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Paid childcare

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

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mumsanutter · 20/07/2009 07:35

Everything is mad in the mums household.... no school runs until 3pm today. No nursery or playgroups and have 3 at home, hope it stays dry so that they can play outside.

Hope everyone is getting into the holiday spirit

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Katymac · 20/07/2009 07:57

Hmm, holiday spirit.....what's that??

I still work a 10 hrs plus day

Never mind - I will see where we can go/what we can do today

mumlove · 20/07/2009 08:01

Morning everyone.

No school here they broke up on friday, 7 weeks of no school runs

I have 6 children today so are going to the park this morning for cake as it's my birthday. I am so glad the sun is out after the last few days of rain we had!

Enjoy your day.

Katymac · 20/07/2009 08:13

Happy Birthday

Cake Mmmmm can I have some?

shoshe · 20/07/2009 08:18

First Day of Holidays here as well, No school Runs, but 7 kids!!!! all day!!! All week !!!

Katymac · 20/07/2009 08:20

We should have 7 weeks of no school runs but DD has booked herself onto a week long course at the high school - hours? 9-3

Summerfruit · 20/07/2009 08:29

I have only a lovely 8 mmonths old with me who has difficulties settling, I think I have tried everything, any tips ladies ?

shoshe · 20/07/2009 08:44

It may sound strange, but i found putting my baby that screamed for 6 months in a bouncy chair helped.

i didn't strap her in, just placed her, then got on with playing with the other children, she did stop crying in it, wouldn't look at anyone else at the beginning, no smiles or anything.

Then when I sang or told stories, she would watch an slightly smile. if I got her out she would cry again, so I resorted to leaving her in, but bringing her in to the middle of the group.

Eventually after quite a long time, sh started to get herself out and play, now, she is the life and sole of the party {grin]

southernbelle77 · 20/07/2009 08:45

We're still at school til Wednesday but dd off with flu like symptoms and need to take her to doctors later (didn't think we were supposed to but apparently the advise keeps changing and we now need to go in!). Only one mindee today who I thought for sure wouldn't come but apparently still is .

knackered as dd was up half the night with a temperature and cough (made worse by her asthma) so we are not doing anything other than lying on sofa and going to doctors!

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