I've been rejected.....

[KatieMac]

I just put together a proposal to provide Before & After School Care for our local primary (where my DD goes). This went to the Govenors this evening.....they rejected it over legal issues/liability
I feel so rejected...I'm a childminder so the liability would be mine and I can't be told any details 'cos of confidentiality.

I'm also in trouble 'cos I put in a survey one of the govenors did - and she didn't know I had it. The headmaster gave it to me - and I think that I had told her I had it ages ago.

I don't know what to do - I've got a 28 page proposal for a grant dependant on this meeting and I'm typing in tears

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I don't have any advice but just wanted to say that I'm sorry you've been let down like this after working so hard on the proposal. xxx

OMG KMc

I can't believe it, I am so sorry

that is terrible

I am lost for words

Does that mean you can't have the extension built?

Why will insurance not cover you?

Is there any chance of them considering you again?

I can't come up with anything constructive to say I am so shocked. You worked so hard.

Sending you cyberhugs {{{{{{{{}}}}}}}}

Thanks - I just don't know at the moment it's just like being punched - apparently there are issued with me walking the children home and if anything were to happen the school would be responsible - but they aren't currently responsible and each child would be under a childminding contract with the parents permission to walk home - I don't see what the problem is....

Katie - our before and after school club used to walk children from another school about 1 mile down the road to ours to be looked after - i will speak to them tomorrow to see how they got round it.

Oh poor you Feel v sorry that you worked so hard and it seems such a flat refusal.

Don't know the details, but you couldn't run the care on their premises, could you?

Thanks Jampot - I would really appreciate it

Tickle I'm a childminder so I have responsibilities to younger children - they need a home enviroment (as agreed with their parnets)
I was doing the Out-of-School provision as an 'add on' to the childminding - just extending it really

Katiemac, I've just read your bad news and I'm SO sorry. I don't know what to suggest as I'm always looking to YOU for advice but don't give up yet,...

There might be another way to approach it, or maybe try to get to the bottom of the specific rejection and see if you can "tweak" your proposal a bit.

Hugs from Scotland to you {{{{{{{{{{{{{}}}}}}}}}}}}

OK, I know nothing about this and I may be completely wrong, but we are being told constantly about the Freedom of Information Act and how we have to give people any information thay ask for from January. Is it possible that you will be able to use this to get to the bottom of the decision?

I'm really sorry, you sound so heartbroken.

The more I've thought about this today, the more content I feel. The council asked me to run in association with the school. If the school don't want to then that's actually easier for me - less interferance
Also I can still advertise in the school and they will still give me a letter of support.

Actually I found out more at school apparently as I have a policy which states what I would do if a child went missing - the govenors got panicy. Would they rather I ran arround screaming and shouting if I lost a child or that I have a formal policy on what to do....I know which parents would prefer. Obviously I'm not GOING to lose a child but if I did - most people would rather I had a policy than paniced...surely
If I lost a child it would reflect badly on the school - well it would reflect far worse on me wouldn't it?

Anyway I have to move on

Can the school stop you from picking up the children if you have the parents permission? Sounds like they are just being panicky about the whole thing. Good luck with it all.

No - with the parents permission I can collect - so there is no problem

so will you be able to get round it that way

To arrange for you and DH to collect the children and then walk back to your house.

It seems completly mad that they are penalising you for thinking about health and saftey and making a plan for what if

even when it will never happen.

hope you get it sorted to the end you want.

Yes - I've started on my 28 page grant application form

Good luck with it!

Thanks - I might cheat and get my dad to help - he does proposals for a living