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Nursery Questionaire?? (very long - sorry)

104 replies

Katymac · 21/04/2007 20:03

I am planning for my nursery; would you all answer the following questions for me ? I?d really appreciate it. It has far reaching consequenses for me. (Pretty Please??)

I need the answers either
P I would pay a bit more for this (10-20%)
E I would expect this
N It would be nice ? but I wouldn?t pay any more
F Irrelevant, I couldn?t give a F ? whether the nursery had this or not
G God no ? Don?t do this

Food

  1. Organic Food
  2. Freshly prepared food (e.g. homemade Chicken nuggets)
  3. Locally sourced produce where possible
  4. Children growing the vegetables they eat
  5. Keeping free range chicken to provide the nursery with some eggs
  6. Keeping chickens for dinner
  7. Keeping rabbits for dinner

Building

  1. Wood Windows
  2. uPVC Windows
10. Straw Bales as insulation 11. Air-conditioning 12. Rainwater Harvesting 13. Grey Water Harvesting 14. Green Insulation 15. Eco heating (wood/pellet/bio-fuel) 16. Solar Hot Water 17. Photovoltaic Cells 18. Wind Turbine 19. Ground Source Heat Pump

Internally
20. Natural floor covering
21. Antiseptic floor covering
22. Recyclable floor covering
23. Plastered walls
24. Painted walls (eco paint)
25. Painted walls (conventional paint)

Toys & Environment
26. Wooden Toys
27. Plastic Toys
28. A mix of toys chosen for their development potential
29. A range of manmade and natural objects to play with

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dmo · 22/04/2007 15:30

i had to wear a nurses dress when i worked at nursery
now they have changed to trousers and nurse (dentist) tops
looks smart but they are white!!!!!!!!!! (navy trousers)

Fillyjonk · 22/04/2007 15:30

Food

  1. Organic Food P
  2. Freshly prepared food (e.g. homemade Chicken nuggets) E
  3. Locally sourced produce where possible P
  4. Children growing the vegetables they eat P
  5. Keeping free range chicken to provide the nursery with some eggs P
  6. Keeping chickens for dinner P
  7. Keeping rabbits for dinner um...don't eat rabbits...

Building

  1. Wood Windows
  2. uPVC Windows
10. Straw Bales as insulation 11. Air-conditioning 12. Rainwater Harvesting 13. Grey Water Harvesting 14. Green Insulation 15. Eco heating (wood/pellet/bio-fuel) 16. Solar Hot Water 17. Photovoltaic Cells 18. Wind Turbine 19. Ground Source Heat Pump

bascially all P

Internally
20. Natural floor covering
21. Antiseptic floor covering
22. Recyclable floor covering
23. Plastered walls
24. Painted walls (eco paint)
25. Painted walls (conventional paint)

don't massively care

Toys & Environment
26. Wooden Toys
27. Plastic Toys
28. A mix of toys chosen for their development potential
29. A range of manmade and natural objects to play with

don't massively care

hth

jenkel · 22/04/2007 15:51

P I would pay a bit more for this (10-20%)
E I would expect this
N It would be nice ? but I wouldn?t pay any more
F Irrelevant, I couldn?t give a F ? whether the nursery had this or not
G God no ? Don?t do this

Food

  1. Organic Food P
  2. Freshly prepared food (e.g. homemade Chicken nuggets) E
  3. Locally sourced produce where possible P
  4. Children growing the vegetables they eat N
  5. Keeping free range chicken to provide the nursery with some eggs N
  6. Keeping chickens for dinner F
  7. Keeping rabbits for dinner F

Building

  1. Wood Windows F
  2. uPVC Windows F
10. Straw Bales as insulation F 11. Air-conditioning F 12. Rainwater Harvesting F 13. Grey Water Harvesting F 14. Green Insulation F 15. Eco heating (wood/pellet/bio-fuel) F 16. Solar Hot Water F 17. Photovoltaic Cells F 18. Wind Turbine F 19. Ground Source Heat Pump F

Internally
20. Natural floor covering F
21. Antiseptic floor covering F
22. Recyclable floor covering F
23. Plastered walls F
24. Painted walls (eco paint) F
25. Painted walls (conventional paint) F

Toys & Environment
26. Wooden Toys E
27. Plastic Toys E
28. A mix of toys chosen for their development potential E
29. A range of manmade and natural objects to play with E

somersetmum · 22/04/2007 15:54

I need the answers either
P I would pay a bit more for this (10-20%)
E I would expect this
N It would be nice ? but I wouldn?t pay any more
F Irrelevant, I couldn?t give a F ? whether the nursery had this or not
G God no ? Don?t do this

Food

  1. Organic Food N
  2. Freshly prepared food (e.g. homemade Chicken nuggets) E
  3. Locally sourced produce where possible N
  4. Children growing the vegetables they eat F
  5. Keeping free range chicken to provide the nursery with some eggs G
  6. Keeping chickens for dinner G
  7. Keeping rabbits for dinner G

Building

  1. Wood Windows F
  2. uPVC Windows E
10. Straw Bales as insulation F 11. Air-conditioning N 12. Rainwater Harvesting N 13. Grey Water Harvesting F 14. Green Insulation F 15. Eco heating (wood/pellet/bio-fuel) F 16. Solar Hot Water F 17. Photovoltaic Cells F 18. Wind Turbine F 19. Ground Source Heat Pump F

Internally
20. Natural floor covering N
21. Antiseptic floor covering E
22. Recyclable floor covering N
23. Plastered walls E
24. Painted walls (eco paint) F
25. Painted walls (conventional paint) E

Toys & Environment
26. Wooden Toys E
27. Plastic Toys E
28. A mix of toys chosen for their development potential E
29. A range of manmade and natural objects to play with E

Hulababy · 22/04/2007 16:00

I need the answers either
P I would pay a bit more for this (10-20%)
E I would expect this
N It would be nice ? but I wouldn?t pay any more
F Irrelevant, I couldn?t give a F ? whether the nursery had this or not
G God no ? Don?t do this

Food

  1. Organic Food N
  2. Freshly prepared food (e.g. homemade Chicken nuggets) N
  3. Locally sourced produce where possible N
  4. Children growing the vegetables they eat N
  5. Keeping free range chicken to provide the nursery with some eggs N
  6. Keeping chickens for dinner N
  7. Keeping rabbits for dinner G

Building

  1. Wood Windows F
  2. uPVC Windows F
10. Straw Bales as insulation F 11. Air-conditioning N 12. Rainwater Harvesting F 13. Grey Water Harvesting F 14. Green Insulation F 15. Eco heating (wood/pellet/bio-fuel) F 16. Solar Hot Water F 17. Photovoltaic Cells F 18. Wind Turbine F 19. Ground Source Heat Pump F

Internally
20. Natural floor covering F
21. Antiseptic floor covering F
22. Recyclable floor covering F
23. Plastered walls F
24. Painted walls (eco paint) F
25. Painted walls (conventional paint) E

Toys & Environment
26. Wooden Toys E
27. Plastic Toys E
28. A mix of toys chosen for their development potential E
29. A range of manmade and natural objects to play with E

Original poster
Katymac · 22/04/2007 18:33

Fillyjonk, Jenkel, Somersetmum & Hulababy - I appreciate the time you took filling this in

Anymore??

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electra · 22/04/2007 18:48

I am planning for my nursery; would you all answer the following questions for me ? I?d really appreciate it. It has far reaching consequenses for me. (Pretty Please??)

I need the answers either
P I would pay a bit more for this (10-20%)
E I would expect this
N It would be nice ? but I wouldn?t pay any more
F Irrelevant, I couldn?t give a F ? whether the nursery had this or not
G God no ? Don?t do this

Food

  1. Organic Food P
  2. Freshly prepared food (e.g. homemade Chicken nuggets) E
  3. Locally sourced produce where possible N
  4. Children growing the vegetables they eat N
  5. Keeping free range chicken to provide the nursery with some eggs P
  6. Keeping chickens for dinner G
  7. Keeping rabbits for dinner G

