Please may i ask a question, Would you use a Ad hoc Nursery?

[Shoshe]

I have been offered the opportunity to use three BIG rooms at a new soft play centre.

the idea being that i could do ad hoc care, (either for a couple of hours, or odd days).

At the moment I am a CM, although have run a nursery before., i am looking for a job outside home as we have no children at home now and would like our house back.

Would people use this sort of facility?

We do live in a garrison town, where a lot of people have no family around.

i haven't don any research yet, am contacting Ofsted today to see if it is at all feasible, but would like some feedback.

I certainly would have when my children where younger, although I would have used a regular hours nursery once they were entitled to nursery vouchers IYSWIM

i would be anxious about leaving my child with someone they didn't know well.

i do however use an ad hoc childminder. We know her well from playgroups, so my children accept her and trust her.

There is an adhoc nursary in my town, specifically for children who don't go to nursery and who usually stay at home with their mums, but for when the parents occasionally needs to do something that is difficult to do with children around (eg. decorating, or shopping, or even just to give the mother a break and the children a chance to play with other children). It's always full, and I used it when I was studying one afternoon a week, I managed to get them to guarentee a place for my baby that one afternoon.

I was thinking of people who maybe just wanted time out some days, to maybe go to the hairdressers, dentist sort of thing.

And those who use CM's, who may not have back up when CM is sick or on holiday.

We also have three Nurseries about that are term time only, so could possibly cover them in the holidays as well.

There used to be a soft play centre in our town where I could drop DD off and do a couple of hours child free shopping. It was always full.

I think people would use it. They have them here in Melbourne, they are called occasional care. You can book into them regularly as well. People use them for all sorts or reasons like ill childminders or going to the hairdresser. Ours is staffed by the same two woman every day so you can use it on and off at your convenience and you are not leaving your dc with a total random stranger. A lot of children are not bothered though are they. They will happily stay in a variety of situations as long as it's fun.

I agree with savoycabbage.

Would you wrap up cm'ing then shoshe?? Not surehow it would work, there is a soft play near me that has a drop and shop service. Would you be employed by the place or self employed using the rooms?

Would be self employed, the soft player wants it as a separate business, isn't interested in doing it himself, and yes would stop Cming.

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anyone else?

ok last call for opinions.

If only you were closer, but yes good idea, especially during the holidays.

Theres one near me run by a daycare nursery that has 'time for me' sessions which sound like what you are suggesting.
It sounds great and I signed DS up for one next week!