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

**Mollymop** · 26-04-2008, 07:47 AM

Originally Posted by 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.

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** · 26-04-2008, 06:45 PM

Great news Sandra!!!

At long last

You'd better get filling those vacancies now!!

xxx

**netty** · 26-04-2008, 06:55 PM

congratulations

Netty xxx

**zoe compton** · 26-04-2008, 06:58 PM

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.