*******Day After Hump Day Staffroom.... It's-all-downhill-from-here Thursday!!*********

Thanks SS have replied on staff room.not sure what i should do, I know what i feel in my heart is the right thing to do but is it actually the right thing to do iyswim?

did you ring them back LMG?

OMG OMG - someone has left me a message wanting childcare...no idea what they want exactly but im just chuffed someone has called after all my effort!

So the day did not end well......mindee was grumpy and not usual self 15mins later was sick everywhere.

Hi all, what a day.

Usually just the one mindee on Thursdays but change of work pattern this week for mindees 2 and 3 parent so all 3 today.

7.30 start and just gone now. Phew.

(nursing stonking hangover from girlie night out last night, which was fab).

Off to stroll around the rest of MN, find out what the vibe is today.

thanks fruitloop

a very rough estimate

Mama G - Fees vary quite a lot. Normally between £4-£5 per hour per child (sometimes there's a discount for siblings)and normally the whole hour will be charged or at least half of it. so it will be 3pm-6pm

You might find that for the 3 year old you'll be charged for half day as he will be taking up a possible full time space iyswim.

So at very least £12 a day for each child, then possible discount (I do 10%) for 2nd child

HTH

Hi all
How are you all doing? I need to ask a question.

DH is thinking of going back to work full time (currently works on teh days I don't, IYKWIM).

We have 3 year old DS & 8 year old DD

How much could we expect to pay, for after nursery/school care?

3.15 - pick DS up from nursery
3.30 - pick DD up from school
5.45 - I'd pick them up from CM house

?

Or will I be told to bog off, they will only want them ful days?

im like that now, one two three..one two three...four..one two three...STOPPPPPPPP were number 4!

afternoon ladies

i've just eaten two flapjacks .

Just found out I dont need to get my afterschooly today so now stuck for something to do with a two year old, a 19 month old and a 1 year old. They've got zero concentration spans . I quite like doing school pick up, brakes up afternoon.

I still havnt managed to get 'make and do' stuff and cant anyway till pay day.

I could do cakes with them but I'll eat them all as well as the rest of the flapjacks

Why is there never any afternoon drop ins????

Sounds ok to me, you'll end up feeling like Maria Von Trapp with all those children and will no doubt get used to counting children on the way home from school! I still do it, but with the added difficulty that most of my Rainbows go to my primary pickup and they all chat and cross the road with me too! Even though their parents are walking up the road, I usually have at least 3 extras hanging on the pram and chatting to me!

right, this new enquiry..would you think id be taking on too mcuh....

monday = take dd and mindee 1 to school
all day off then collect dd and 4 mindees after school

tuesday = same as monday

wednesday = take dd and mindee 1 to school for 8am, then meet (younger) mindee 2, take home.
back to school 12.00 to go to nursery with mindee 2.
no one till 3pm, bring home dd and 3 mindees

thursday = take dd mindee 1, mindee 2 and mindee 3 to school, bring mindee 2 & 3 home
take mindee 2 to nursery 12.00
bring mindee 3 home
collect dd and 4 mindees at 3.00

friday same as thursday.

through into this a 12 month old baby wed and thurs, would that me crazy???

idd have 3 under 5, thur 3 age 5-8 and one over 8.
(like i said earlier, not sure which ofsted think i should be doing ie more/less over/under 5 as my certificate say diff to thier website?)
so may need variation?

I've just woken up! I came over all sleepy about an hour ago, so I had a little power nap! Still knackered, but that'll teach me for staying up until 1.30am!

SS - I'd give Ofsted a quick ring. If its just the website thats wrong, it'll be an administrative error. ( Ofsted make mistakes?) Your new batch for the new year sounds good. Bit like me really, all mine are parttime and it gives me a couple of days without any little ones and because my ratio is well within my limits, it means I can switch anyone, anytime if they need me to, which is sometimes a big plus point for parents working parttime. I like the fact that every day is different too. 2 days a week is babies, then 2 days of just schoolies, then one day of mixed.

Afternoon, mindees had lots of fun at toddlers, had lunch, now their all alseep.
I have brought coffee and choc digestives in for everyone to share. New packet so no glitter included.

and a quicky!, ofsted website has my ratios down the opposite way round to my certificate??..what should i do?, just checked it last week , im fine according to my certificate, neevr signed anything to change as theyve said id need to do, so where do i stand?

god it would be hectic though!

thing is most of these enquiries never come back so might as well see!

might not be so bad as new mindee gos to nursery in afty's, have two 2 yr olds(one thursday one friday) and rest before after schoolys who are over 5/8!

You've been busy then SS! Fingers crossed on getting new mindee!!

soory appaling spelling and space barred too early

Hi Everyone..today so far is marginally better.

Mum of new mindee seems to be better, but sadly HAD to work today..bens ending her photos on phone of her ds and other mindee making cakes for second mindees birthday party tonight

mindees mum (who's supposed to be a friend!) blanked me at school today even when i had to move her dd's buggy out of way to get past...am brewing !...

new mindee whos mum was poorly has just walked head first smack bang into a lamp post as he was trying to see my dd in their school playground[guilty], big bump, not to many tears, lots of snot, lots of cuddles and kisses...got to nursery teachers gave me ice pack to put on and bump went down, text mum about it and will fill out accident form..but as i was leaving mindee said is said tiny voice, XXX dont leav eme...i gave him another cuddle, and said ill pick you back up soon sweetheart, have fun and walked away..hid round corner and asked TA what he was doing?..he was playing with other little boy and didnt flinch....but still wrenched my heart..

Made three lots of cakes (ofsted will say ive making them obese!) for mindee's birthday party tonight(birthday tomorrow but hes only here today), choclate crispy cakes, tom and jerry packet mix and get me....my very own from scratch banana sponge cake!..its GORGEOUS!(aherm..no i havent been slicing bits off while mindee asleep)
very plain sponge with mashed banana in..never ever made a cake in my adult years except pre mixed boxes so quite ..only trouble was mindees wanted to eat them THEn poor lambs couldnt understand it was for after school and mummies wouldnt be happy if theyd all had 2 portions of 3 diff cakes!

Ooh Ohh and ive just this sec had an enquiry for 10month old, for jan (so a year old)tow days a week!

so hit and miss today

Its dead quiet round these parts today. Not just in here either. I suppose everyone has work to do. I haven't! Well, I could find something to do, but I can't be arsed!

Morning everyone, I've not been around much the last few days as a week ago Monday I broke my tooth and I had lots of pain, but my lovely dentist has temporary filled it until after new year when I can have it sorted out properly!

Everyone is getting so excited about xmas, my dd is in a xmas parade on saturday afternoon she has to dress up as holly.
Enjoy your day.

CM it's for a 14mth girl maybe you've had the same enquiry.

morning all! i've been invited to the local drop in for cm's meal out. really pleased i'm amking frineds and contacts, they're a lovely bunch! but they annoucned we are doing secret santa for £5 each. what shall i get? hardly know them! i know its secret but am worried i'll guff up and they'll laugh at me. help!

offerings of choc eclairs for all suggestions......................