louby loo
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Everything posted by louby loo
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That's pretty good for a first attempt !
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Yes! Jimbob. He's just gone out after coming in a 7.30, sleeping then eating our cats food as well as a big bowl of his own... he's gone out because Andy has just gone next door to visit our elderly neighbour - so he will get more food (nicer!) there and spend the afternoon with her. He will then return here at 7-8pm, and wake us up around 3am to go out for the rest of the night. He has a definite routine going on!
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Yay,😁 It's just really weird how some seem to avoid it. I miss my holiday dog 🙁. But I do get the joy of taking my cat to the vet this week for a nice expensive teeth clean!
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Happy Friday everyone 😁 It's been a long six weeks for us, but hoping we're on the home straight now! Our numbers have shot up now after our January intake - but lots of little ones which can easily tip the ratio's over when you have staff off😩. Not sure about everyone else but we have so many summer borns this year for both age groups (3-4 + 2-3). What's been happening to cause that 😳- and it not the lockdown as these are all pre-covid children!! How are you both keeping sunnyday?
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If I were you the first thing I'd is check whether she'd opening it privately or not (most around here are nowadays - I can't think of one committee run locally) as that would cut down your research workload. If private you just need to rent her the room/space and she does the rest! And yes to ofsted check of premises, but that usually done when it ready to set up. Just for your ref- we're in a scout hut and pay around £12 an hour, heating/electric included (plus a phone line in, but we only dial out in an emergency) Currently no internet- but the scouts actually want it for themselves so they're trying to sort something out. We supply toilet rolls and hand towels ourselves - although we do a bit of give and take on that one!
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I really feel the need to try that out! I love the effect. ❤️ Please post the rainbow one finished as a think that will look quite stunning.
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How has the week been for everyone? (sunnyday excused after her update yesterday) Can't believe it another Friday and February to boot! I was hoping I could get in a quick grass cut today- but windy, rainy and sleety here so that ship sailed. Have a good weekend everyone.
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Really hope you both remain negative. 🤞 It all just seems so random, seems each of my staff members that have tested positive - their partners haven't, and with one her two boys had it and she didn't get it from them.
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Me too .... 😳
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I do enjoy felting.... but no matter how carefully you are- you always get the fingers!!!😩
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Bambo shoots???? 🤣🤣🤣
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My Bernina is playing up too, the feed dogs have dropped slightly (fixable) but one of the circuit boards has also gone and I can't always alter the stitch length - it only works properly in temperatures of 22-25! This one's 25+ years old and has seen a lot of use, I do have the 50 year old one in the loft- but that needs new motor - I always said it was my retirement project.... maybe I should get it down and start working on it!
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I've still not finished my 2019 temperate blanket 🙀.. well the temperature bit f it is finished but I just need to do a border but I've fallen out of love with it. Sewing wise my machine is playing up and I need to bite the bullet and either get a new one- or get the old one fixed, although the repair man said it's not really cost effective 😢
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Changes to EYFS pre school and Reception please
louby loo replied to waveawand's topic in Staff Lounge
To be fair this was commented on during our inspection early November- however it was more about (me/manager) being aware of all next steps in case staff went off sick especially during this pandemic. Stupidly I mentioned that we'd missed couple of staff meetings where we discuss all children and share our knowledge! She was fine with staff all just 'knowing' their key children. Our next steps are all very basic (support toilet training/ encourage playing together etc) and she was more than happy with that verbally from staff. We've always just had a list of all children with one or two worded next steps... until this inspection😭 Still as easy fix for us inspection wise 😊 -
I think I've hit the point where I find it all a bit hilarious to be honest - I think it's the knowledge that at my age I can walk away now if I really wanted too. I read somewhere about writing letters to parents and putting down what you really think... then change to ink to white so they can't see it but you know it's there!🤣
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🤣 .... and you can't blame this sense of entitlement on the pandemic. We have another, highly educated parents, residing at a very affluent address- desperate for a place..... can they answer an email/ complete paperwork in a timely manner? NO! A month passes since they request a place, another three weeks to answer the email to the sessions offered 😩 I'm only being patient as she's a 3 year old rather than the influx of two-year olds we seem to have! (and you should have seen the list of questions they emailed me - it was as if I was re-sitting my childcare exams all over again!!!)
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If it were me, I think my children wouldn't be well next week....... (although I would constantly be worrying about karma!)
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Back to normality at work this week 😁 ... which means only working 3 days. Very quiet here, how is everyone coping? Anyway hope you all have a good weekend 😊
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We had one on the phone yesterday and whilst she was polite she seemed to have real problem with the fact we couldn't arrange our hours to sort her needs!😂 We're a term time session preschool.... she kept asking if she could bring the child early and collect early.
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Ours complain about the the 25p a day, and I'm not going to mention the £2 lunch club 😩 We are in a pretty affluent area- and I'm not kidding when I say it's only ever our lower income families that ever pay without a comment. And don't even mention our County's food voucher system- going by post codes!!
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Didn't want to read and run, but I'm sorry I can't really help much. We just charge 25p a day for snack but we are just a term-time preschool, with our age range of 2+ we can't really charge for nappies/wipes etc as we just ask parent to send them in if needed.
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What model?
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Yes the yellow thing is bugging me! I feel like it's some kind of Celtic embroidery stencil, I want to say for sort of 'tufty' type work (not sure how to explain that. May I crop the picture and put it on one of my sewing groups pages?
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The blue things- they are actually two that need cutting apart (like the airfix models circa 1967- they may still be the same for all I know 😂) They are then used to thread ribbon through knitted item such as baby booties and matinee jackets - circa 1980s ... things do not have ribbons like that anymore. You wrap the ribbon through (threw?) the prong bit then use like a needle. I have the feeling the yellow thing needs cutting apart too, my head is saying it's then used as embroidery templates.
