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Yes it does and I only found out a day or 2 before my inspection. You got bluetack? Just stick it up for now and I'm sure you'll be fine

As for stairgate, sure the inspector will understand if you explain. Just make sure you mention it!

Good luck and let us know how you get on!

You'll be fine

I agree with everybody else and I am sure you know this but registration and public liability (?sp) certificates are to be displayed.

Good Luck

Make sure your register is up to date especially for the day the inspector comes.
Make sure you have all consent forms especially medication ones signed and dated for each child.
Your inspector will ask you about birth to 3. If you have not already been on a course tell her you will go on one as soon as one becomes available. If you have any training certificates get them out and show her.Don't eat biscuits at snack time. Give the children a choice. I had a planned activity for the first 45 mins then snack, wash hands first, then free play whilst we spoke. Have you had chance to get any feedback on your service from your parents? Phone them this evening and get them to jot something down and give it to you tommorrow so you can show her. Sell yourself, and good luck.

Blimey, that's short notice . I was terrified but it was fine. Just remember:

1. You wash your hand towels every single day (or have separate towel for each mindee)
2. Majorly praise at every opportunity
3. If you have kids of your own, don't tell them to behave differently. I begged my ds to be a good boy when the lady came and he played up more, bringing down things he never does from upstairs and even the mindee kept saying "can i have the telly on, can I have the telly on" over and over - she knows the rules but was playing a game to wind me up. Ds's response was "no xxx, not while the lady is here!" - I could have died We don't have the tv on much but it looked like that's all we did - kids!
4. Wash hands at every snack time etc. and have a set place for snacks aswell as lunch
5. Deal with any bad behaviour like you would (I normally time out my ds upstairs and he cries for a bit then calms down, unfortunately this is the only thing that works with my ds but sometimes worry it sounds cruel so I didn't do it when inspector was here - mistake as was picked up for not dealing with it i.e. threat not carried out'

Really - don't worry!!! Just pointing these tiny things out. I still got 2 outstandings but if the above hadn't have been a problem, I might have got more?

Very best of luck!

What they coming for?

You will be fine!! You don't need to prepare you just need to show your glowing self.