Building

  1. Wood Windows I
  2. uPVC Windows I
10. Straw Bales as insulation I 11. Air-conditioning N 12. Rainwater Harvesting I 13. Grey Water Harvesting I 14. Green Insulation I 15. Eco heating (wood/pellet/bio-fuel) I 16. Solar Hot Water I 17. Photovoltaic Cells I 18. Wind Turbine I 19. Ground Source Heat Pump I

Internally
20. Natural floor covering I
21. Antiseptic floor covering I
22. Recyclable floor covering I
23. Plastered walls I
24. Painted walls (eco paint) P
25. Painted walls (conventional paint) E

Toys & Environment
26. Wooden Toys E
27. Plastic Toys E
28. A mix of toys chosen for their development potential E
29. A range of manmade and natural objects to play with E

I'm not very environmentally friendly but working on increasing my concern for it

electra · 22/04/2007 18:50

Sorry! Where I have put I I mean F

Pennies · 22/04/2007 18:56

Food

  1. Organic Food - P
  2. Freshly prepared food (e.g. homemade Chicken nuggets) - E
  3. Locally sourced produce where possible - P
  4. Children growing the vegetables they eat - P
  5. Keeping free range chicken to provide the nursery with some eggs - N
  6. Keeping chickens for dinner - N
  7. Keeping rabbits for dinner - N (for chicken issues I would be mindful of all the palava with bird flu - parents might get really uppity about the slightest whiff of this)

Building

  1. Wood Windows - N
  2. uPVC Windows - F
10. Straw Bales as insulation - F 11. Air-conditioning - N 12. Rainwater Harvesting - F 13. Grey Water Harvesting - F 14. Green Insulation - N 15. Eco heating (wood/pellet/bio-fuel) - N 16. Solar Hot Water - E 17. Photovoltaic Cells - can't comment 18. Wind Turbine - N 19. Ground Source Heat Pump - can't comment.

Internally
20. Natural floor covering - E
21. Antiseptic floor covering - N
22. Recyclable floor covering - E
23. Plastered walls - E
24. Painted walls (eco paint) - N
25. Painted walls (conventional paint) - E

Toys & Environment
26. Wooden Toys - E
27. Plastic Toys - G
28. A mix of toys chosen for their development potential - E
29. A range of manmade and natural objects to play with - E

TheArmadillo · 22/04/2007 19:03

Food

  1. Organic Food: N
  2. Freshly prepared food (e.g. homemade Chicken nuggets) P
  3. Locally sourced produce where possible N
  4. Children growing the vegetables they eat P
  5. Keeping free range chicken to provide the nursery with some eggs P
  6. Keeping chickens for dinner P
  7. Keeping rabbits for dinner P

With the animals especially if they could help with them in a limited way.

The other sections would all be N.

yacketyblah · 22/04/2007 19:04

Food

  1. Organic Food N
  2. Freshly prepared food (e.g. homemade Chicken nuggets) E
  3. Locally sourced produce where possible P
  4. Children growing the vegetables they eat P
  5. Keeping free range chicken to provide the nursery with some eggs P
  6. Keeping chickens for dinner G
  7. Keeping rabbits for dinner G

Building

  1. Wood Windows F
  2. uPVC Windows F
10. Straw Bales as insulation F 11. Air-conditioning E 12. Rainwater Harvesting N 13. Grey Water Harvesting N 14. Green Insulation N 15. Eco heating (wood/pellet/bio-fuel) N 16. Solar Hot Water N 17. Photovoltaic Cells ? 18. Wind Turbine P 19. Ground Source Heat Pump N

Internally
20. Natural floor covering N
21. Antiseptic floor covering N
22. Recyclable floor covering N
23. Plastered walls E
24. Painted walls (eco paint) N
25. Painted walls (conventional paint) F

Toys & Environment
26. Wooden Toys E
27. Plastic Toys E
28. A mix of toys chosen for their development potential E
29. A range of manmade and natural objects to play with N

cazzybabs · 22/04/2007 19:07

I need the answers either
P I would pay a bit more for this (10-20%)
E I would expect this
N It would be nice ? but I wouldn?t pay any more
F Irrelevant, I couldn?t give a F ? whether the nursery had this or not
G God no ? Don?t do this

Food

  1. Organic Food p
  2. Freshly prepared food (e.g. homemade Chicken nuggets) e
  3. Locally sourced produce where possible p
  4. Children growing the vegetables they eat n
  5. Keeping free range chicken to provide the nursery with some eggs n
  6. Keeping chickens for dinner g
  7. Keeping rabbits for dinner g

Building - the trouble is I am not sure I would choose an eco-nursery that was OK over a non-eco nursery that was brilliant... and nurswery fees are a big part of my budget so not sure how much more I would be prepared to pay...

