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Pre school run by paid staff.

Ofsted registration states The registered person:

?may care for no more than 28 children from 2 years to the end of the early years age group at any one time (Early Years Register)
?must not provide overnight care (Early Years Register)

Two members of staff have brought in their 8/9 year old children and a 5 year old (who is at reception at another school) for the past 3 days.

Will ofsted actually take a complaint about this. It is suppose to be an early years setting.

Well your choice - seems parting company with the nusrery will be good for all parties concerned .

Why did your friend leave - is what she is telling you sour grapes ?

If you are going to make a complaint to OFSTEDmake sure it is about issues you have seen and can evidence not idol gossip from ex member of staff.

My friend left because she felt she wanted to work in a more progressive setting...at the time I didnt understand. I thought they are 3 years old FFS...now as a parent I do No sour grapes..

Will sleep on OFSTED....

Thanks all..will name change back now!

How do you know it's a bad setting? You seem to only see snapshots of what is happening I suppose at drop-off and pick-up times.
Have you ever volunteered to be a parent helper?
I helped out regularly on my days off just to see how our pre-school was running and no most staff do not spend all their time having cups of tea, they may make them, but they never have the time to drink them!

It may be a bit late for you now as the school holidays are upon us, but if you do go to another setting, offer to be a parent helper and that will give you a VERY good idea of what's it's like for a child in any given setting and it can be a real eye opener.

Sorry for my flippant 'Get a life' comment, but you just reminded me of parents at our pre-school who would moan about everything constantly, but would never help out in any way, not on the committe, never attended fundraising events and never EVER helped out at a session.

Hope you find a better pre-school in the new term

Its not the type of setting to have a parent helper. Its a commercial setting rather than a charity with fundraising etc. Dont think I made this clear.

Sorry for the confusion.

Hes not gone in today. I rang up and asked the manager to call me after drop off time has calmed down as I had concerns. She hasnt and today was last day. Says it all really

Doesnt sound like a very professional set up.
A setting is only as good as its Manager.

Exactly nursery voice: Good manager means even a satisfactory setting from a old report can be almost ignored if they are pro active at improving.

Have reported all my concerns to ofsted now.

If you think the children are at risk at a nursery you must report it. If something happened to one of the children, and you could possibly have prevented it how would you feel?

Glad you did Reporttoofsted.

Interesting to hear what feedback you get frm OFSTED.

many years ago I made a cmplaint about a day care nursery I went to view - yes OFSTED did apparently follow it up but only got feedback off them after a number of phone calls to them.

bah