Active discussions

Please or to access all these features

Talk
Paid childcare

Discuss everything related to paid childcare here, including childminders, nannies, nurseries and au pairs.

Original poster

Staff Room Closed for Refurbishment. Tea/Coffee in the Shed

40 replies

Shoshe · 28/02/2009 07:40

Bloody hell its nippy in here!

I have left flasks if anybody wants some.

OP posts:
Are your children’s vaccines up to date?
Set a reminder
looneytune · 28/02/2009 12:28

I LOVE Tickhill - I MISS Tickhill

Yes, I think should put longer notice period if get siblings again but can always say if you fill space sooner then if they want they can leave sooner. Anyway, I wish you all the best for filling them again. Have you bumped CIS listing recently? Have you seen the Advertising Tips thread?

Have nice time out, I'm out all day tomorrow at The Baby Show with a couple of friends so need to get it all done today in case Ofsted come on Monday!

mumnosbest · 28/02/2009 12:24

Hi looneytune (good old Tickhill). That's a very good idea about longer notice period, will definately use that in future. Have fun cleaning! I'm going out so I don't have to think about that (for now )

looneytune · 28/02/2009 12:22

Hi all, quick pop in whilst on tea break from cleaning (you know, the deep clean sort prior to Ofsted visits ).

Please....can someone tell me.........what is going on with the staff room recently??!! Is it just that someone decided to decorate recently?

Mumnosbest - sorry about the possibility of loosing a family, when I had siblings I had a 2 month notice period in contract as too much income would be lost if they leave. In the end I gave notice to THEM so I told them they could leave earlier if found someone else earlier. I hope you find something soon! If I remember correctly, you're the one who lives in the same town I grew up?

Anyway, tea finished, best get back to it!! I'll be glad when it's all over and done with now. I've told ds1 that I'm doing NO WORK next weekend and that we'll have nice family time. We're going to go swimming as a family for the first time, ds2 not been yet so should be fun. Roll on next weekend!!

Have a good one everyone.

mumnosbest · 28/02/2009 12:19

Think in future I'll make sure I have at least 2 different families so I'm never left without (though one would be great right now). Thanks for listening, feel better for of-loading, going to take my own 2 DCs out for a bit of spoiling now

KatyMac · 28/02/2009 12:13

Oh good

yes siblings can be tricky for that reason

mumnosbest · 28/02/2009 11:56

No not yet! It's taken too long to get here. This time my DH is out of work too though so I only have a month or 2 before I'll haveto have a rethink. Fingers, toes and eyes are all crossed!

KatyMac · 28/02/2009 11:52

So you haven't given up - that's good

mumnosbest · 28/02/2009 11:49

I took on siblings, so only deal with one family but they've just bought a new house and I'm expecting notice this week. They did ask if I would continue but it would mean a 15 minute drive to pick up and drop children off as they don't drive. I knew this work is unreliable but I hoped to have a bit more than 2 months. Back to advertising I guess

KatyMac · 28/02/2009 11:42

Poor you - what happened?

mumnosbest · 28/02/2009 11:25

Hi! anyone there?
Gin sounds good, feeling fed up after my new career as a CM has lasted only 2 months!!!

MaureenMLove · 28/02/2009 10:18
HSMM · 28/02/2009 09:32

Who had the gin?

KatyMac · 28/02/2009 08:26

I'm on OU stuff today with brief forays into EYFS so I don't get bored or should that be stale or brain dead

Numberfour · 28/02/2009 08:24

Thanks! Think they will be done by Monday??

Shoshe, will email you about your decision. Happy for you and sad for us lot on MN! and no doubt your children too.....

mumsanutter · 28/02/2009 08:23

Brought some costa latte's in thermal cups, and a thermas holdall with bacon sarnies in........ mums wanders off to see if there is a plan of whats happening