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!!

[crazybones]

I am jumping with you. Congratulations.

[Twinkles]

Let the fun begin

[ma7ie]

Congratulations Sandra.

Have you got any mindees lined up?

[Lou]

YIPPEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

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

Congatulations Sandra xxx

[mrsbumbles]

Congratulations

Welcome to the crazy world of a childminder

[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

Avril x

[emler]

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

Emler x

[miss muffit]

congratulations

yes let the fun begin

[Noodles]

Great news congratulations

[Jinx]

Thats fab news

Congratulations

Jinx x

[nell57]

Yay congratulations

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...........

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

[Mollymop]

Congratulations...........

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!