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  1. AnonyMouse_7120
    I really need to stop spending my days reading and do some writing ...as in an action plan/risk assessment ...hoping that will put the few 'yes' ones off
  2. AnonyMouse_7120
    How have your parents taken only half days FM? I’m thinking of only doing 3 whole days with the option to do all 3 or a combination of 2 (we don’t have that many saying they’ll come back)
  3. AnonyMouse_7120
    I ordered face shields (10 for £19.99 and masks 10 for £6) from Amazon this week and should be delivered today or tomorrow if that helps.
  4. AnonyMouse_7120
    Lovely FM 😝 We use those plastic gloves (57p for 100 consortium - though they probably won’t have any now) more than proper disposable gloves now, we tend to only use those now for soiled nappies, illness and accidents of the blood type.
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    I also went down the no shared care route but now I’m thinking the siblings are going to school, could be taking something home to our child who then brings it to the setting so what is the point in the no shared settings? ...crumbs I’ve woken up with a right ‘all these measures are futile’ head on this morning, I’ll try and snap out of it 🤦‍♀️
  6. AnonyMouse_7120
    So in between the hour cleaning any child from any group use the toilets freely? I’ve been thinking about this for a few days now and kind of thinking would we really need all the other measures as more chn join when it’s potentially all being undone by this one problem if a child brings Covid into the setting (or adult with adult toilet, though each could clean down after themselves)
  7. AnonyMouse_7120
    Thanks Rebecca, I just feel like the point (and hard work) of keeping groups apart with separate staff in own areas with own resources falls down when all are using the same toilets, you’d need to clean down after every child used them in theory if chn from different ‘bubbles’ are using them 🤷‍♀️ Thankfully it looks we will have only enough for one group to begin with but am thinking when more want to joint and we have to create more groups.
  8. AnonyMouse_7120
    I can see how we can split groups/staff/resources/areas but all chn will have to use the same toilets and staff have one toilet, how are you managing that?
  9. AnonyMouse_7120
    Hi Both, hope you’re all keeping well.. Much as Rebecca really: Early years are way down the list when it comes to recognition, even the latest announcement regards the 1st June opening to more/all for schools we left hanging and it was a later ‘by the way that means you too’ from DfE, The late change to EY furlough scheme was disgraceful, after we’d given staff furlough letters we immediately had to retract them. Financial support for charity settings has been lacking, we couldn’t claim the small business relief grant because our rates relief had the ‘wrong’ name, even though many of us have business rates that meet the criteria thresholds. Trying to plan for a re-opening from the guidance is impossible, creating ‘bubbles’ with no cross contamination just won’t happen, no matter how you separate groups, staff and resources we only have one set of children’s toilets and one adult toilet. We have an apprentice who is continuing college course work remotely but is missing all the hands on training, I have no idea if that time will need extending to gain the missed experience, this will have a cost implication for employers or if apprentices will still complete courses on time
  10. AnonyMouse_7120
    Ewww my response was a clear ‘we will not be taking funding back’
  11. AnonyMouse_7120
    I totally agree with the ‘conflict of interest’, many see being in the committee as getting what they want, I find the biggest issue when they really need to raise fees.
  12. AnonyMouse_7120
    Bit of a cheek FM but do you have it in word format please for editing please? It looks quite useful :-)
  13. AnonyMouse_7120
    I haven’t put coming in for a day to prepare to mine yet, I wouldn’t ask for Bank holiday but I would be upset if they’ve been at home being paid for all this time and couldn’t give up a few hours during half term to come and help out 😠
  14. AnonyMouse_7120
    No response to my email and that sent Monday. It seems a decision will be made on 28th May if opening is going to happen so we’ll still have to prepare as if it will, my county have confirmed we will keep funding if we choose not to open, it won’t take many more changing their minds to say ‘forget it’, I’m now thinking not all days anyway and the ‘yes’ ones can take it or leave it, none are KW chn or vulnerable and all have a parent at home.
  15. AnonyMouse_7120
    😝 yep, had my question been ‘how long is the minimum furlough period’ it would have been a great answer 🤷‍♀️ I’m sure they’re not really giving advice as we’d have email proof of “well you said”
  16. AnonyMouse_7120
    This was my answer ...zigzag will get my frustration ‘The minimum furlough period is 3 weeks’
  17. AnonyMouse_7120
    Makes sense, I think there is an ‘operational toolkit’ on the way from DfE...providing information on the way doesn’t mean the Friday evening before we should be opening :-/
  18. AnonyMouse_7120
    As much as we want to get back to what we do I’m not sure any of us would be by choice at this time, even though we had it in mind it could be after half term as time went on and things hadn‘t improved greatly it seemed like we’d be out till September, if they have no genuine reason other than feeling how the whole world is feeling I’d be telling them they are welcome to take unpaid leave if you don’t need them for now, will you have enough private income loss to keep them furloughed?
  19. AnonyMouse_7120
    Good work enuffsenuf :-) are you asking parents to to sign an agreement based on it?
  20. AnonyMouse_7120
    Thank you sunnyday, I’ve asked payroll now though the answer doesn’t usually make sense, we are at 30% now as summer funding is higher but it will equate to a couple of wages.
  21. AnonyMouse_7120
    My initial uptake is quite low which suits me, I am aiming for 1.6.2020, it seems to have mainly be based on whether any siblings are in the school classes opening, I’m thinking if keeping staff to a minimum rather than using more staff for less time but I obviously have to discuss with them and it would mean a couple could remain furloughed (those with own young chn), this would help as I don’t feel comfortable with charging parents even though it is their choice not to bring them back. I’ve only got scribbled thoughts so far on how it might work and what I think needs to be considered but so far it’s -grouping of chn -staff questionnaires on returning to work -limiting resources, removing dressing up/soft toys/furnishing/play foods -arrival/collection times - distancing/only one parent/possibly staggered when numbers increase -no adults other than staff in setting (inc parents/visitors) -hygiene procedures - hand washing, resource cleaning -PPE when close contact routines are necessary - nappy changing, ill child in setting -and everything else I’ve forgotten :-/ bizzylizzy - are you in any of the FB manager groups? I’ve seen a couple of useful risk assessments and a policy in files there and you’re not on your own, we’re all in the same place 😕
  22. AnonyMouse_7120
    It’s all such a headache, I thought by working out what furlough amount I was looking at going forward would help me work out which staff I could keep on or needed to bring off.
  23. AnonyMouse_7120
    Like you fm I’m thinking bubbly water play isn’t going to be an issue and can be offered in separate bowls or something and Denmark are using sand as the photo in the their article on being open there is a group sat in the sand pit. dough maybe not as some are inclined to put that in their mouths.
  24. AnonyMouse_7120
    Hello 👋 I’ve given up stressing about opening and gone back to stressing about my next furlough claim and now have more questions ... I’m now working on Summer term funding but still Spring term private income (as that’s how I got to the Feb 3 weeks figure)...I think that’s correct 🤔 this has brought my claim % down to 30%, not enough to cover the staff I claimed for April, my question is do you think I can claim a whole month for 2 of them but make another’s end date earlier in the month so I only claim the amount for that person that brings my claim up to the total wage I could claim? Say just claim 2 weeks of their wage (that will have given them 6wks furlough so 2x3wks)
  25. AnonyMouse_7120
    To think not so long ago Ofsted was all we really worried about
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