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Posted: Tuesday March 28th, 2006 22:56 |
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how did you choose a nursery for your child,
im looking at ofsted reports
what criteria
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Posted: Wednesday March 29th, 2006 09:28 |
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| It depends on the age of your child. When my son was younger (2 yrs of age) he attended the nursery at the university I attended. It was Ideal as I could pop in and see him at any time which I believe is important for peace of mind. My son now has a child minder for his after school care and to be honest the educational aspect is the least important part of it for me. This is because we do homework together every weekday anyway. I always wanted nursey/after school care to reflect and be as close to home life as possible. When my son finishes school for the day I want him to be able to unwind in the same way as if I was finishing work. As a working mum it's important to me that he has a relaxed fun time, it also eases the guilt I feel for not being there with him. I would always say trust your instincts. I once pulled my son out of a very well thought of nursery it had excellent ofsted reports, high fees a beautiful building and garden, however I saw a nursery assistant speaking to a younger child in what I felt was an off hand manner. My instinct said the place was not right and I removed my son that day. I do not wish to insult the many hard working dedicated nursery staff , however I believe that private nurserys make a massive profit yet pay their employees a poor wage and therefor, often attract young inexperienced employees to positions of high importance. To me it's the same with nursing homes, when I was younger I worked in a few and some of the girls who worked there were disgusting to the people in their care, when the relative visited these same girls were all smiles. That's why I say visit often and don't say when your going. And always trust your instincts. Also get as many references as possible and speak to other parents and children if they are old enough Last edited on Wednesday March 29th, 2006 09:29 by Fizzy B
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Posted: Thursday March 30th, 2006 18:33 |
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| thats giving me some stuff to think on
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Posted: Friday March 31st, 2006 21:36 |
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@FizzyB: Great advice. It's tough when you have to trust others/strangers to care for your child. As you've explained some workers don't know really know how to treat children which is a shame.
@LadyDay: We got a list of all the nurseries closest to us then went through the ofsted reports for each of them as well as drove round to each to find out more and get a feel for the places available. The one we decided on is private and actually slighlty cheaper now than other nurseries. The open hours are 8 - 6pm; they have one of the local elders come and cook dinner for them; most of the staff have been with the nursery for a good few years too. The place itself is a semi detached house two floors and garden all converted into the nursery. It's really nice and colourful and all for the children.
The children learn to grow vegetables as well as feed the chickens and rabbits. We are kept up to date with all the skills they are learning so we can also talk with the children at home about related subjects. We have parents conferences with their teachers too to see how they are getting on and highlight the things they seem to be having difficulty with. I didn't expect that all this at the nursery stage but it has proven to be so valuable just like our children. I hope you find a good place for baba but couldn't agree more about going with your instinct.
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Posted: Friday March 31st, 2006 21:44 |
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Maat that sounds amazing! Is it a Montserrat pre-school by any chance?
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Posted: Friday March 31st, 2006 22:23 |
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| @BB: No I've never heard of a Monsterrat pre school before. Tell me more. It's actually owned by a white Canadian woman who has a long educational background. The staff are mainly us but all races are represented there. The children are the same and all cultures are embraced. There are images all over the walls of places and people going about their daily life from across the world as well as all the children's work and pictures they've been doing through out the year. It reminds me of a place I once read about called The Little School.
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Posted: Saturday April 1st, 2006 23:47 |
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| my sister (i got custod of her) goes to the nursery in the uni i attend. as a poster said, it was ideal.
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Posted: Monday April 17th, 2006 19:08 |
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daddy day care
my son's dad doesnt want me to send our son to nursery yet. say he is too young
but i would be happy for him to go
im still researching tho
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