cluttercup, so sorry to hear of your battle. No small print on my letter, so to speak. They will contact me again when DD is nearly 5, and ask if we want to apply for help with getting around, and I presume at that time we will also have to reapply for care component.
I have filled in the carers allowance form online and sent the evidence, so that is done, and phoned tax credits.
Peachy - glad to hear about the mobility, you deserve it.
Magso - I cried when I got the letter . I guess I would have cried more if it had been turned down, but still, I cried because she shouldn't need it, IYSWIM.
Pipinjo, hope you get your result soon. I requested the forms on 29/12, but didn't return them until just before the deadline on 06/02, and award letter was dated 27/03/09, so actually decision time has been 7 weeks, which is half of what the guy quoted me when I phoned to check that they had the form. I did put in every piece of paper I had about DD from every professional, though, and my supporting statement was from my good friend, who is also a worker at DD's preschool, so I guess it all ties together to show the overall picture.
Having said that, the evidence they say they based the decision on was just the form and a letter from the hospital, so I guess that said enough and they ignored the tree that went with it.