Mouseketeer
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Hi Fm, my thinking is that, in this case the 3rd person could be unqualified, 1 x L3 (manager provided with chn), half of all other staff need to be qualified at L2 (which 2nd person is) then 3rd can be unqualified.
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Hi Glitterstar, our parents have just found messaging and seem to have run with it but I don’t get email notifications so I’m thinking that can be changed in settings/notifications, I see what you mean about other staff missing the message though as when someone has read it I guess it no longer flags as unread 🤔
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Welllllll sadly I haven’t seen much of the progress in behaviour, toilet training and independence I’d hoped for ….how many weeks till half term 🤔 The constant rain is just annoying and it’s flipping cold now …just put socks on 😞
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Thanks sunnyday, we’re open Wed, I’ve had the usual last minute ‘can I add/swap sessions’ emails and the order ‘coolmilk’ email that means it’s really time to go back, mixed feelings about going back, I spent the day gardening yesterday, fighting the urge to just go in and finish last bits like update registers AGAIN, I can’t believe how much chasing I’ve had to do to the get the paperwork in from new starter parents which doesn’t bode well for funding forms coming back on time or anytime actually🙄 Best Wishes to all going back and thoughts to all of you who won’t get to see your own little people so often x
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You might save time louby but if you have to print them how many trees will have to die? Why are they so flippin long 🤷♀️ Their whole website is a nightmare to use/find anything, and one of the things that annoys me most is that you can add new staff to the training but can’t remove them when they leave without having to contact them ….and that in itself isn’t simple 😣
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Thoughts from other Managers
Mouseketeer replied to Lucka92's topic in Early Years Setting Management
I’d ask what their concerns are, explain that you are an equal opportunities provision, all staff are dbs checked as suitable to undertake all aspects of childcare and that all staff are expected to work in all rooms and carry out all duties, and if they still saw a need to be making the request I would suggest that they might be happier in a different setting. If you have a meeting, have a witness (deputy/committee member) with you and record details, how you challenged the discriminatory attitude and the outcome (this is something Ofsted require under the judgment for ‘behaviour & attitudes’. -
I always refused to pay the extra for PLA policies and I haven’t looked yet, but apparently it’s all included in your membership now.
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This makes me feel better as we’ve never had one either, though I did introduce a Fees/Funding T&Cs a couple of years ago that hasn’t meant a thing as someone just left owing fees and that was the first time ever. where are the weeks going 😞
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Hi all, my week has mostly consisted of new year prep and watching Olympics, which is ok as it’s been a bit to hot for much else 🥵 Pleased to say we’ve recruited a new a deputy for Sept, which is a relief 😅 though it’s going to be strange going back with no long standing staff left in the team and trying to build a relatively newly qualified or recently recruited team all over and the first time our deputy hasn’t been promoted internally. Have good week all 😊
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Boring is what it was 🥱 💤
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I envy you being in that place Louby, my staffing situation means I’ll likely be back in ratio full time when we start back so everythingggggg will need doing during the holiday , and we start back on as many a session as we’re ending on so no quieter time to kick off 😞 enjoy the break 😊
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End of year reports
Mouseketeer replied to Emma Bailey_902595195's topic in Early Years Setting Management
I think our local school only use for yr R now and not the rest of the school. -
End of year reports
Mouseketeer replied to Emma Bailey_902595195's topic in Early Years Setting Management
Hi, we use custom reports to write end of year reports for our leavers, thankfully we don’t have to print many as most transition to a local school using tapestry so we can just transfer, they’re quite basic, a little in what they can do in each area, any support given and how they like to learn, our parents complete a form from county (well most do) that is passed on to school also. -
Hi Everyone, a nice dry week here to, not at all envious Louby, 2 days a week sounds ideal, in fact 0 days a week sounds better, one staffing hurdle after another to get over these days, now need to try and recruit a deputy over the summer, no mean feat I’m thinking 😔 Have a good weekend all ☀️
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Hi all, hoping every one is ok and enjoying a bit of nice weather. Not the best first week with one thing and another but hey oh only 6 to go
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Hi all, a lot of catching up here but hope everyone is doing well, great news zigzag ….and breath 👍 Can’t believe it will soon be half term, so much to do and so little time to do it, does anyone have a cloning machine? read a quote this week that said “I’m not cash poor but I am time poor” and that’s exactly it! Maybe it’s time to give up and get a dog too 🐶 though I can’t say all the people walking past my house swinging their poo bags does much for me 🤪 Enjoy the long weekend, looks like the mist is clearing to a sunny day here ☀️
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That seemed like a quick 2 weeks, lots of TDL done, broken up with a couple of friend catch ups which obviously involved food. Nice to see the ☀️ Work garden tidied and a bit of own garden pottering. Feeling thankful that I’ve managed to recruit a new staff member to join the team shortly, hopefully I can get out from under this cloud of feeling like I’ve been having to do 2 peoples jobs for 1 persons pay since September 🤞 Enjoy the weekend all and Best Wishes to all who start back next week ….roll on the Summer hols 😁
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I think you hit the nail there louby, hardly anyone seems to be able to show any initiative anymore, it very much seems a ‘someone else will do it’ work ethic these days (pick that up, change that, clean that spill, refill that….) and that someone else is usually me, this blinkered attitude drives me nuts, I sometimes just feel like the hired help now 🤯
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I didn’t either Froglet and it’s seemed like a bloody long term even though it wasn’t and not at all ready to face the Summer term 😔 enjoy the break
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Just gorgeous, hope you get to have that first cuddle soon 💙
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What wonderful news Gezabel, soooooo happy for you all 💙💙💙
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That is fantastic news, so happy for you all Gezabel, we look forward to hearing the little fella has arrived 💙
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Yep, totally unexpected as it wasn’t forecast to come down and across as far as us.
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woke up to unexpected snow this morning with a pic of my little grandson out playing in it at silly o’clock, the first he’s really known anything about ❄️ soon started to rain and washed away (thankfully). Hope you’re all having a good weekend
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How fast do these weekends go, is it ever going to stop raining sad hope your 2nd half term goes well louby 🤞
