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  1. louby loo
    Well that's the reason we all have to stay open for EVERYONE.............. we're needed for NHS staff!
  2. louby loo
    I made the staff wear FFP2 masks this morning they wanted to wear their own pretty ones.... I pointed out we mean business today 😂 I think I shall ask parents to start wearing them.
  3. louby loo
    Do you wear masks at drop off/collection? Do you expect parents to wear them? I'm not talking about during the day with the children- as I think this is very much personal choice and I'm happy for staff to do what ever makes them feel safe. But at the parent points. We collect from car-part so fully outside and as the children are all walkers so we have very minimum contact as such, at collection we sort of chuck them out the door as parents arrive - possibly more of a contact point than drop off. Part of me can't really see the point of masks at these times (with this fully walking age group) as we've just spent a morning with their child anyway. HOWEVER I do want to show parents this is a serious situation and I'm contemplating masks and visors at this times (so more about virtual signalling rather than an actual need really) What do others do? I'm even contemplating saying our insurance stated we need to use them now.
  4. louby loo
    As I said earlier we had four today and I can honest say I feel we could cater for them safely (if in a bit of an old fashioned way- but they were very happily occupied all morning) Not sure if it was nerves/relief but we really had a positive day in such a dire situation 😷
  5. louby loo
    Must have their me-time. We have a couple of these. Well to be fair one is a key worker..... works 7pm-11pm in a supermarket 🤔
  6. louby loo
    Has Kent said they are defiantly not paying? I think in the very highest risk areas the LA's SHOULD HAVE NO OPTION BUT TO PAY!
  7. louby loo
    I do hope all LA do see sense and pay. It's really not the setting's fault and we need to respect parental wishes. PLUS in many areas it is safer to stay at home if have that option.
  8. louby loo
    I did wonder if this whole thing is a ploy to close settings by the back door. I fully agree that some parents do need full day-care in order to work, often term-time preschool type environments do 'shared care' so obviously these parents do already have a 'plan B' regarding care. Some (many) preschools will financially need to close, therefore many children will actually get to stay at home. The government has basically left childcare providers to sort out this whole issue out themselves! Whilst they remain the good guys by keeping 'all' early years open. I've not explained that very well, but I know what I mean.
  9. louby loo
    It was actually the best day I've had for almost a year now!
  10. louby loo
    Yes! I have literally just had confirmation that ours will pay! They say they are going against the gov guidance on this one, although they are still fighting for a change in the guidance. This is a huge weight of my mind.
  11. louby loo
    21st for us. It's something like 'needs to be in attendance from that day'. We submit once per term, with the option to add late claims usually 3 weeks or so from the end of term. The wording on the emails people have received says as long as the child 'could' start if they wished with no restrictions placed on them. I really am hoping this is so. Staff have even said they would like to try offering some kind of online activities - which we will do if funded. We actually had real giggles today demonstrating our ideas to the rest of the team! (while 4 children played happily with the barbies and diggers) We were like a proper old fashioned playgroup 🤣😂
  12. louby loo
    Although I'm taking it with a pinch of salt at the moment (who remembers March's financial fiasco 😭) our LA seems to be saying they will honour funding as long as a child can take up a place- meaning if we say we are only taking KW and vulnerable then we will not get full funding for all children. A few settings have had replies to enquires stating this, but I haven't had a reply confirming this yet. (I did only ask a few hours ago) Based on todays numbers I can work with it if we can keep our numbers low.
  13. louby loo
    We had four children today out of 22. (we have delayed our four new starters until now Feb though) I was certainly safe 😂. With cases around 1 in every 30 households- we are going for the 'childcare/baby sitting option'. We had a play area set up well away form staff and we just observed and interacted from a distance. If funding is paid, and we can keep to very low numbers I think we can make this work. No funding and we will close to all - including key workers! and put all staff on furlough.
  14. louby loo
    Well, I'm thinking we can claim furlough like another business? The pre-paid funding for the spring term might cause an issue... but I'd offer to pay it back at £5 a week 😂
  15. louby loo
    🤣🤣 two glasses...... but I think Sunnyday is more into a g +t 🤣
  16. louby loo
    I guess having a committee to deal with is just stressful as being the owner
  17. louby loo
    I'm really struggling to not put a sarcastic post on our Facebook page 🤣 On the whole our parents have been fantastic in supporting us- but you always have one and they like to try and stir others up!
  18. louby loo
    Your'e not going to make me read that are you 😱...... it's not even 7.30 and I've had to classes of wine - and I'm not even a drinker!!
  19. louby loo
    Well if it not financially viable i.e as you say not enough families ?
  20. louby loo
    Have you looked into it? I'm at the point I really don't want to go in, and I don't feel I should ask my staff to if I don't. I think for owners it's a really stressful time because at the end of the day it's all on our head! I have member of staff that is 72/3 type 2 diabetic, overweight and her husband is in the vulnerable group- but insists on working as she says she needs the money. I'm pretty sure her family would have something to say if anything happened to her or her husband. I can't afford to pay her to stay off as I'd also have to pay cover. I also have staff that need to earn a wage the help pay the food bills (or in one case a massive vet bill) Note- I'm not being judgmental about being overweigh - I could do with losing a fair few lbs myself
  21. louby loo
    If we are not getting funding for the children not attending does this mean we can now furlough our staff?
  22. louby loo
    Listening to the news now, and I'm now very concerned. 1 in 50 have the virus. This is an average- so I'm guessing in my area this is possibly higher
  23. louby loo
    How long are you staying shut for? I've been getting txt today asking if we are still opening tomorrow- I think parents are getting a bit twitchy now.
  24. louby loo
    Yes, the first five years are the most important - except this is not compulsory. GCSE and A Levels are not important.
  25. louby loo
    Classic! That's cheered me up no end 🤣
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