  1. Wood Windows n
  2. uPVC Windows e - easier to maintain
10. Straw Bales as insulation n 11. Air-conditioning p 12. Rainwater Harvesting n 13. Grey Water Harvesting n 14. Green Insulation n 15. Eco heating (wood/pellet/bio-fuel) n 16. Solar Hot Water n 17. Photovoltaic Cells n 18. Wind Turbine n 19. Ground Source Heat Pump n

Internally
20. Natural floor covering n
21. Antiseptic floor covering F
22. Recyclable floor covering n
23. Plastered walls n
24. Painted walls (eco paint)n
25. Painted walls (conventional paint)F

Toys & Environment
26. Wooden Toys p
27. Plastic Toys e
28. A mix of toys chosen for their development potential e
29. A range of manmade and natural objects to play with e

Marne · 22/04/2007 19:10

Food

  1. Organic Food N
  2. Freshly prepared food (e.g. homemade Chicken nuggets) P
  3. Locally sourced produce where possible P
  4. Children growing the vegetables they eat P
  5. Keeping free range chicken to provide the nursery with some eggs N
  6. Keeping chickens for dinner G
  7. Keeping rabbits for dinner G

Building

  1. Wood Windows F
  2. uPVC Windows F
10. Straw Bales as insulation F 11. Air-conditioning N 12. Rainwater Harvesting N 13. Grey Water Harvesting F 14. Green Insulation F 15. Eco heating (wood/pellet/bio-fuel) F 16. Solar Hot Water N 17. Photovoltaic Cells F 18. Wind Turbine F 19. Ground Source Heat Pump F

Internally
20. Natural floor covering F
21. Antiseptic floor covering F
22. Recyclable floor covering N
23. Plastered walls N
24. Painted walls (eco paint)F
25. Painted walls (conventional paint) F

Toys & Environment
26. Wooden Toys N
27. Plastic Toys N
28. A mix of toys chosen for their development potential E
29. A range of manmade and natural objects to play with N

Original poster
Katymac · 22/04/2007 19:24

Marne, Cazzybabs, Yacketyblah The Armadillo, Pennies & Electra

Thank you all - I do value your opinions

OP posts:
B1977 · 22/04/2007 19:33

Food

  1. Organic Food N
  2. Freshly prepared food (e.g. homemade Chicken nuggets) E
  3. Locally sourced produce where possible N
  4. Children growing the vegetables they eat N
  5. Keeping free range chicken to provide the nursery with some eggs N
  6. Keeping chickens for dinner F
  7. Keeping rabbits for dinner F

Building

  1. Wood Windows F
  2. uPVC Windows F
10. Straw Bales as insulation N 11. Air-conditioning P (possibly, depends on others in the area) 12. Rainwater Harvesting N 13. Grey Water Harvesting N 14. Green Insulation N 15. Eco heating (wood/pellet/bio-fuel) N 16. Solar Hot Water N 17. Photovoltaic Cells N 18. Wind Turbine N 19. Ground Source Heat Pump N

Internally
20. Natural floor covering N
21. Antiseptic floor covering F
22. Recyclable floor covering F
23. Plastered walls F
24. Painted walls (eco paint) N / E
25. Painted walls (conventional paint) F

Toys & Environment
26. Wooden Toys E
27. Plastic Toys E
28. A mix of toys chosen for their development potential E
29. A range of manmade and natural objects to play with E

Original poster
Katymac · 22/04/2007 19:42

Thanks B1977

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Original poster
Katymac · 22/04/2007 21:49

WOW - 32 REPLIES

Thanks everyone - analysis coming up.......well tomorrow maybe?

