Mouseketeer
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Hi and welcome to fsf, good idea to be able to schedule comments, I do think because parents see the times we are working they think we are available to them 24/7 but if I leave it I then forget to reply. If there might be more flexibility with scheduling at some point I’d like to be able to set staff accounts to deactivate at certain times/weekends so they have to switch off and don’t feel like they’re at parents beck and call or ‘just need to add that ob’.
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The email was a little before that but you’d expect councils to have been informed of the DfE decision before it went public...but hey I’m just grateful it’s being paid 🙂
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We had email this afternoon, I’m not sure when the DfE info came out?
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Dorset have now confirmed ,..though are claiming they’ve worked hard to find the funding from a different source 🤔
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The last time EYA checked something we ended up only being able to furlough to a small % and had all that working out hassle 🤦♀️
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I don’t think he has, he speaks as if he thinks it’s only for the NHS staff to go to work, I full support staying open for genuine key workers chn but this is just crazy.
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Has anyone seen Matt Hancock on sky news this morning? I was spitting nails, he is practically begging parents to keep even KW chn home from school if they can be looked after at home yet here we are open to all whether KC chn or not and many of mine in this week have a non working parent at home (and yes I know I shouldn’t judge them on why they are still sending them just because they can but I’m sorry I am, my KW parents are having a huge inner struggle to make that decision to send in or not yet I know these are not difficult chn, chn of non KW’s having to home work or chn who have siblings at home having to be home schooled, I just don’t get this when you weigh up the risks). The news presenter didn’t even question him on the situation in Early Years ....probably pre-warned not to go there 😡 😡 😡
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Isn’t it ever? We are considered important at the moment as they need us so parents can keep working (it’s beyond me why we have chn coming where parents either don’t work or are at home furloughed themselves) but how will that pan out when we’re closing because we’ve lost a massive chunk of our income, why aren’t their think tanks thinking this through 🤓
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Pre-Schools staying open!!!
Mouseketeer replied to DebBrad's topic in Practice and Provision: General issues
I’ve also seen some amazing ‘here’s my plan’ posts where all meet on zoom at this time and we’ll be doing that etc...forget that! We did things like a member of staff reading a story, yoga pose of the week, a few ideas to try at home e.g can you find these things when out for a walk, find some tin cans from the cupboard can you find the biggest/smallest/heaviest/put them in size order type thing but if we aren’t keeping their funding not much of that will be happening either, these councils can’t have it always, if they want us to ‘teach’ those staying home then pay us 🤬 -
It really is a mess and not of our making 😡 we have to wait for a decision next week now, We’ve had 50% from our estimate back in December ....where did that come from if government hadn’t already paid them, I guess potentially if it’s a ‘no’ we could owe them some back and where will that go 🤷♀️ The attached is a section from our funding agreement, to me it reads like as long as we make them aware of any regular absence they’ll decide what to do about it the following term. My plan is to tell parent to take the first 2 weeks as holiday, then keep 4 weeks notice, that gets us to half term, then parents ask for a new place which will be there from half term and either they will have to attend (and include in the adjustment) or cover the 2nd half term loss of funding.
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That’s good news for you and welcome to the forum 🙂
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Pre-Schools staying open!!!
Mouseketeer replied to DebBrad's topic in Practice and Provision: General issues
Oh gosh, sending best wishes Gezabel 15 chn and 2 staff down (all by choice) so no idea what will happen when they start changing their minds and wanting to send them back 🤦♀️ -
I tried but it says it’s being checked, try again in a few days.
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Pre-Schools staying open!!!
Mouseketeer replied to DebBrad's topic in Practice and Provision: General issues
Me too, I just gave my setting address as that was the email address it went from (though I am in the same constituency) -
Pre-Schools staying open!!!
Mouseketeer replied to DebBrad's topic in Practice and Provision: General issues
Follow the science...oh no wait don’t follow the science 🤔 I emailed my MP but the generic response was ‘unless this is a COVID emergency you will not receive a response’...that sounds about right 🤬 -
just popping this here, updated 7th Jan https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-early-years-and-childcare-closures/coronavirus-covid-19-early-years-and-childcare-closures
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This is crazy that some will and some won’t 😡 Dorset as always are late to the party so still no idea, we are now run by 2 councils, I council covers Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole who have said they will and the rest of Dorset are still waiting on decision...I haven’t a clue if we will have loss of earnings to furlough anyone or if I’m really going to have to ask those parents keeping children home to cover the loss or force them to send a child when they don’t want to ....it’s going to be worse financially when we just say we’re closed and furlough everyone ...such idiots!
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We are on a school site that asked parents to wear them so we followed suit, staff also wear them at drop off/collection mainly because some children can need close contact handover. Face shields are worn for nappy changing and they have been given the choice to wear them generally in the setting if they want to.
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last time round it ‘keep them at home if you can’, this time it’s ‘send them in or we’re withholding your funding’ ....I feel like the bad guy telling parent’s we can’t claim their funding if they don’t send ....it’s little short of blackmail 🤬
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Hi, which county are you? I’ve seen a number already saying theirs will cover it (Cornwall, Southampton, northumberland)
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I remember those times 🙈
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Hi Cait, nice to see you you, I’m thinking that if half our chn are off and we don’t get to claim their funding we will suffer a big loss, just yesterday we would be down close on £300 in lost funded hours 🤦♀️
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I’m with you there! 2 staff have said today for different reasons that they don’t want to work, we’ve had nearly half our chn pulled out and I will go into ratio when needed so doable until parents change their minds and more want to come back, no idea at this point if we will get a U-turn on funding and no idea if they are entitled to furlough or have to take it as unpaid leave, I’m guessing furlough is out as one won’t be available to work if required anyway and not even sure we’d have anything much to claim furlough from unless funding doesn’t come through, I guess I should be reading up about it rather than being on here .....is it half term yet? :’(
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Pre-Schools staying open!!!
Mouseketeer replied to DebBrad's topic in Practice and Provision: General issues
Sums it up...good luck to you all 🌟
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This made me lol ...good plan! I am shocked and truly believe this is a finance decision and nothing else, my county have emailed this morning to say no funding if chn don’t attend (did they already know what was coming?) and telling parents this feels like I’m blackmailing them to keep their chn in when really the more that pull out at the moment the better but it would be a massive financial hit if the funding decision isn’t changed ....and what’s one more U-turn going to matter 🤔
