax a little,



so happy for you, :laughing: