Oh +++ARSE+++ (sorry but that is the least offensive word I can possibly put in the thread title)

[NormaStanleyFletcher]

So - I was about to change nursery - or rather DD was. Smaller, nicer, CHEAPER nursery, where the staff seem to interact more with the children, where I am more confident that they would not give my (then) 9 month old child juice rather than water, close to work, lovely staff, lovely manager....

And I would have had a 2 week break between nurseries and so saved some money

The new nursery have just called and told me that they are closing at the end of August.

I have already handed in notice at the old nursery

Oh Arse

(what I mean to say is fuckitybolloxyfuckshitfuck)

Oh NO. I am in the midst of trying to change too, and have no childcare for 6w from the beginning of Sept. Nightmare. Hope you find somewhere soon.

Oh norma darling
(I can call her that, I know her so it is a genuine term of endearment and concern )

you poor thing, any clue at all as to what you are going to do?

Thanks Trinity m'love

I am probably going to swear alot for the next few hours...

Then see if old nursery can keep her while searching for an alternative (I mean - is it normal to give 9 month old children juice rather than water?)

I have to say that I am gutted for the staff too - apparently they only found out 3 hours ago. For me it is a nursery place, but for them it is their job

no tis not normal and I know how mych you dont want to have her at the old nursery

how is the little scrumptious bum anywho??

aww bless ya for trying to keep perspective

She is asleep in the car outside the window at the moment

I will have to go wake her soon.

She took her first steps last week.

She is cute

WHAT?!!!!?!!! I missed her first steps

awwww how cute, well done normasdd1

and she is adorable and gorgeous

I would be none too chuffed with juice. The place I want ds to go to doesn't do juice full stop (and they look after 2-5 yo's).

Though people keep calling her "he"?

Does she look like a boy?

Yes - the juice.

Some of the older ones in the baby room were drinking juice out of bottles

At least she just had it from a cup (afaik)

Why not see if there is a local childminder who could look after your DD until you have found another nursery. Some childminders are happy to provide short term or long term contracts.

I did have a childminder lined up in Jan - then her OH left her with a 2 week old baby, so she couldn't do CM in April - fair enough.

Most local CMs are full full full

I seem to be a jinx on childcare

no, she doesn;t look like a boy, she is a beautiful doll like girl

juice in a bottle, WTF? at a nursery??

something will come up, it always does

fingers crossed

she most definitelt NOT look like a boy!!

some people....a boy!! tsk tsk

of course I meant to type does NOT.....

how are you, trinity?

I have been dressing her entirely in pink

They still say what a cheerful child he is

Did you shower today trinity

I am now working myself up to speaking to old nursery tomorrow, and checking around for a non-juice-feeding one at the same time...

Oh feckityarsebolloxbumtitwank

sympathy perlease

Oh - OK - I'll talk to meself

Deep sympathy, Norma - it gets me how parents have to give nurseries 3 months notice but they don't apparently have to give parents the same - we got lucky in as much as DS had just left before the nursery announced they were closing in 4 weeks.

I am sure you can retract your notice with the old one - far from ideal though it sounds - and then start the hunt again, I guess...poor you (and poor staff, of course)

Thing is - the nursery has been running for years - my friends child went there - oh- 7 years ago...

so why is it closing now!

i am going to ring them tomorrow and find out where the other children are going to go...

Not to mention the nice staff - if they are good they will be snapped up and it would be worth finding out where they are going.