Mrs_Nesbit
Mum of 3 hoping for 4
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I'd be paranoid thats for sure!
Thats creepy.Could you talk to whoever manages the nursery about her being so weird?Thats what I would do.x
well i went in this morning and the staff were much nicer again, apart from one (the one who had questions me alongside the weird one on wednesday) who was quiet and walked off to do something else.
the staff apologied for not being friendly yesterday and not telling me how the kids were, aparently they were like that when everybody came to pick up their children and they had a complaint about it.
i still havent spoken with the manager about the weird one but i feel a bit better knowing that the staff werent being off because of that but because they were all having a rough day!
well i went in this morning and the staff were much nicer again, apart from one (the one who had questions me alongside the weird one on wednesday) who was quiet and walked off to do something else.
the staff apologied for not being friendly yesterday and not telling me how the kids were, aparently they were like that when everybody came to pick up their children and they had a complaint about it.
i still havent spoken with the manager about the weird one but i feel a bit better knowing that the staff werent being off because of that but because they were all having a rough day!
Yeah, it happens, I know I'd had the odd day where its been so hardcore with all the children - days where 2 children throw up, 3 run high fevers, and so while everythings stressful the other children feed off that energy and go crazy! - by the time parents are picking up your so overwhelmed you cant even remember half the childrens names, let alone how their day was!!!
You know what, its seriously hard work talking to EVERY SINGLE parent like their child is the ONLY child you took care of that day. I had parents who expected me to give them a minute for minute run down of their childs day, every day and I'm thinking I've got 13 babies to watch (between 3 staff)! Honestly, my memory isn't THAT good. Also, I think I was working with babies/children because I'm not so good at talking to adults!!! I'd get nervous talking to some parents and so I'd forget what I was saying!!!
Have you had a chance to talk to the manager? Goodluck! Surely the manager will put a stop to it.
Im not sure if the ratios are different in OZ but i know here that its one 1:2 for children under 1 1:3 for children under 2 1:4 for children under 3 1:8 for children under 5. these are set by ofsted and nurseries have to follow these and do better if they can x