Early Years Setting Management
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New Post As Manager, Where To Begin?
by Guest- 11 replies
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Hi everyone Just wondering if any one has any ideas, tips or suggestions. I start a new post soon as manager of a nursery which isnt doing to well, they have recently been inspected as unsatisfactory by care commission and re due HMIE in the very near future. Does anyone have any tips on how I should approach things when I start? What to tackle first etc Cant wait to get started, just hope I havent taken on too much.
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Eyfs Review
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I know on here recently posted by Steve i think was a link to the eyfs review, i couldnt read it then as my laptop was misbehaving, it is now fixed but i cant find it?? - help please thank you
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Sibling Discount
by Guest- 8 replies
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Hi all, We are a voluntary pre-school so sustainability is always an issue. We charge £3 per hour at the moment which barely covers costs. A prospective parent came to look around today with 2 year old twin girls. She asked whether we had a sibling discount and would we consider implementing one as cost is an issue for her with paying for two children at once. At the moment we don't have anything like this in place and I don't know whether we could really afford too although I understand her point of view. We have the prospect of losing a large pre-school group this July and not enough 2 year olds coming up we need all the children we can get. What sort of dis…
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Staff Personnel Files
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Hi all, hoping you can help, I'm looking at updating the personnel files, and after a quick look through them, they dont appear to be in any sort of order and definatley no consistancy (espcially for the older members of staff) , can you kind folks out there tell me what should they contain. is there a set critera for ofsted? Thanks MK5698
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Sun Cream - When To Apply
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Hi Not sure this is in the right area or not. We were debating whether or not we should put cream on the children today. I decided if it was hot enough to warrant a discussion we should put it on. How do you decided when to apply sun cream Is it based on temperature? Given that in April we had days when it was 28 degrees we are not waiting for summer !! Is it written somewhere that I don't know about?
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Apparently, many settings use a commercial powder/crystals to neutralise and deodorise vomit and toilet 'acccidents'. Sorry to lower the tone! but can anyone tell me what the product is called? thank u.
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Oh dear, have completely forgotten and there is little hope for me - I am looking to revamp our application form, can anyone help? Are we allowed to ask any health questions any more, i.e. Are you currently taking any medication?, In the past 5 years have you had any medical conditions other than minor illnesses such as colds? If we can't, can we ask any newly acquired staff to complete a Health Declaration once they have been hired?
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I had a child leave at the beginning of last week and it's all been very sudden, so I've found myself with a place for 3 sessions a week for a 2 year old or 4 sessions a week for a 3+ year old. We have a waiting list..actually at this time a year it's a big waiting list and this is where our problems begin. Our Admissions criteria states 'eldest first' BUT the person who is top of the list has actually just been allocated a school nursery placement for September alongside possibly the next 5 or 6 of them. would you give that child a place for this term knowing that they are going to leave in summer anyway? or give it to a child you know will be with you in Sept…
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Children Attending 2 Session A Day
by Guest- 13 replies
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Hi all am i right in thinking that a child has to have 1 hour break between session? or can they do a morning session there parent/carer pick them up and bring them back half hour later for the afternoon session? sammy
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Out-side Musical Instruments
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I want to buy some chimes to fix out-side. Had a look at Galt, Hope and TTS, but they all seem quite expensive. Anyone know a smaller company that might be cheaper? Does anyone have a set as I am wondering how they have weathered ?
