To think it's not ok for a holiday play scheme to have tv on all day?

[Cherrypie32]

DS is going to a local holiday club for 2 days a week this summer, we have previously been used to private nursery and village pre school settings. His first session is on Monday but a couple of friends whose kids have already started were surprised to be greeted with a whopping great tv playing a Disney film. It is apparently on all day. Now I'm not anti tv by any means, if DS was at home he would most likely watch a bit of CBeebies at start/end of the day, and an odd DVD if tired, but AIBU to be uncomfortable about this at paid for childcare setting?

Yes, would like to have known definitely, I may just point this out to them as polite feedback anyway. As I said I don't have a problem with tv at our house but I know parents that are pretty strict about it.

Then surely all they have to do is tell the club leader no to let their kids watch too much of it?

i'm shocked. i thought play schemes existed especially so children don't have to watch television all day.

Squeaky I guess I am just looking at it from my point of veiw. They could be at home, I work nights. When they go to holiday club, which costs me a pretty penny, it is meant to be different to the two days I cope after night shift by putting them in front of TV for three hours. That is one day a week for me working 33 hours. It is meant to be special and luckily for me and them, it is.

It wouldn't bother me at all TBH.

As long as my child was happy at the holiday club,thats all that would matter to me.

Absolutely, because I bet that DVD isn't licenced for public or paid viewings, so they're breaking the law.

There are special licenses you get for this. We actually have to list all DVD's etc we use at school that aren't a certain type/ company etc for this purpose. Not sure how it works just know I have to log them!

Wouldn't bother me but that's because I know DS would rather chose other activities but would chose TV time to calm down/ relax. He is not the type unfortunatly! to watch TV for hours.

I would be upset. Normally these play schemes advertise millions of activities (sports, arts and crafts, games etc etc). Sure, they could have a quiet time after lunch or at the end of the day to watch a film or something, but to have it on all day would indicate laziness on the part of the carers to me. There will be lots of children who, given the option, will just sit and watch it.

I could pay a 6th former considerably less to sit at home and keep an eye on my son while he watched telly half the day.

Think my DDs would love that play scheme. Sounds like a home from home for them. I'd be ok too as I believe TV is very educational.

I wouldn't be at all happy with it, i don't let DS watch the tv at home so I wouldn't want him watching it at a childcare setting, call me what you want but I don't believe should be allowed to sit in front of a tv for hours at a time.

When i was young I didn't watch tv all day in the holidays, I was out playing and we wonder why britains kids are getter fatter?!

I would hate to think my children were being forced to do wholesome craft activities when they would rather be watching TV or playing on the Wii.

Especially if they had no choice but to go to a holiday club.

Mine used to play out all day, but I never sent them to holiday clubs.

I think it is lazy child care.

I think it would be a good idea to run a film at the end of the day a couple of times a week but to have it on all the is unnessary. They could do activities that tied in with the film so the kids were not just watching a random Disney film.

There are loads of ways kids can relax without watching TV. What about a room with a CD player and story CDs, or books, or jigsaws, or colouring in books.

Has my post Been totally ignored? I need childcare as have no family help..
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I'd have a problem if it was on all day. And first thing for that matter.

It's lazy. There are kids who would watch it all day if allowed to. One of mine would, for sure.

When the holidays are over, I send my kids to school. They have no choice, poor bastards.