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2 bloody minutes!! Petty?

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cheekymonk · 13/02/2007 10:31

Hi Folks,
Am interested to hear from others if their nuursey is the same. i arrived today at 8.58 and was asked to wait until 9.00 as not all staff were in. I was then joined by a further 5 or 6 parents stood there like lemons!!!!
I think this is so petty and am really mad about it! I don't take the piss, If it had been ten to then fair enough but there are so many times I pick ds up early!
I love how the nursery is with my ds but not so happy at communication skills with me!
Any thoughts?
(Also forgot his lunch today so crap start to day all round! [blush}

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cheekymonk · 13/02/2007 10:32

Forgot to add that his session starts at 9 and I can spell nursery! Hee hee

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hunkermunker · 13/02/2007 10:32

If it was only two minutes, why not be happy to wait them? Works both ways!

dejags · 13/02/2007 10:34

Agree with Hunker.

StrawberrySnowflakes · 13/02/2007 10:34

if its same as dd's school, they are not insured until the time they officially open and if there wasnt enough staff there, i wouldnt want my LO left there until cover was adequete

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cheekymonk · 13/02/2007 10:34

I just felt that the insinuation was that I was taking advantage and trying to get rid of ds which is not the case. It just seems silly that I should have to time it exactly at 9 and inflexible but maybe I am wrong?

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VioletBaudelaire · 13/02/2007 10:35

If they were still waiting for staff then it is understandable, as their ratios would have been affected.
I think this is more a question of why the staff were late - does this happen regularly?
If it was just a one off, then it's not worth getting stressed about, TBH.

JARM · 13/02/2007 10:36

My SIL is a nursery manager, and her nursery is open 8-6, the door gets unlocked at 8am exactly, and not a minute before!

The only thing she really gets annoyed at is the parents who dont collect their child until 17.59 and then want to stand around talking about their child and their day until 18.20!

hunkermunker · 13/02/2007 10:36

It's probably an insurance thing.

Mo2 · 13/02/2007 10:36

There could be all sorts of reasons they might have to enforce this - adequate staff ratios/ insurance/ early morning taff briefings etc.

I know it seems petty, but if that's the agreed time, then that's the agreed time I'm afraid.

If you'd said they charged you £10 for being 2 minutes late at home time, then I think you might have a case....

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cheekymonk · 13/02/2007 10:38

They open at 8 and were equally fussy then but I thought that it was because they actually opened then and its fair enough that staff can't get in at 8 on the dot but if they have already been open an hour it shouldn't be an issue.
I don't understand the policy of the staff not being ready slightly earlier than session time. If you work in a shop at 9 you don't roll in at 9 to start do you?

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TinyGang · 13/02/2007 10:40

This might be a mad idea, but could it be that they have to be strict because they're not covered insurance wise if not all staff are there or it's before 9.00?

At dd's school they have some lovely climb around stuff in the school grounds, but we have been told to keep off it the minute school is over because of insurance, they
say.

FluffyMummy123 · 13/02/2007 10:41

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RoundTheBend · 13/02/2007 10:42

It may be that they only ask staff in for 8am to cover those children that they know are contracted to have an 8am start and then they bring the other staff in at 9am. No point in having staff there and paying them if they are not needed.

funnypeculiar · 13/02/2007 10:43

nursery ds was at also did this - I assumed it was an insurance/staff levels thing. And if the start time is offically 9am, then fair enough, I'd have thought... unless you want to pay them extra

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cheekymonk · 13/02/2007 10:44

I am glad I posted this as I really seem to be in the minority opinion. I am not trying to get free childcare. I pay £40 a session and it is the way I was reprimanded that I object to. Of course 2 minutes is nothing but the principle of it annoyed me. As I say there are times I have been 30-40 mins early and there are no complaints from them then!

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cheekymonk · 13/02/2007 10:47

Even taking into account, insurance child to staff ratios which I respect etc I still think that the staff should be ready to take the kids from say, 5 to. Yes there is a charge if you are late and the one time I was late, I had to sign and put the date and time on a piece of paper and was charged for an extra hour. I was 10 minutes late so accepted that I was in the wrong. I don't think I am unreasonable?

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FluffyMummy123 · 13/02/2007 10:47

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StrawberrySnowflakes · 13/02/2007 10:53

but the time you collected early, the correct ratios will have been in place and over staffed when you left, meaning no staff problems for them.
they will prob work out how many staff they need in for amount of children at what time and work from there.
someone else said they have prob done school run, so that makes sense.

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cheekymonk · 13/02/2007 10:53

I have obviously upset you icod anyway! I take it you work in a nursery?

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StrawberrySnowflakes · 13/02/2007 10:54

no cod likes to play devils advocate

Mellowma · 13/02/2007 10:55

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RoundTheBend · 13/02/2007 10:56

"I have obviously upset you icod anyway! I take it you work in a nursery?"

Wonder if that will make one of the quotes of the week?

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cheekymonk · 13/02/2007 10:59

An "in" joke that I am missing? Have I been stupid?!

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StrawberrySnowflakes · 13/02/2007 10:59

no, ignore it..its just cod being cod, i dont get it all the time either

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