Urgent help needed for Friday afternoon in Bristol.........

[TheIceQueen]

DH and I are both attending my Granddad's funeral on Friday afternoon in Bristol, we're going to have to take the DS's (7,4 and nearly 7 months) down with us so we need a childminder (or something!) that can do "one-off" care on Friday afternoon from 2(ish) until 4.30(ish).

I've looked on the childcarelink website and seem to be getting nowhere.....any recommendations gratefully received.

Hello IceQueen, i'm not in Bristol unfortunately but I can link your request to the nannyjob website if you like?

Also, have you thought about thegumtree.com?

Thanks Lola - that would be great - hadn't thought about thegumtree ......don't think I've even visited the website before!

although - having just thought about it (and I apologise if you're reading this and thinking "you've already posted this thread elsewhere - I have - to get more respones ) It's going to have to be someone where we take the children to them, as we're actually staying in a B&B just outside Bristol - so can't really have anyone come there to look after them..

I'll post on nannyjob then.

So sorry about your granddad BTW

My nannyjob account isn't logging me in (as per usual!) but i'll keep trying! Will post by the end of the day!

Thanks Lola

Which side of bristol will you be on? We're on the east side, can't help myself unfortunately (and no kind of childcare person anyhow) but if that side is near to you I could see if my old cm would be able to help or know of people who could? She certainly wouldn't have two under five spaces though, not sure many would so you may have a bit of a nightmare on your hands...

Also sorry about your grandad.

We're south side - but prepared to drive them anywhere in Bristol as long as they can take all 3......

I know you say you have looked but just wondering about creche or holiday scheme? Also some cms on here who even if not able might know of someone just starting out who could help. Is there noway you could arrange for a friend to accompany you to care for them? I know a good south bristol play centre so very little would need to be done with them?

www.childcarelink.gov.uk/whitebox/childcaresearch.asp?vacancies=1&type1=1&type2=0&type3=0&type4=0&ty pe5=0&type6=0&type7=0&type8=8&type9=0&type10=10&results=1&cisid=5040&town1=1648&town2=1649&town3=165 1&town4=&town5=&schoolid=0 missed the link out sorry!

problem with a the Holiday Schemes is that DS3 is too young, and Creche's - DS1 seems to be too old . And I'd really rather they were all in the same place, especially as it's going to be someone/people that they've never met before.

Don't have anyone that could come down with us either

Whereabouts are you coming from? Will you be going past Gloucester at all?

Coming from Northamptonshire

We actually traveling down on Thursday (practicalities of traveling down Friday morning, dropping DS's of "somewhere" and getting to the home my Granddad used to live at where the cars are leaving from on time just too complicated). Then we'll pick them up from "somewhere" after the service at the Crem and take them back to the home for the refreshments afterwards.....

Stay over Friday night and travel back Saturday.

little bump for the CM board

I really hope I am wrong - but - I really think you might be expecting a bit much for all 3 to be able to go to one place for a one off. I understand why you need it to be that way but unless anyone else is able to help I think you will find it very difficult. I'm sorry to not be more positive.

Oh sht. If that is the case one of us won't be able to go to the service then - it's just going to be totally impractical to drop then off at 2 different places, get back to the home for the cars, attend the service, be dropped back off at the home, go and pick them up from 2 different places and then back to the home again for the refreshment. shtty, shtty shtty.

this is crazy - now I can't find anyone just to take DS2 and 3!!! (we've decided that DS1 (7) will have to come to the crem with us - my cousins DH can't get time off work so there's a spare seat in one of the cars...) They're all saying "sorry already got an xxx yr old so can't take 2 under 5 ARGHHHH

Have you tried creches at gyms?

Hello Queen, posted last night on NJ website but no one replied yet. Did you manage to post an ad on the gumtree?

hadn't thought of creche's at gyms - may get on to some this afternoon.

Thanks Lola - I posted an ad on Gumtree this morning - doesn't seem to have appeared yet though.....

I live in Bristol and have lookied around for you but can't find anywhere. If you're totally deseperate you could leave the older 2 with me for the couple of hours. I have 3 kids at home, 2 boys aged 14 and 12 and dd who is nearly 4 (with cerebral palsy). A fair few mumsnetters have met me - Peachy, Desiderata, Armadillo, intergalacticwalrus, Crookshanksinjimmychoos and know I'm not an axe murderer.
Welcome to come visit Thurs evening.
I wont be offended if you say no cos you don't know me from Adam but I'm used to having children parked at mine (advantages of being a SAHM!) and I'm in East Bristol not far from the ring road/M32 junction.
Can also supply character references from Cerebral Palsy plus, Claremont Special school that dd attends (last day tomorrow)
Where's the funeral?

That's very kind of you NMC .

Unfortunately it's DS3 and 2 that are the problem - DS1 we can take with us to the crem, DS2 would possibly behave if we took him - but having DS3 there would not be very "doable".

At the moment it looks like he'll be staying behind (at the home where refreshments are being served afterwards) with the DS's, and I'll going to the funeral - and possibly read the poem my parents had asked him to read...

ARGHHHH - what a nightmare - but you know what - I bet my granddad, with his wicked sense of humour, is sat up there watching me tearing my hair out at the timing of this funeral (close to Christmas - and therefore hard to find childcare) and chuckling away LOL.

Thanks for all your help everyone - I have finally managed to find a lovely sounding CM who is going to juggle her own children's arrangements around to have DS2 and 3 - DS1 will come with us to the crem.

Glad you got it all sorted out.

ah good. Well done. I hope the day goes well for you all.