Ok..Moved in..Biggish jobs done..playroom set up..now what to do!

[Evesmama]

so ill need to ring child care plus i assume?
and ofsted will send someone out to check out house?
what do i need to know?
do i need to recite the standards?
and what are the most important things i should havein place when they come?

help am v.nervous now!

ok, have you sent off your application form?

dont worry when ofsted come they just want to see you have things in place and have thought about things you will do.

read through all your paperwork and check out the ncma website and come and ask questions lots and lots thats what i did when i was waiting to be registered. GOOD LUCK!!!

meant to say you dont have to have actually done the stuff you say you will, like stair gates dont have to be up but you will put them up if there is a need, like when you are looking after children under 5

no not sent application form..i dont seem to have one?..will ring child car plus and enquire..how long roughly does it take for them to come back to you once form sent off??..just thinking of getting rest of house in order

You have about 3 months from start to finish, make a list of all the stuff you need to do then show them when they come around and do it all before your certificate comes through.

i keep hearing different stories on changes like no fire guards needed if you tell them you 'wont' use fire etc...
i know about plug sockets, cupboard locks, safety gate at bottom of stairs etc, but what things should i put inplace other than obvious?

Do you have smoke alarms insitu? They're very hot on that.

Go around your garden and check the fencing if you need a gate etc. I had to spend abotu 400 on my garden. Write your policies which could take a while, get your book/logs ready. Buy a fire extinuisher/blanket.

get 2 first aid kits - one for car and one for house.

why not get someone else go around your house as a "prospective parent/mindee" and see what they would suggest. - bound to be something you forget.

as a parent I would expect to see a fireguard if looking for a place for a little one.

got smoke alarms but gunna get nice fireman to check em out, got fire extinguisher but heard its a blanket ill need?
good idea about a parent looking round!

emailed ccp for their advice..keep em coming youve been really helpful

I have a fire blanket in the kitchen and was told I had to move it down lower than it was because the children couldn't reach it!! Not sure what a 2yr old would do with it though.

multiculturalism/equal opps/multiculturalism

x about 50 million for ofsted that is

Make written lists of anything and everything you might (or might not) have to do, or buy, or whatever. Ofsted like lots of planning!

got ofsted forms today, filled most in but need references and docs report!..will/do docs charge for this?

probably

hi there. my doctor charged me £15 and he only wrote 4 words wowww

GET A RECEIPT AND THE CLAIM IT BACK IF yOU HAVE A START UP GRANT.

ooh yeah!..i was gunna ask for one of those cos i do get a lot of help as area im in(although is by no means rough/dodgy)is classed as 'up and coming' so will get insurance and memberships free!
gunna get references and go see adviser next week to see exactly what help i can get!

I thought I wouldn't need a fire guard as mine is disconnected so I couldn't use it but its more for if they fall onto it.

When you look into first aid remember you need the longer peadiatric one not just a standard.

My CIP sent someone round a couple of weeks before my inspection and they looked at the sort of things OFSTED would look for and gave me loads of suggestions which helped loads. Maybe your CIS will offer this aswell

Good Luck!

Careful about the guard - I was told that I needed one even if the fire wasn't used as the child could hit their head on the health.......OFSTED yet again

well i asked C I S today and she said if i say i never plan to use fire as heating is adequate, but if the need should ever arise, i will buy and install fire gurads, that will be fine!
as long as they know im aware and will change my plan if needs be, they will accept it?!