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  1. AnonyMouse_13453
    Oh Sunnyday. I really feel for you. What a huge burden this has been for you - additional stress you really didn’t need. I know that feeling of being undervalued only too well, but remember that the people who really matter -your family, your staff, parents and children all completely value you - and their opinion is what really matters when you close your eyes at night. That’s the love that makes you smile and has made it worthwhile through the years. This will pass, this sour taste, breathing will become easier and your chest will feel less tight, headaches will clear. It’s temporary. What was it your son called the others? He’s right. hold your head high. We love you too, remember xxx
  2. AnonyMouse_13453
    Sounds a sensible way of dealing with it.
  3. AnonyMouse_13453
    Brilliant! Just the ammunition you need Sunnyday!
  4. AnonyMouse_13453
    Oh no! I do hope that eases soon. Maybe Mr S can be persuaded to give you a nice neck massage to get rid of done tension. I assume you’ve had a team meeting with the others. Did they have any ideas? this is where a union would be really useful. Might Morton Mitchell legal team have any ideas?
  5. AnonyMouse_13453
    It’s a truly awful situation you find yourself in ladies. Could your staff maybe open for a couple of days with those three children and then close again? Would that even be possible? I’m trying to find a way round the system, but I’m not sure there is one. Would Boris put his baby in open daycare at the moment? I think not Its actually scandalous the way that different counties are handling this - it’s not their money after all - if they don’t pay you, where does it go?
  6. AnonyMouse_13453
    I’m pleased you had a good one. love, Cait stay safe
  7. AnonyMouse_13453
    Yup. 👍🏼
  8. AnonyMouse_13453
    https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/950600/Reported_coronavirus__COVID-19__cases_by_registered_early_years_and_childcare_settings_.csv/preview there’s this, but it hasn’t been updated since Christmas.
  9. AnonyMouse_13453
    What a great article. Hard to believe that some folk have been trying to disinfect trees etc though! 🤭
  10. AnonyMouse_13453
    Welcome to the forum x (just noticed that you posted this back in October! Sorry I missed welcoming you then)
  11. AnonyMouse_13453
    I just checked and it’s there now. 300+ so numbers coming down to October levels.
  12. AnonyMouse_13453
    I hope I’ve got it right, but if memory serves, it is Steve’s birthday today! I hope you have a fabulous day, thank you for all you are doing to help everyone in these strange times! stay safe Xx
  13. AnonyMouse_13453
    If memory serves, there’s also something about the age range of children she will be in contact with. So the school DBS is with older children.
  14. AnonyMouse_13453
    Approximate value of resources too
  15. AnonyMouse_13453
    Just followed that link, and it went up into the 800s by Christmas
  16. AnonyMouse_13453
    That, right there, is what proves them wrong, isn’t it! It’s their own statistics, so why can’t they see that? Yes, numbers may be ‘low’ to them, but to you at the coalface, it’s really not. This is unpardonable, and maybe letters to MPs with a copy of this list are in order now.
  17. AnonyMouse_13453
    Actually, it could be a perfect time to start, whilst your numbers are artificially lower and everyone is in the same boat of ‘strangeness’. It will ease them in gently, they’ll have established a core little group of children they feel secure with, so when numbers go up after half term, they shouldn’t be so anxious.
  18. AnonyMouse_13453
    Undervalued yes, but then they say that we’re so important we must be kept open - so why aren’t we having money thrown at us if we’re so vital?
  19. AnonyMouse_13453
    I assume, but could be wrong, that there won’t be any furlough payments this time if you’ve not been told to close. I was totally shocked when he said that nurseries and early years would run as normal, and actually shouted at the TV - a thing I’ve never done before. Sent the poor dog flying off the sofa in alarm!
  20. AnonyMouse_13453
    What a situation you’re all in! I really feel for you all, truly I do. If I were still running the preschool, I’ve no idea what I’d be planning to do. I know that my staff would be up in arms about working in the cold, as they always felt the cold. The children, running about, didn’t seem to feel it quite so keenly, but oh, that old Chapel was cold! I can’t see anyone from Ofsted wanting to sit for hours in those sort of temperatures! My old preschool premises are in what is now a tier 4 area, so we’d be in the same boat. Even without the anxiety of COVID, I wouldn’t want to be trying to run a happy preschool in those working conditions!
  21. AnonyMouse_13453
    Ours was just the same in our room. - a closed Methodist Chapel. Has to switch heaters off to put the kettle on, etc. We would go through heaters and extension cables regularly - such a ridiculous hazard. We would barely get the room up to 16’ by hometime! is there still that minimum working temperature regulation? Could you cite that as your reason to not open?
  22. AnonyMouse_13453
    We were able to get down to Mum’s for the day. I cooked the chicken before we left home - thank goodness as her oven was acting up! Didn’t know that until I put the spuds in to roast, and even with the temp up to 270 there was no activity from the oil! I left it as long as I dared, even tried to use the grill instead, but it wasn’t having it. I ended up putting the roasting dish on the hob and browning the spuds snd parsnips on there. The pigs and stuffing balls that I’d roasted round the chicken were just flashed in the microwave to heat them up. We ended up eating an hour later than usual, but it was yummy anyway!
  23. AnonyMouse_13453
    Yes it really is. Scary times. Sending all you south-easters a socially distanced elbow bump ! Xxx There’ll be no skiing party off my roof this year, I’m having to cancel it, but Sunnyday, I’ve made an attachment for your balaclava so it will double as a mask. It’s waterproof, so you’ll be fine.
  24. AnonyMouse_13453
    I’m not surprised you’re exhausted! You’ll have been running on adrenaline! Take time for you now. Have you had the test yourself? I can’t remember if you’ve said. Sorry.
  25. AnonyMouse_13453
    Oh Lynne. I really feel for you. What rubbish times we are in at the moment. I’m praying that you’ve not managed to pick anything up and you are able to relax over Christmas and have some well-earned fun! I hope the snipey parent doesn’t carry on her thoughtless ideas after the break. X
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