All Early Years settings & Childminders: General Issues
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Hi all, Just had a committeee meeting and raised the most ever money out of fundraising last year over £4000.... Half of this was though our auction which we do every few years...obviously committee would like to make sure we raise this sort of amount again this year, but we do not want to do an aution. we do all the usual like summer and christmas fete, sponsored events etc, but i would like to know what is your biggest fundraiser that you do, that raises the most money?
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Chimps Tea Party!
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Does anybody have any strategies we can use to stop our lunchtimes degenerating into a chimps tea party? Some of the children who stay with us for lunch have awful table manners. Yesterday one was throwing food and the others were talking with their mouths full and shouting at one another. I am going to use small group time to talk about how we should behave but wondered if there was anything else we could do? Thanks Linda
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Help..... I've got headlice in all tens years of working with children never caught them before, have combed my hair through and found about 9 hoping I've got them all!! is this all I need to do? or do I need to treat my hair as well? what's best to use? any advice greatly appreciated feel horrible!! : You can stop scratching your heads now.
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I Feel Like An Idiot! 1 2
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Well, I really do, I am sat at home after going to my son's school assembly, thinking I have an interview at 2 pm at a setting I would love to work....I check my phone (on silent all morning because of assembly) and there is a message from the owner of the setting saying where am I? Is it just me or what... I had a letter inviting me to the interview saying "I would like to invite you for an interview on Thursday 1st March, 2007." Instantly I thought - What time? and on the next page the interview details were stated, "Interview consists of 2.00 pm 10 imnute presentation 2.30 pm 30 minute activity with 8 preschool children 3.00pm interview questions. So am I …
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Our New Walking Rope.
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I have just finished making our walking rope this was a great task as i hate to even replace a button let alone create 24 handles on the rope! We have given it a test run and it was great. Our playgroup is in the middle of a small town so walking the children to grassey areas etc was hard work. We would find that as we walked though town people wouldn't see us and cut through the middle of us as they came out from shops etc. Now every one can see us and have no choice but to stay in the door way and let us pass instead of pushing through. I was worried that the children would not like it but so far it has gone down very well. It was so much safer this way as the child…
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measure a room for children birth to 5 years old? I've worked in a small room and was wondering how many children we can have per age group to square meters ratio. Beth
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Testing Electrical Items
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Hi all Does anyone have any idea how much their setting gets charged to do an annual check on electrical items and to place the relevant safety sticker on each item? We dont have too many electrical items, but our landlord is asking their electrican to invoice us directly and I would like to have a ball park figure beforehand. I think you usually get charged a set fee per item. Many thanks for any help
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I just wanted to draw everyone's attention to this weeks nursery world and an article tittled 'National pay sought for nursery nurses'. I know many nursery nurses are, or have been effected by single status and that most of us will be loosing out in some way. Please visit http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/singlestatus (don't know how to do a link sorry) and sign the petition that is asking the primeminster to implement a national pay structure for nursery nurses and T.A 's which takes into account experience, qualifications, abilty etc I have just visited the site and there are only 159 signatures I know there are many more nursery nurses and T.A's out there who de…
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Comic Relief Ideas
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Hi, Has anyone any good ideas for comic relief. We are a 0-5 Children's Centre so need to include all ages. Thanks
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Our Challenge
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HI guys , can you help? Each room in our nursery have been set a challenge by the manager. Preschool's is to develop and create a healthy eating cafe where the children can have their morning snack. we have been given a budget of twenty pounds. Have you got any ideas we could use? thanks
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