to tell DS' nursery that their gleaming reputation...

[mamadiva]

is a pile of crap because they are nothing but a shower of useless incompetent buggers! sometimes?!!

DS is 4 and we put him into a nursery last year because it has a fantastic reputation and is very highly regarded in our area, last year he started his 1st year of funded and it was fine but since then they opened a larger building and he has been moved there for his 2nd year.

Now since moving to the new building I have noticed the place has gone seriously down hill and I am just getting so sick of it!

Problem 1. Crappy snacks -£21 for 3 months and everyday it is cereal or a biscuit
Problem 2. At christmas they got a shawdy one hour party with no santa, although he was at the door handing them a gift as they left their concert
Problem 3. Always asking for sponsored money stuff for trips, they have not left the nursery once but they did buy new toys for the baby room and some for them.
Problem 4. The main issue, last week DS went to nursery witha brand new hat on which got lost, nowhere to be found since. Today he went with the matching brand new scarf and gloves which have now dissapeared also. Along with his gym kit/bag and water bottle!

I am just so fecking sick of the place I am tempted to take hij out but I know he would miss it.

Sorry for droning but am so

Not sure about the rest, but my DH was Santa at our playgroup once (under 5s) and the kids were scared stiff! One little girl kept sobbing "He's not going to my house, is he? I don't want him to go to my house!" and the rest weren't much better.

We never had Santa again. Maybe the nursery have had a similar experience.

You need to ask where the money is going?

Ask them why you have contributed to something that never happens then they spend the money elsewhere.

Next time they ask for money say NO I am not willing to fund something that will never happen it is taking money by deception and they should not do it.

Re the snacks you need to ask them in writing why your child is only getting cerial or whatever it is and a biscuit and no fruit when you are paying for it.

ASK THE BLOODY NURSERY WHAT THE FUCK THEY ARE PLAYING AT, DONT BE ONE THAT MOANS ABOUT IT BUT NEVER SAYS ANYTHING.

I would be really really cross if I'd paid for a Christmas trip, other trips, and swimming lessons that never happened. That's surely completely out of line? I don't know why people think you're being unreasonable about that, it's not on.

And the Christmas party meaning that the kids couldn't spend their normal time there must have inconvenienced parents who rely on that care in order to work.

Ditto lost property. All in all, it definitely sounds like the place has gone downhill.

mamadiva - your OP does not do your concerns justoce:

• ou have been asked for £2 a week for swimming, they have never been swimming
• you have fundraised for specific things, which have never come to light
• you are entitled to a half days session, but on the day of the party, were told you were only entitled to an hour long session

he first two are fraud IMO

did you ask how swimming had been? What did they say to that?