Tuesday snowy staff room.

[mumlove]

Morning everyone.

DD school is closed today after being open yesterday, both afterschoolies are staying home with mum, just waiting for the younger mindees to arrive.

Happy snow day.

morning all, mindees nusery is closed today, but havnt heard from the parents about what time i'll be having her...i usually pick her up at lunch time. i'll give it another 10 mins then ring.
hope everyone else has a happy snow day!

Morning all

Hope everything is good today for everyone, I am hoping for a better day (& that the medication will kick in)

All schools still closed, so another impromptu day off. Watching my little boys play and listening to the big boys argue over the xbox oh bliss - roll on thursday

Hi everyone, me and DS staying in today, as both have bad colds, afternoon mindees still coming later though. All of yesterdays snow has disappeared here and everhwere is wet, grey and slushy.

I have an issue I need to bring up with a parent. Early drop offs. Mindees being dropped off 15 mins early every day, how can I bring it up? I can't do a newsletter as I only mind for one family now. I would make a point of being out until 5 mins to contracted start time but too cold out there! Any ideas? I think mum is taking advantage tbh, knowing I have no other kids here and will be in.
I want to sort it before resentment sets in...

hey sammy, do you use an attendance register? If you record the actual times they arrive every day, not just what is in the contrcat, and then ask the parent to sign it weekly, that might help? They can see then the exact hours you're working so can't then complain when you bill them for that. Or if you have a contract review coming up, let her know that you will be amending the hours on it to reflect the new arrival time.....

Sammy, I had the same thing a while back. I think it was someone on here suggesting that I tell parents that it is because the insurance is invalid if they arrive before contracted times! We ended up changing the contract so mindee still arrives earlier, but at least I am getting paid for it!
HTH!

no snow here actully its pretty sunny but cold we had a bit of snow yesterday but by lunch time it had gone

hi all - dd at school today although nearly didn't make it. was being announced on radio last night it was shut but this morn for some reason i checked the website and they had big flashing sign ssaying open! raying and yup open so dashed dd up there and then came back to wait for 2 mindees. Hey ho! all good fun!

Dh still off as his school is closed. its like having another weekend excpet we can't go out much! i'm getting him to do lots of jobs!

Hi all. Schools closed here and was supposed to have after school mindee for the day but I threw up at 2am and then started other end so yep, caught ds1's bug!! So just got one mindee today as her mum decided to send her anyway.

Had lots more thick snow on and off but now seems to be clearing. We're supposed to be getting heavy snow again around 6ish but we'll see. Not sure if school is open tomorrow but guessing it will be.

Hope all ok,

Well I think we have had a weeks worth of different weather today. Snow, rain, hail stones, thunder and lighting only high winds left to go I think! But now have a lonely snowman left in the garden.

DD will be going to school tomorrow even if they are closed.

Hot drinks are on the table and some yummy choc biccies.

Hello all. All our snow disappeared last night, so had some sun today, although very cold. Had a busy morning and a running errands afternoon.

My attendance sheets seem to have fallen by the wayside of late I will start them up again and as you say this will show if contracted hours are not being kept to and will be a way of bringing it up.

LT - why oh why did the mum send mindee to you?! And why did you let her? Hope you aren't as poorly with it as your DS was {hug}.

Baby did not want to go home with mum today, I felt awful!! So awkward. I just made a joke of it and kept it light. Anyone else had this?