RANT WARNING: Childcare Approval Agency: still haven't approved our nanny

[JenJam]

I sent in our nanny's application at the end of July along with our cheque for £99 which was cashed early by the Childcare Approval agency in August...

...17 weeks later, still no approval or rejection

...just a pathetic "we've escalated your CRB application !!!...it will take 2 weeks until we will hear back from the crim records bureau

That'll be 20 weeks - 5 months to process!

i'm furious that they are so damn slow.

yet they've taken my money for 'administration' and to process the CRB check

and i've had to nudge them all the way to follow up and chase up

And supposedly i'm supposed to do this every 12 months to keep her approved!

Anyone else think this is system is a bureaucracy is crazy?

anyone else in same boat?

Uwila - I realised that we've had the conversation about Nestor & childcare courses before (Mar 2005) & as I thought then & still think now, Nestor have nothing to do with the training. They are just the company appointed to administer the scheme & their other business mainly concerns the provision of social care.

Most of the training courses mentioned on the website are nationally recognised qualifications & are available through FE colleges or local authorities, many free of charge. There are some privately provided courses mentioned on the website but as far as I can see these are provided by companies not related to Nestor.

I think you are barking up the wrong tree but would be happy to take part in any Chablis fuelled discussion session about it!