Finally some progress on Katymac's Eco nursery

[KatyMac]

I have the paperwork to make it a co-operative
I have the paperwork for the lease
Building control have started to talk to the architect

Things are looking up

Please keep your fingers crossed

[LynetteScavo]

Eco nursery? It sounds fabulous! Goodluck!

[KatyMac]

That's - it's a VERY long running saga & I was starting to think it would never happen - but it's slowly coming together

[Scramble]

Good to hear, light at the end of the tunnel and all that (eco lightbulb of course )

[KatyMac]

Or solar tube

I think y solar panels have gone by-the-by but the ground source heat pump is still on & the water treatment plant

[MaureenMLove]

Yay! Good to hear!

[KatyMac]

I think so too

It has taken long enough

[bossybritches]

It will take awhile KatyM but will be worth it in the long run!!

Fingers crossed for the next stage!!

[KatyMac]

Problem is I applied to OFSTED to open 29/2 - & we haven't even started building yet

I am going to have to phone & ask them to put it on hold or withdraw y application (or something)

I guess I will have to pay again - I wonder if the CRB's etc will carry foward

[bossybritches]

Oh dear i think they will cancel your application & say start agian sorry

We were told that now it's best not to put an application in until you are all but ready because they're now on a 6 week turnaround for applications & your registration visit may be ANY TIME during that 6 weeks not at the end. But ring your development officer & ask for advice.

[KatyMac]

6 weeks I was told 26 weeks

6 weeks is much easier

[SlightlyMadShrek]

The last I heard (or probably most times I heard ) you seemed on the verge of giving up.

Glad to hear your dream is still alive and there appears to be a spec of light at the end of he tunnel.

[KatyMac]

It's vaguely alive - it seems to do a dying fly regularly

[littleladylollipop]

hi there - I'm planning to open a nursery in Dec and I was just told (today) by ofsted that it is 26 weeks.

[KatyMac]

Thanks

Hello fellow Nursery opener - how's it going?

[littleladylollipop]

hi there!

I stayed away yesterday afternoon because i got a telling off for 'advertising' - i didnt mean any harm, felt like my wrists had been truly slapped. oops.

[KatyMac]

Speaking to you on the other thread

[bossybritches]

LLL if you want to CAT me with any questions please do- I run a nursery & am willing to chat things over it's a big step!!

waves to Katymac

[KatyMac]

Take her up on it LLL - she's good

[Littlefish]

So glad things are finally moving forward Katymac

[KatyMac]

Thanks Littlefish - working on it still

Might actually open it one day

[ChippyMinton]

Hurrah for Katymac
Fingers and toes crossed for you.

[KatyMac]

Can't you cross anything else?

[ChippyMinton]

OK

[KatyMac]

not quite what I had in mind - or not as the case maybe