Childcare at 7.45am

bylromarha

Person_one wrote: »

Its clear what I was responding to. Defend it if you think its defensible, don't pretend you didn't say it!

I truly do not know what you are trying to say. It isn't clear at all. Maybe we are both reading my words and I haven't conveyed what I meant? I know what I meant but you don't?

supersaver2

GwylimT wrote: »

Do you guys use the dreaded sims? Our system doesn't 'open' until 8:15 to login to sims and then it is one big rush as everyone does it at the same time, as registration is between 8:40-8:50 it isn't uncommon to scrawl down a written register, more of a pain is that if the register isn't completed by 9 all children who aren't confirmed on sims have phone calls home, pain in the bum.

Does the breakfast club let them go on their own, at my daughters current school they have to be dropped off by an adult or an older child e.g. sibling as long as mum and dad okay this arrangement.

My son started walking to school when he was eight, I would feel it he was unable to walk somewhere sensibly and safely at that age we had failed as parents to be honest.

We do our registers on PARS, its god awful, slow and constantly crashes! It particularly tried my patience on Friday, crashed after I'd spent 40 minutes adding my subject reports and didn't save any of them. Nearly cried!

Person_one

GobbledyGook wrote: »

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Apologies! /\ is the two penneth worth of my 3 year old. That'll teach me to not pay attention when he wants to 'tippy tap buttons'

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bylromarha

GobbledyGook wrote: »

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Apologies! /\ is the two penneth worth of my 3 year old. That'll teach me to not pay attention when he wants to 'tippy tap buttons'

You awful parent. You're allowing a 3 year old unsupervised access to the internet? Do you have ANY idea what they could have seen? Shame on you. And bragging about it on the internet too.

Sorry, couldn't resist.;)

GobbledyGook

bylromarha wrote: »

You awful parent. You're allowing a 3 year old unsupervised access to the internet? Do you have ANY idea what they could have seen? Shame on you. And bragging about it on the internet too.

Sorry, couldn't resist.;)

Even worse - I was pretending to be supervising him at the time


Thanks Person_One - I tried that, but got an error message instead for some reason.

Person_one

bylromarha wrote: »

I truly do not know what you are trying to say. It isn't clear at all. Maybe we are both reading my words and I haven't conveyed what I meant? I know what I meant but you don't?

I was responding to your little rant about child protection in general. Personally, I think its rather important.

susancs

OP a friend of mine had a similar issue with childcare before the school breakfast club started and she spoke to one of the T.As who worked in the club and as she was going to be in the building setting up the club anyway she agreed to take a fee for minding the children as she was setting up. Just wonder if it might be worth looking into?

As others have suggested it is worth speaking to the school as they may have some suggestions.

bylromarha

Person_one wrote: »

I was responding to your little rant about child protection in general. Personally, I think its rather important.

Of course it's important. But it has gone too far the other way. The DBS check is seen by many to be the be all and end all of things. When it's actually only as good as the day it is printed.

Why on earth is a DBS check needed for a visitor who doesn't work with children for their day job, and is having 2 days paid "community support" leave from their employer to read with kids in school? The person is never left alone, 2 days in 1 year isn't long enough to build a relationship of trust with any child, but that DBS is a non negotiable.

Kids can't walk home alone in some schools until year 6 because of "child protection".

You can't stand outside a toilet block to wait for a child to come out of it safely if you are alone - even if you're in full sight of another adult because of "child protection".

You can't wait inside the outer toilet area without another adult whilst the last child is in the cubicle, despite being surrounded by 10 other kids, because of "child protection".

Some schools, when new teachers start there, the teachers have an 8 week ban on being alone in their classroom with their class of 30 kids because of "child protection".

Some schools don't permit staff members to hug young children who have fallen over and hurt themselves and give them this reassurance they need, and often crave, because of "child protection".

Want me to go on?

Person_one

bylromarha wrote: »

Why on earth is a DBS check needed for a visitor who doesn't work with children for their day job, and is having 2 days paid "community support" leave from their employer to read with kids in school? The person is never left alone, 2 days in 1 year isn't long enough to build a relationship of trust with any child, but that DBS is a non negotiable.

Largely because of Ian Huntley, but of course you know that already.

GobbledyGook

Person_one wrote: »

Largely because of Ian Huntley, but of course you know that already.

Ian Huntley is a different kettle of fish to the one described by bylromarha. A school janitor has unsupervised access to children. The overuse of DBS for people who don't have unsupervised access to children is rife, like bylromarha said.