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Are all playgroup's as bizarre as this one? (sorry - long!)

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MumToFizz · 03/12/2004 19:28

My dd goes to a private playgroup with 3 of her friends. I've been worried about the situation there for some time now but would like your opinions.

The 2 playgroup leaders are nice enough people but I've never once seen them in the same room together. I'm beginning to wonder if they are in fact the same person - despite one being Irish with purple hair and the other being a balding northerner called Max. Does this sound insane to you?

The playgroup also has pets. I was a little dubious at first about them having a dog but dd insisted that Doodles was a friendly pooch who talked to them so I let that one go. Now it seems that they have acquired a second dog. Apparently this one is called Izzles and yaps a lot.

The children are often taken on outings on the spur of the moment. They tend to be fairly educational so I shouldn't complain but it would be nice to be asked for permission now and then.

On the plus side my dd has developed the most wonderful singing and dancing routines. Even the little 2yr-old boy (Jake) who goes there is also something of an expert when it comes to synchronised dancing. I'm not too sure that a 2yr-old should have a mohican but that's another thread I suppose.

So, should I leave my darling Fizz at this playgroup or look for somewhere slightly less odd?

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wobblystarryknicks · 03/12/2004 20:23

I worry about the nursery run by the weird woman in green more though. None of the child to staff ratios ever seem right, and she even asks herself at the start of each today "I wonder who'll be coming today" - a good childcare provider would know!!!

partywigandredrobe · 03/12/2004 20:26

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wobblystarryknicks · 03/12/2004 20:27

PMSL!! They probably need their kids at home to help them with mundane chores. This morning the old witch from the sweet shop couldn't even fill in a dog adoption form!! How does she manage her stock sheets and accounts ffs??

partywigandredrobe · 03/12/2004 20:30

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wobblystarryknicks · 03/12/2004 20:30

SHRIEK!!! You are class w&r!!!!

partywigandredrobe · 03/12/2004 20:34

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wobblystarryknicks · 03/12/2004 20:35

Malt is always good for improving one's shining wit - and she scares me, let alone kids!!!

MumToFizz · 03/12/2004 20:38

DD has 20 identical outfits in her wardrobe. I wanted to buy her different ones but she insisted that the other children always wear the same outfits every day and I didn't want her to feel as though she were missing out.

It's Christmas time that worries me too. Apparently Max and Judy send them into the playhouse to look at a creepy miniature toy shop. They then shrink and apparently talk to Max and Judy lookalikes. I worry that Max may be cultivating unusual mushrooms in the playgroup's garden. You'd think he would at least send some home for the parents! Tight old codger.

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partywigandredrobe · 03/12/2004 20:40

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merrymarthamoo · 03/12/2004 20:41

And the woman in green is constantly letting a motley assortment of strangers in to do activities with the children. Have any of these people been vetted beforehand? The upper class bloke in the kilt looks particularly dodgy to me.

wobblystarryknicks · 03/12/2004 20:42

I know mm!! What about the 'PC' she lets in - he doesn't seem very professional to me and she never asks for his badge or phones the station to check his identity, just lets him do whatever he likes!!!

MumToFizz · 03/12/2004 20:46

I'm not sure which is scarier - the green-striped woman with the unmoveable hair or the 6ft green giantess with the purple hair at our playgroup.

I'm not sure the Balamory nursery do enough ballet for my dd. I've certainly never heard the children there sing in perfect harmonies either.

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merrymarthamoo · 03/12/2004 20:47

I seriously doubt whether that "policeman" ever went to Police Training School.

wobblystarryknicks · 03/12/2004 20:50

I very much doubt it mm - very scary!!

partywigandredrobe · 03/12/2004 20:51

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MumToFizz · 03/12/2004 20:52

I'm sure there must be regulations about policemen on duty wearing so much make-up.

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partywigandredrobe · 03/12/2004 20:55

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MumToFizz · 03/12/2004 20:59

Unless of course PC Plum is the Balamory Avon lady......

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partywigandredrobe · 03/12/2004 21:02

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linniewithsparklingxmasbaubles · 03/12/2004 23:47

Well my dd has just started a nursey with a poor child/carer ratio...........but it has boosted her imadgination as she said an alien called zing came from the planet zong to steal sounds today, Then the lady in charge took them to a shopping centre to listen to the escalators, and when they came back they all sang a mad little song about going up and down in a lift!

She has to be imadgining this doesn't she ?

joashiningstar · 03/12/2004 23:49

GrinGrinGrinGrinGrinGrinGrinGrin

joashiningstar · 03/12/2004 23:52

And yes....I very nearly offered advice/suggestions on this...

merrymarthamoo · 04/12/2004 00:07

PC Plum and Archie are just so horribly....moist. Please someone tell me you understand where I'm coming from on this.

You know, if they snogged you you'd have to wipe your face with the back of your hand straight away...

sparklymieow · 04/12/2004 00:16

PMSL

wobblystarryknicks · 04/12/2004 07:50

mm - if they snogged me I'd have to wipe my face, burn my clothes and scrub myself with a Brillo pad.

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