Any more replies welcome

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Original poster
Katymac · 22/04/2007 22:06

Right initial analysis

these are in order of popularity

  1. Freshly prepared food (e.g. homemade Chicken nuggets)
  2. Organic Food
28. A mix of toys chosen for their development potential 29. A range of manmade and natural objects to play with 26. Wooden Toys
  1. Locally sourced produce where possible
  2. Children growing the vegetables they eat
27. Plastic Toys 11. Air-conditioning
  1. Keeping free range chicken to provide the nursery with some eggs
25. Painted walls (conventional paint) 12. Rainwater Harvesting 16. Solar Hot Water 14. Green Insulation 18. Wind Turbine 20. Natural floor covering 23. Plastered walls 13. Grey Water Harvesting 15. Eco heating (wood/pellet/bio-fuel) 24. Painted walls (eco paint) 10. Straw Bales as insulation 19. Ground Source Heat Pump
  1. Wood Windows
17. Photovoltaic Cells 22. Recyclable floor covering
  1. uPVC Windows
21. Antiseptic floor covering
  1. Keeping chickens for dinner
  2. Keeping rabbits for dinner

this list allows for people not wanting stuff

  1. Freshly prepared food (e.g. homemade Chicken nuggets)
  2. Organic Food
28. A mix of toys chosen for their development potential 29. A range of manmade and natural objects to play with
  1. Children growing the vegetables they eat
26. Wooden Toys
  1. Locally sourced produce where possible
27. Plastic Toys 11. Air-conditioning
  1. Keeping free range chicken to provide the nursery with some eggs
25. Painted walls (conventional paint)

The others have too many negative selections

Which gives me lots to think about

I'm going to play about with this for a bit

OP posts:
MissGolightly · 22/04/2007 22:17

Don't think I know enough about some of the Building options to give an informed answer but have done my best!

Food

  1. Organic Food P
  2. Freshly prepared food (e.g. homemade Chicken nuggets) E
  3. Locally sourced produce where possible P
  4. Children growing the vegetables they eat P
  5. Keeping free range chicken to provide the nursery with some eggs N
  6. Keeping chickens for dinner G - would this be legal? I'd be worried about them being properly slaughtered and stored.
  7. Keeping rabbits for dinner G

Building

  1. Wood Windows N
  2. uPVC Windows F
10. Straw Bales as insulation F 11. Air-conditioning N 12. Rainwater Harvesting P 13. Grey Water Harvesting P 14. Green Insulation N 15. Eco heating (wood/pellet/bio-fuel) N 16. Solar Hot Water P 17. Photovoltaic Cells N 18. Wind Turbine N 19. Ground Source Heat Pump F

Internally
20. Natural floor covering N
21. Antiseptic floor covering F
22. Recyclable floor covering F
23. Plastered walls F
24. Painted walls (eco paint) N
25. Painted walls (conventional paint) F

Toys & Environment
26. Wooden Toys N
27. Plastic Toys F
28. A mix of toys chosen for their development potential E
29. A range of manmade and natural objects to play with E

Original poster
Katymac · 22/04/2007 22:19

Thanks MissGolightly - appreciate it

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Original poster
Katymac · 22/04/2007 22:30

These items all have at least 1 person saying"God No"

  1. Keeping rabbits for dinner
  2. Keeping chickens for dinner
21. Antiseptic floor covering
  1. Keeping free range chicken to provide the nursery with some eggs
11. Air-conditioning 27. Plastic Toys 10. Straw Bales as insulation 22. Recyclable floor covering 23. Plastered walls

so my strawbales & linoleum are out (apparently)

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NurseyJo · 22/04/2007 22:31

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Original poster
Katymac · 22/04/2007 22:40

Thanks NurseryJo

Thanks about the Kitchen

BTW - you have won about the room spaces - we get 28 2-5yos & keep the babies at childminding

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NurseyJo · 22/04/2007 22:47

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Katymac · 22/04/2007 22:49

Well Guys - you have let me down - it looks like the architect is right (I hate it when that happens)

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