Hi everyone, I have been trying to pay Ofsted my annual registration fee for the past month, but have recieved no invoice as yet[payment due Sat 16th Feb] I have rung several times a week to say that I haven't recieved an invoice and had various excuses given eg "its not on the system yet" and "we can't charge you until its overdue" my friend was told last week that it was because Ofsted has"run out of paper"!!!!!!!!!!!![strange 'cos I got 2 very large questionnaires from them this morning!]I informed them that I was concerned that my insurance would be invalidated and was told by Ofsted that this wasn@t the case and that loads of people never pay their fees on time, some are months overdue apparently and not to worry, but I am because in my experience Ofsted are very keen to have their fees payed promptly and preferably in advance of the due date. I wondered if this was happening in other areas to other childminders or just us?
I would just say to keep a record of all calls, dates and names of people you've spoken to... so when you are accused of not paying on time you can sock it to 'em!
Hi .. I missed my payment last year and they sent me a reminder.. which unfortunately also got missed then I got a letter from them saying they were going to deregister me as I hadnt paid the fee.. which I then did straight away. They will get arsey when its over due & chase you for it.. until then dont worry hun xx
Hi Sarah and Madhouse, thanks for the advice, I couldn't stop worrying because I hadn't written down dates/times of calls and a friend had the same problem as you Mads a few years back so rang again after reading your tips and luckily they could take my payment today, which is a relief! I've got no email at the mo Sarah so might have to send you a snail mail to catch up! Nice to hear from you Madhouse!xx
Hi .. I missed my payment last year and they sent me a reminder.. which unfortunately also got missed then I got a letter from them saying they were going to deregister me as I hadnt paid the fee.. which I then did straight away. They will get arsey when its over due & chase you for it.. until then dont worry hun xx
ha not just me then i got really worried but it was fine, when I phoned to pay the bloke didn't even say anything about it been late
Got my invoice from ofsted today, cheeky things said as it was overdue I must pay immediately,me thinks perhaps they have too many fingers intoo many pies! Hope you are all having a great half term
ofsted early years register payments
i got really worried but it was fine, when I phoned to pay the bloke didn't even say anything about it been late
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