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CM Club - I'm new.........

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madge7 · 30/01/2007 14:12

HI Everyone,

Wow what a great sight, I am so glad I found it, I have learnt so much, including that I have to put CM Club at the start of a thread!!!!! anyway why didnt they recommend this site on the ICP course!??

If anyone can advise on how I advertise in this area, or in general I would really welcome your comments.

I am lucky enough to be minding a ten month old lovely little girl, two days a week at present along with a cute 3 year old boy on a wednesday, although we would like new friends to come and play with us - so vacancies are available....

Besides anyone who perhaps might be interested in that, its nice to see what a great little chat village there is going on here and it would be nice to hear from any local childminders to maybe meet up from time to time and hear from anyone else in this fab world of childminding!

TC

Madge7

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Mattysmummy · 30/01/2007 20:34

Funny. I keep referring to meeting up with people as mustering ! Need to stop that pronto ! I started the course in Jan so at the beginning I guess . I am a childminder although I am on maternity leave at the moment for a couple more months.

To advertise you should contact Portsmouth Chat or maybe Gosport chat ?

Where did you do your ICP ?

Hi Shosha, thanks for the welcome

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madge7 · 30/01/2007 20:26

along with...."were in the same boat"!!! haha
heard em all hehehe!!

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shosha · 30/01/2007 20:25

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madge7 · 30/01/2007 20:24

Hi, oooh Fareham, thats even nearer - are you a childminder now, what part of the diploma are you on at the mo?

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Mattysmummy · 30/01/2007 20:21

I'm new too !

Hi Madge 7, I live in Portsmouth and guess what....Navy wifey ! We are soon due to move over to MQ in Fareham though.

Hi Saltire, do you have any idea what MQ you will be moving into ?

I really like this site, have been reading lots and this is my first message, took me a while to buck up the courage. I am currently on the Diploma in Home Based Childcare which is keeping my brain active.

Nice to meet you all, from reading over the past couple of weeks I have learnt alot and had some real giggles so thanks !

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madge7 · 30/01/2007 20:03

saltire - thats a very looose "ok" - if u kno what i mean....hehehe!!

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madge7 · 30/01/2007 20:02

Hi, thanks for your messages, in reply to saltire, mq's down here are ok? where will you be looking at living?

Thanks for your message Nick, so, you nanny istead, how cool is that? How does that work then?

Thanks for your messages everyone......it really is v freindly eh!

:-)

Madge

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nannynick · 30/01/2007 19:58

Hi Madge, welcome to the group.
I'm an odd one out, as I'm not a childminder (as my flat is too small), so I nanny instead... I'm also male - though seeing as childcare is still quite a female dominated profession, I find this place great.

I'm not military, but I did work at a Army/RAF playgroup and crèche for several years, and did a lot of private childcare work on MQS.

Nick

shosha · 30/01/2007 19:30

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saltire · 30/01/2007 18:37

Shosha, did i read that correctly, did you say i was a Navy wife?
No, my Dh is in the RAF, you know they fly the big planes

saltire · 30/01/2007 18:35

Hurray, i'm not alone! I am a RAF wife and everywhere I look there are Army wives
We are possibly moving down to Portsmouth this year, 99% certain it will happen, should find out for definate this week!
I will be picking your brains for MQ advice madge, i haven't yet heard a good report about them. DH , if we go will be working at Southwick Park

smeeinit · 30/01/2007 18:21

welcome to MN madge!
may you have many happy hours of sitting at your computer talking to us load of reprebates!!

shosha · 30/01/2007 18:13

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madge7 · 30/01/2007 17:40

Hi,
Yes husband is Royal Navy

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StrawberrySnowflakes · 30/01/2007 17:00

ah, im in teesside so not even close!, but have a look on the cm thread for lsiting childminders, you may find someone closer

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madge7 · 30/01/2007 16:55

Hi,

In Gosport, Hampshire?

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StrawberrySnowflakes · 30/01/2007 15:41

hey..so where are you then?

looneytune · 30/01/2007 15:37

Hi there, welcome to MN

I will bump up my advertising tips thread which should be of some use. Sure others will have suggestions too!

Must go as only popped up to get baby from nap so must dash.