To not want to accept this nursery place??

[TheLadyEvenstar]

I was offered a place in a local nursery for DS2.

I have my reservations about it and tbh am not sure if i abu.

1- there are 45 in his class with 4 members of staff.
2- they don't do home visits but a parent teacher meeting in the school which I was meant to have today but made an excuse not to go.
3- when I went there yesterday by appt they were not prepared, couldn't find paper work needed etc.
4- I never recieved a letter about the place being offered just a call to say he started on the 4th of January.

I have spent the holidays getting him ready for starting yesterday, when I got him there, there was not another child there and it emerged that there had been a mistake and atually he didn't have a start date. But they found him one which is the 24th January.


Now I don't think I want to send him there as they seem so disorganised plus I didn't feel comfortable with in there.

AIBU?

[lenak]

If you're not happy with it and there are no more places at any other LA nursery, call round some of the private nurseries and ask about sending him just for the time he would get free funding.

They may not allow it and say that they would like him to attend all the time which would mean you would have to pay during the holidays (which would at least mean a consistent routine), but you may find some are amenable to term-time only.

It would also give you the option of trusted childcare in the holidays if you needed it as well.

[TheLadyEvenstar]

Thanks for that advice lenak.

Bram, I wish I had misheard the message but I repeated it back and wrote it down as the lady spoke to me.

Their policy is 1:13 children under 5.

It was something just didn't sit right with me.

I wish I could put my finger on it.

[mutznutz]

The letters don't come from the school btw, they come from the LA so it's possible the LA told the school your child was accepted but forgot to send your letter out to you...or it got lost in the post.

[TheLadyEvenstar]

possibly Mutz!!

I am looking at other schools.

Also spoke to the LA and they have told me to call next Monday as then they will know which schools have vacancies for him.

[mutznutz]

Well good luck. It might be an idea if you spend between now and then looking at the Ofsted reports for the possible nurseries he may be offered...so if you have a choice, it will be an informed one.

You'll find them online (incase you don't know)...just Google your local nurseries

[marge2]

80 in every session sounds far too many. Factory like. I'd go with the other school! If your child is ony 3 then the legal ratio is 8:1 if they have any younger than 3 than the ratio goes down so 1 member of staff can only look after 4 kids if only 1 of them is under 3. . It sounds like they are breaking the law! Steer clear! Have they even mentioned key workers etc??

The other place sounds like they actually have an admissions policy and are therefore a bit more professionally run.