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Paid childcare

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

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CM Club.........FFS.... A Little Rant, please endulge me!

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hennipenni · 11/01/2008 12:37

How on earth am I supposed to get two three year olds to eat their lunches in twenty minutes flat? I refuse to rush them. I have a nursey pickup at 11.30 am, get home for 11.50, quick handv wash, give them their lunches (already prepared by parents), constantly saying to them come on girls we've got to hurry and eat up before getting them washed and coats, shoes back on intime to leave the house to go back to the same nursery for 12.45?. I should now be on my way back to nursey to their still eating their fruit,they don't mess about. Why oh Why have the nursery decided ion their wisdom that the girls can not go to the same sessions? they are the same age and will be in the same academic yr. Will be back to rant later, got to go!

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dmo · 11/01/2008 13:08

its hard to rush them
maybe when the weather is better you could have a picnic near nursery but no answers for you now

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hennipenni · 11/01/2008 13:13

Hi, am back. One of the nursery nurses said to me today that I must be wearing a path from my house to school by now. I turned round and said "Well in the summer I will be picnicking with the children in the school carpark so at least it will save my shoe leather and will ensure that xxxx arrives on time!" (bit PMS at the mo' so poor NN got it- I did apologise as I know it's the HT being a pain in the a88e).

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MaureenMLove · 11/01/2008 13:22

What a pita! I used to do this one day a week and it was my dd that had to rush, so tbh, as it was only once a week, she had a quick sarnie and nothing else! I was going to say have one eating early lunch and one eating late lunch, but the early one would be more like elevenses! Is it every day?

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hennipenni · 11/01/2008 13:34

No, at the moment it's 3 days a week. Today is an easy day as I don't have the baby who has a cooked meal for his lunch. However it will soon be 4 days as hours of one of the girls is increasing- will have baby for 3 of these days too. I don't want to stagger the lunch times either (have thought about it) as it means that we won't be able to go to any toddler groups as there wouldn't be time and besides which I prefer that they all sit down together to eat. As it is we're in such a hurry that I don't get time to eat with them anymore.

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KatyMac · 11/01/2008 19:42

Keep asking about changing the sessions - someone else might need to change too

lovemyjob · 11/01/2008 22:11

I had this problem last year. I asked all my parents to request mornings. The situation was very nearly -1 child was to be collected at 11.30, another child dropped off by taxi from a different school at 12 and then another child taken to nursery for 12.40. I also politely asked Head Teacher if all children I cared for could have a morning place and she did accomodate me - I was so pleased I bought her a bouquet of flowers as it made my job so much easier. I just couldnt do this 5 days a week - would have been more exhausted than I already am!! Good Luck

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hennipenni · 11/01/2008 22:22

Both parents have explained the situation but the HT is known for being bloody stubborn, if we create lots of fuss then she will dig her heals in even further. Therefore, I have decided tht I'm not going to rush the children, I'm not going to break my neck rushing back to nursery and I'm certainly not going to make myself ill by not eating my lunch at a reasonable time (I have breakfast at 6.30 and don't have anything else until lunch so I just can't wait until 1.30.) I'm just disappointed that in the nine years I've been doing the school/nursery run I've never ever been late as I feel that it sets a bad example to all the children in my care (including my own)

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lovemyjob · 11/01/2008 22:35

Hennipenni - come and work at "my" school!. The HT at your school is not being reasonable. I feel teachers and childminders need to have a good relationship - after all we are taking the children there (if you see what I mean!). Im sure she will get fed up eventually if the children are always late.

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hennipenni · 11/01/2008 22:41

LMJ. Great minds and all that!

Sad thing is that she runs a really good school, all the children in the school adore her but however she can scare the sh1t out of adults. She's just so bloody unreasonable. Still if we are late often enough.....Can't wait til she's teaching in nursery

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hennipenni · 16/01/2008 13:24

ARGHHH Arrived 15 late today and had to go through the "late" door. I hate hate hate being late, but what can I do? I walked all the way to nursery telling myself "don't you dare apologise for being late" and whats the first thing I did when I walked through the door of shame!!

Was all geared up to ask the nursery teacher about changing sessions again so that both mindees go together, the teacher completly blanked me! how rude is that!

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ROSEgarden · 16/01/2008 14:16

id have a word with teacher and explain your situation, she may be more accomdating?!

im having a bad day too!..left house at 7.30 to get one mindeeto gym at school, then had to wait with dd in rain for mindees 2, 3 and 4(8am, 8.15 and 8.30!), took dd to school, then took all three mindees to library this morn...two in buggy one walking with me...played there then walked back to mine..heavens open, got round corner from my house baby minde has no hat!..it was a present from me for her 1st birthday alst sat and was cashmere from monsoon...
had to get them home for bottles/lunch so did all this, rushed out to take mindee to afty nursery(10 minutes late!), managed to get there on time at break neck speed only to be told they are going to sft play today...parents KNEW!, and i will have to pick him up form leisure centre(extra 15 walka fter school)at 3pm!...i pick dd and 3 other after schoolys up at 3pm!...next we have tor etrace our steps this mmorn looking for hat...found it(thankfully) in a soggy heap just outside the library, the furthest point away it could have been!..got home both mindees asleep!..then have to leave 20 mins early so..NOW!, to pick up mindee than BACK to school for three(inc DD)..feel like im gunna meet myself coming abck today!

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hennipenni · 16/01/2008 14:22

Crikey, that wore me out just reading all that!

Nursey teacher won't have last say (I'm sure she would let mindee change) but in the end it all comes down to the HT being unaccomadating, She even even asked mindee parents if they'd find another childminder who wasn't as busy

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mogs0 · 16/01/2008 16:31

How rude to ask parents to change their childcare!!!

Could you ask the parents to talk to the school?

When my ds was 3 he used to go to a playgroup until 12.30 then to aftenoon nursery at 1. The two places were about 15 mins apart so he used to either get into the back of the phil and teds or on the buggy board and have a packed lunch on the way. It's obviously trickier for you as you have 2 that need feeding.

I know you said you like them to eat together but maybe for the sake of a couple of times a week, and your sanity, you could have different lunch times, then (as a bonus!) you could have 2 lunches!!!!!

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