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LoveMyGirls · 21/06/2006 11:59
i have someone asking if i can have 3 children for 1 day i usually have 2 boys on a friday. 1 boys mum has said (as shes not working at the moment) that she will keep her son at home on friday so i can have space for the temp children (and not pay me for that day) where do i stand with contracts and my numbers etc
bit confused and need to call the parent of the temp children asap. thanks
LoveMyGirls · 21/06/2006 12:14
ok i've realised i cant have the older 2 as i can only have 5 at any one time and i already have my ft mindee (aged 3) my baby (9mths) and my older dd who's 7. (and would usually have my pt mindee but his mum is keeping him home that day so does he count in my numbers? or if he's not here then he doesnt count im confused)
HenniPenni · 21/06/2006 12:49
Think you've got it right there. Tis confusing, I need to inform OFSTED that my own children have now freed an under 5 and under eight place, one part of me says don't do it and give my excisting mindees more of my time, the other part keeps saying more for them to play with LOL.
HenniPenni · 21/06/2006 13:06
Think they will ammend it so that you have 3 under 5's (including your own), just a little query but did they say that your 7 old counts in your numbers because I was told that mine DD aged 7 wasn't (on my certificate states 2 under 5's and 2 over 5's).
W2ill deffo get the ammendment done as mindees mum has been asking if I will have room for a baby! Having said that at the moment iu could fill all my spaces but i don't quite know how I would manage a 22month old, a 26 month old an a 8 month old all at the same time! Not bad considering at Easter I felt like giving up as I hadn't got any work - have also got to turn down another mindee in September who's mum is begging me to have!
looneytune · 21/06/2006 13:38
Just quickie - mental afternoon! They should change it so it still says 2 but 0-5 instead of 1-5.
All certificates these days (well, in last year at least - I've been told - but we all get told different) should tell you how many MINDEES you're allowed.
I have one ds ages 3.3. My cert says:
I'm allowed 3 mindees under 8 (not big house), 2 can be under 5, 1 between 5-8.
So, you're allowed 2 under 5 and 1 over. You wouldn't have part timer that day so you're allowed:
1 more 1-5
1 over 5
I think that's right anyway.
Hope I haven't confused you more
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