Nuby Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 upstairs or downstairs?? thoughts and feelings? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stargrower Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 If there was a choice, I would go for downstairs every time because it's easier to evacuate. But would that mean another age group goes upstairs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuby Posted February 25, 2015 Author Share Posted February 25, 2015 Yes 2 plus yr olds upstairs!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hali Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 Most of my settings have them upstairs but i would always put down for evacuation. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuby Posted February 25, 2015 Author Share Posted February 25, 2015 In regards to evacuation we will be making a human chain down the stairs. freeflow for 2+ yr olds would be more ideal than for babies who have varying sleep routines..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inge Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 I would go for upstairs.. babies are easy to pick up and carry more than one at a time and ratios being higher would be easier to evacuate , older ones would benefit from being able to use outside more go with whatever works best for your children and staff.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuby Posted February 25, 2015 Author Share Posted February 25, 2015 I am getting more feedback for babies upstairs because then they dont get too bothered with comings and goings, visitors, deliveries etc etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louby loo Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 I'm with upstairs dependant on fire-risk assessment. As others have said in a real emergency-at a push you could grab three babies. Also to be honest I think its easier to get babies downstairs quickly, than trying to 'heard' 2-5 years olds down. Benefits of free flow for downstairs age group. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narnia Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 try picking up three babies, when it isn't a 'push'..............and maybe when all three of them are crying because you've woken them up, or they're hungry, or were playing happily. I don't honestly think there is any safe way to carry three babies down a set of steps.............or even on level ground. Difficult though, because you can see the advantages to having all of the children on the ground floor...........................and equally to having babies upstairs. You will find a solution that suits you best even if it isn't exactly what you'd like in an ideal world Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chez29 Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 It's a hard choice but if the right fire escape arrangements are in place, I see no problems with them being upstairs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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