All Early Years settings & Childminders: General Issues
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Keeping Up To Date!
by Guest- 17 replies
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Although not in preschools any more I would still like to keep up to date,can I still attend Early Years courses?Nannying at the moment.East Sussex ,maybe Steve will be able to guide me on this!!
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Floor Space Per Pupil
by Guest- 8 replies
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Hi, Am new to nursery and have a question about how 'they' work the floor space out per pupil. Do the measurements include toilets, disabled toilet, kitchen and corridoor floor area? Just wondered as my working nursery space is the same as another local nursery yet they have a max of 14 children and my max is 20. I have a corridoor and separate toilets/kitchen within the room but none of this can be used by the children as equipment in the entrance corridoor (which is quite long) would pose a health and safety issue. The other nursery use the school toilets outside their room and have no kitchen room. Thanks, Helen
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Days Of The Weeks Rhymes
by Guest- 12 replies
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Hi, everybody, has any one some fun, funky days of the week rhymes. I and my children are bored with our standard which is: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday too, One, two, three, four, five, six seven days, each day different and every day new. There must be some more, please.
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Planning And Assessment For 2 To3yrs
by Guest ann waez- 6 replies
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Ive just taken over an existing private nursery and am ploughing through the paperwork ! I am a qualified teacher but have little experience with two year olds.We are booked on the Birth to Three matters course in mid September but in the meantime wondered if anyone has an assessment sheet they use with this age group?Thanks
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For Those Not On Holiday!
by Guest- 13 replies
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Hope we are all managing to work in all the hot weather, and not getting depressed listening to everyones holiday stories! Keep up the good work guys
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Staff Breaks And The Law
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We have been running a lunch club attached to our morning session. We then shut for 15 minutes before the afternoon session. Of course in practice we never get a break as parents are late arriving or want to chat or there is prep to do for the afternoon. However, legally we had to show a break on paper. In September we are extending to offer lunch club to both sessions meaning the preschool will not shut. We employ a LC supervisor who has been working with one staff member (on a rota basis). We are now stuck! We are aware that in reality we will all muck in and not go off for a break plus we all eat with the children so nobody will miss their lunch BUT on paper we hav…
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"all About Me" Forms
by Guest- 6 replies
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I know I have seen these somewhere in the dark and distant past, but I think I have saved the forms on my old PC. Does anyonw have a form that we can give to new families to fill in to make settling in easier. I have hit a blank tonight, dealing with last minute changes to policies and parent info packs, adding sesion prices, changing "curriculum" to "framework" when I refer to BTTM, increasing the odd font here and there, I'm sure you know the small changes I'm talking about. Any ideas would be gratefully appreciated.
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Hi I am currently applying for nursery teacher positions, I have taught ks1 and reception for 4 years, but have no nursery experience. Can anyone give me any tips on how their nursery daily routines run, i have a rough idea, but as i have no solid nursery experience, would welcome anyones thoughts... Cheers
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Holidays
by Guest- 6 replies
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Enjoy your holidays for those in preschool!Put the books away and enjoy your families.You all have done a terrific job for low pay and although you love your jobs its now time for a rest!! I have given up preschool work and now do two days stress free nannying !Love my new life in East Sussex its a great place!!
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Children - Pooing! 1 2 3
by Guest valletta- 60 replies
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hi all, don't laugh - but how do you all cope with children that ' poo ' in there pants and just stand there we take children from 2-5yrs and many come in pull ups, suddenly we have children pooing in there pants and they are older! the younger children have there pull ups changed in a separtate room behind a close door with two members of staff present. is it becaue we are taking them younger and younger now, how do we combat this - as originally we took them at 3yrs and fully dry, now we have opened the flood gates to 2yrs old because of dwindlling numbers, we have this problem we seem to be chasing the children around now checking pull ups etc - is thi…
