Tell me all about pre-school committees

[NearlyHeddaslessNick]

My friend and I are thinking of joining the committee of our pre-school. I've just read a few threads regarding them and it sounds like some people regret joining.

So instead of jumping straight in and joining up I wanted to find out people's views on joining/not joining and why.

TIA

I am 'the friend' and we'd love to know what we may be letting ourselves in for, does anyone have any experiences?

PMSL, the ' ' around friends means we are not actually friends!!!!!!!!

oops sorry of course we are friends (who else could i go to bingo with????) no one wants to answer us

they can be a nightmare - but they can also be great fun - and they really do need you.

You can do anything from be chair to just a committee member who is happy to man a stall at the school fete - and anything in between.

But generally - the more people on the committee the easier it is for everyone.

So give it a go - you can always resign if you can't cope.

thanks throckenholt. I think i'm gonna sign up. I'm sure i'll have something to contribute Will mention it to someone next week

If lots of people joined it wouldn't be such a slog for the few (as it often is), leading to the common regrets.

I just think it's a duty, committee-run preschools only function if parents help out -- providing relatively bargain price preschool education. And even a little help is always appreciated, can really lighten the load for others.

TBH dd joined the preschool in jan and no-one's even mentioned the committee to me. Surely they should write to every new parent. How can they expect to get new members if no-one knows anything about it

It will be one of my first suggestions

Evidence of the fact we're a bunch of untrained amateurs, NHN! Offer yourself as assistant secretary, willing to write half-termly newsletters to parents (conferring with chair and/or current secretary, of course).

If the current committee doesn't bite your hand off with that offer, they're a bunch of fools....

I'll be there with my folders/pens and I'll be dying to do something organisational

We shall sign up then and see what we can offer. I guess fresh people is always good as you get new ideas etc from them

lljkk wasn't meant to sound mean. Just thought it common sense to catch newbies as they join

No offense taken NHN your plan is on my agenda for September that and recruiting a new secretary, who might actually think of such things themselves, too.

Most committees run by seat of their pants, try to go in with a sense of humour.