DS Nursery got inadequate

[Jefferson]

DS's nursery got an inadequate and the report is damning. I felt quite upset reading it actually. They didn't mention it to any of the parents either. I've been concerned about a few things and even posted about it before but I didn't realise how bad things were. Seeing it all laid out in black and white is awful.

Am I allowed to post the ofsted report here?

We've been looking for other childcare anyway but we are really struggling. Nurseries are all full and CM's can't do the days/times I need for work.

Where do we go from here?

Ok lots of people are suggesting a nanny. Imagine I'm really stupid for a second please...a nanny is different to a childminder because instead of a daily rate you have to pay them a yearly salary? Is that how it works? I've seen that you can get work out of home nannies so like a CM, but then what's the difference?

Thank you again Madrigals!

CharlesRyder: It seemed alright when I viewed it. Much like the other 3 nurseries I went to see. Nothing sinister or off about it at all. Te staff seemed cheery and nice and it didn't look dirty just messy which I figured was ok when you have all those kids. Maybe I just didn't really notice the dirt

AndHarry could you just explain a little more about flexicare and how it works. So your nursery provides a lunch and your DS is there all day?

Shine, don't want to out myself so will PM.

Op that report is shocking. A nursery local to me (which I never used) had a similar one, and shut down shortly afterwards.

Parents are going to vote with their feet and the nursery will probably have to close.

You need to find alternative childcare arrangements. I would second having an au pair if you have a spare room. She could do wraparound for the specialist nursery. There are many overqualified young people who would love to be au pairs to improve their English.

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A nanny is a very expensive option for one child, makes more sense if there are 3 or 4 children involved.

Some pre-schools offer all day care, so part of the day is covered by education funding and the rest you pay for. Some may offer ad-hoc care, so you pay for additional hours you need which you book in advance, rather than under a contract.

Nurseries do vary and the staff make a huge difference, so if a nursery has had a bad report and has changed a lot of the staff it may get better quickly. In the same way, a great nursery when you look round it, can have several staff leave and new staff who are not so good and the nursery goes down hill.

Some reports are terrible alas, read a recent one which was on par or possibly worse than the one linked. New manager in, so it may or may not improve, time will tell. Guess that is why Ofsted reinspect nurseries which get a poor rating after a few months to see if improvements are being made or of measures need to be taken to close the nursery.

CMs follow the same curriculum and many offer funded spaces, so if you can't find a CM who can do drop off and pick up maybe you can find a CM to do all day.

I agree that cm would suit you better esp if you only need term time child care, they are generally more open to term time contracts and can give some flexability. Good luck

That is shocking to fail on safeguarding....

I suggest that you look around ASAP, but also try to get in touch with other parents - maybe put up a notice or organise some kind of meeting?

It maybe that another local setting will be willing/able to expand to take you on if there are several of you joining at once eg. 4 more two year olds and they can employ another practitioner. Phoning round other settings and explaining the situation might help.

Sorry OP, I only just saw your question to me. How his preschool operates flexicare is that he has all 5 of his weekly sessions in a single block of 2.5 days: 3 hours am Monday, 3 hours pm, repeat on Tuesday and then a 3 hour block on Wednesday. The sessions run from 0845-1145 and then 1225-1525. I have to pay for the breakfast club, lunch and after-hours care on those days at an hourly rate. Once the free sessions are exhausted I pay for the extra hours I need at an hourly rate. I book the hours in advance (per half term but I could also book up to on the day if they have space) depending on what I need, so I can change the extra hours but not the government-funded sessions.

Other parents with different working patterns have the government-funded sessions on different days to cover as many hours as possible at the times they need. It's complicated for the office staff but works really well as a service.