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Many happy returns of the day to you both. Have a fantastic special day!
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Many happy returns of the day to you both. Enjoy!
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Early Years, Not Politics
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Not sure how much more I can take of this, and not many places I can get things off my chest so here goes!!!!! Took over as manager of private (limited co. with charitable status) pre-school 18 months ago. I started in 2006 as a volunteer to help my daughter settle and went on from there really and took on the role to cover maternity in the first instance, pretty much because nobody applied for the post! Have worked around the clock to put in place systems that bring the setting up to a standard that the team and I are proud of and continue to review practice and make changes constantly in an effort to ensure we really are providing the best we can for the childre…
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Am I Going Mad?
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Is it me or do some parents just really lack any common sense and are being extra fussy? This term I have been asked if anyone checked the toilet before her son flushed it to check if his poo was really runny or had he been fibbing, I have had a mother ring the school to say her daughter had been really ill the day before and had a really high temperature and although her husband had been told to tell me she rang up the school to tell me anyway because "you know what men are like they never get anything right" and FINALLY today I get a letter from the same parent saying her daughter was ill today with a high temperature but other children had come into school with fa…
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Birthday wishes to you both!
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Need To Let Of Steam!
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Well Blimey, Had a really good day or so i thought! then got a E-mail off my chair... We finished 2 minuets late tonight and the children left at that time, but have received a email from my chair saying that the impact on her other child who finished school, 3 minutes later and she says as crying in the playground with another parent, bear in mind we are in the school grounds... she as made me feel so guilty for reading a story, her line say's 'as much as i like the thought of you all having a nice story' then says maybe i should pick up early, then but I know you find that disruptive !! Sorry little moan over.... maybe its me just been touchy, and i do know …
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Even though I have told them several times I no longer want these sent to me.. I am still getting them. If there is someone out there who would like me to send a pack , comment here and send me a Pm with your address.. I will then pop them in the post.. I have 2 packs of vouchers so first two will get them.. don't all rush at once... ( I am assuming most of you will have enough!)
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Many happy returns of the day to you all. Hope it's a great one!
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Bankruptcy
by Guest- 2 followers
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Due to the fault of my Husband,( we are separated ) I am facing Bankruptcy!!!!!!!!! 3 years ago, he bought me a car on finance ,we were managing payments alright ,till he started robbing peter to pay Paul. We then started having problems , small ones and big ones ,all to do with his management of finance . To make matters worse ,the car was repossesses,it went to court and he said he will pay with full assurance only for me to find out recently that ,there's been a court order ,the people are asking the court for bankruptcy and since its my name on the car/document -guess who is been made bankrupt ? yea ! me -Total of £ 9,000. My question is , am yet to be contac…
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JUst wanted to say what a great day we have had at our setting today. We hold a messy playday once a term whereby parents are pre advised to supply a spare set of clothes and we carry out a very messy activity that the children and us get covered in!!!. Well todays activity was Jelly with caterpillars and butterflies ( HUngry Caterpiller theme). We made 50 litres of jelly last night and uses tuff spots to put it in. the morning session children took a while to get involved but did enjoy squiding it through fingers and finding bugs however.... the afternoon session was brilliant. the children asked if they could get in which we replied of course and told them to …
