Childminder's Club:From the sublime to the ridiculus.......

[katymac]

I have had no less than 5 (yes five) enquiries this week and I'm starting to have to make choices. I don't like making choices - you spend the rest of the time saying "if only"....

But a few weeks ago I was really worried, that I would have no children in January

Good that you're getting the enquiries Katymac. I've had to loose 3 mindees in the last few weeks and really need to fill my remaining vacancy! I know it's early days yet but I'm worried that not as many people are looking for childcare at this time of year - too busy thinking about Christmas.

Sounds like that's not the case for you so fingers crossed for some luck soon! (£600 down a month now )

Out of interest, where have your enquiries come from? Your website? CIS? Other advertising?

I'm just researching new online free advertising places at the moment - will update you all if I find new ones to add to the other list we did recently!

Good luck with your choices - I know that's hard as I turned some down recently and now wished I hadn't

One from netwroking with a Nursery
Two from the Children's Centre (so make a contact with yours)
One from CIS (came to visit 8 weeks ago and is now ready to do something)
One from School

So none from advertising

Sorry if I'm being thick - childrens centre???

The local Childrens Centre - It's a joined up child care and information point - it's the governments flagship "idea" of the moment

What's the difference between that and CIS?

Completely different

Should be HV, SALT, Physio, ED Psy etc plus nursery plus creche, plus link to networked C/Mers (and some other stuff I have forgotten)

I'm completely lost but will look into it. I suppose it's because I'm still new to all this.

Thanks for the info though!

I currently have 4 children asleep

One signed up - two booked for Jan
Another one coming tomorrow, one I'm emailing.....

• I'm in demand

Good for you , hope I have some luck soon!

You will xxxxx promise

Thanks! Just bought a new scanner from ebay (real bargain) and am going to add my current mindees reference (blocked out address etc) to it. I've got another really good reference from old mindees mum but I think that would be wrong to add that too

Anyway, well done again, hope they all work out for you!

I hope i get some of your good luck, i have just given notice to one of mine.

Helly why would it be wrong to add the old reference? if it still applies which im sure it does.

Not sure if you followed my threads before but basically, I had to give notice because of awful behaviour (would have lost other mindee otherwise) and she decided not to come back, probably embarrassed??? Anyway, wasn't sure if I should use it due to the circumstances?

use it

You really think so? I suppose I'm worried in case they see it and go mad (although I never changed my service so the reference is fair).

Actually Jelly, as you have no email I'll ask you here - you still want to go out this weekend? Don't think I'm babysitting anymore!

Yes i do think so, you didnt do anything wrong, they deceided not to come back which was nothing to do with you and you couldnt do anything about it.

Not sure about w/end will check with dp as not sure if he had anything planned and will text you later.

ok, just let me know. tbh, i don't mind if we leave til new year as (as you know), car is very poorly and may need several hundred pounds spending (with diesel specialist now ) so could do with saving the pennies (at least til I fill my vacancy!)

ok lets leave it then,know the feeling just paid loads for my car and of course losing a mindee.

We'll sort in new year when both better off.