MBE For Childminder
Christine Dale, a childminder from Stockport and member of NCMA
has been awarded an MBE for her services to children and
families.
Christine has been a childminder for 13 years and also came
second in the Children's Stars Awards in 2006. Christine works with
social services and families who have travelled to the UK from
war-torn countries. Christine helps to them to apply for school
places and tax credits for their children. She also works with an
assistant and cares for up to six children under 5 at any one
time.
Christine said: "I've known for four weeks but I wasn't
allowed to tell anyone and had to fill in a form to say that I
wanted to accept it. I got to tell everyone last Friday evening and
I was photographed for the Manchester Evening News. The parents
were so pleased for me when they found out. I've already put my new
title on my business cards. I will carry on childminding. I am
really pleased and bit outstanded really, I still don't know who
nominated me!"
"I provided care in past for refugee children while their
parents go to English lessons, at the moment I have a Care to Learn
child who is just 1 year old."