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CM Staff Room Mon 5th July

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PinkChick · 05/07/2010 10:57

Morning all, trying to be jolly but im not eve convincing myself ..losing another mindee shortly, possibly another after schooly going soon too although nothing confirmed, which leaves one mindee once a week ..which obviously isnt going to work ...i feel like im completely useless right now as im advertising everywhere i can and getting nothing, most of the enquuiries come to nothing, cant get help from dwp as im self employed as was told i have to fend for myself, but i cant actually get a job outside the home, have tried, am either not qualified or cant work it around dd ..feel completely trapped, i love doing this job but i hate it being dependant upon someone else ringing me, having no control and obviousy soon no money which is sending me int a blind panic am continuing my level 3 to hopefully get me into schools/nurseries etc as despite 10 years in retail i am now unemployable in that area ..sorry guys, not much of a staffroom..anyone got some magic fairy dust!.x

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Numberfour · 05/07/2010 12:50

Pink, that's awful. So sorry that things are cr*p for you at the moment. I don't know what to say, really.

What about other CMs in your area? Is it generally quiet where you are?

shoshe · 05/07/2010 16:40

Hay honey its not you, I have never had a space in the last ten years, but at the moment I have one full time mindee, one full time and an after schoolie.

Have been advertising the rest of the spaces, but have only had one call, and they messed me about and then went elsewhere!

atworknotworking · 05/07/2010 17:03

for PinkChick

Must be a bit pants everywhere atm, weve got 8 leaving in Sept , not many enquiries either I'm hoping their will be a last min panic in August

atworknotworking · 05/07/2010 17:04

Oh yes....

Here's your fairy dust .....

X

BoysAreLikeDogs · 05/07/2010 20:06

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[fairy dust]

yes to continuing with your level 3

PinkChick · 06/07/2010 09:44

Hi guys, thankyou so much for you kind words ...am trying to be more positve and i think..well i hope your fairy dust worked as im about to start work in a min with the little one for hols only (i didnt think theyd come..due in 20 mins and has confirmed yesterday)..then got an email for a full time space yesterday, mum wants to come round to meet and had a phone call last night for an almost full time space, mum ringing back today hopefully to arrange a visit when dad finishes work!..couldnt believe it!..but the fat lady (me LOL) aint singing yet...need those signatures on the dotted line before i can relax a little, so have got EVERYTHING crossed!.

Thankyou ALL again, you're SO lovely and i wish lots of phone calls for you all today too

p.s other local cm's are busy!, but not local local IYKWIM, all about 30 mins away from me who drop off at diff schools etc.x

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lollipopmother · 06/07/2010 21:10

Pinkchick - How did the enquiries go, anyone call back? I've got everything crossed for you!

TheLifeOfRiley · 06/07/2010 21:15

I'm not even cm'ing anymore but saw CM STaff Room in active convos and was drawn in!

Pinkchick - sorry to hear you are having a worrying time getting your vacancies filled, sounds like it's a tough time for most cms at the moment.

In my area all nuseries, surestart centres and preschools have to have bank staff seperate to their regular staff to cover holidays and illness, is this something you could fit around your DD? Sorry I can't remember how old she is.

I will send positive vibes to you all waiting for new mindees.

PinkChick · 07/07/2010 14:19

Thankyou Thelifeofriley and Lollipopmother 8-)..im meeting with one family tomorrow (getting my days mixed up thiought it was today LOL), then just switched on to check if other one has come back and they havent yet?..still fingers crossed tho and am busy with new hol mindee, little sister of after schooly and ad hoc mindee today, so am loving it ..2 sleeping and one reading me a lovely story, so better go ..will let you all know how it goes .xxx

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PinkChick · 10/07/2010 19:52

Got new littley starting monday, 4 full days per week woohoo.xxx

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HSMM · 10/07/2010 20:46

Well done pinkchick

BoysAreLikeDogs · 10/07/2010 20:47

well done

Numberfour · 11/07/2010 11:12

Great news!!

PinkChick · 11/07/2010 19:23

thankyou all ..just need one more to fill space that 6 yr old mindee will leave when gone and im sorted .x

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