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E-mail to this site from
Laura C., a former pre-school management
committee member from Britain
7-April-2008 |
One of my tasks as a member of the
management committee was to interview prospective staff...
It's generally accepted that nurseries rarely--if ever--follow up on
references, relying instead on the outcome of the Criminal Records Bureau
check to report any "red flags".
OFSTED* reports are not worth the paper they
are written on. I can assure you the CRB checks are not much use either -
unless the applicant has a criminal record, because that's all that will be
flagged up by such checks. A CRB check will not provide any indication as to
whether the person is a good childcare provider, only whether or not they
have a criminal record...
*OFSTED = Office
for Standards in Education
Category =
Caregiver, Regulations |
E-mail to this site from
Laura C., a former pre-school management
committee member from Britain
7-April-2008 |
My year on a pre-school management
committee has opened my eyes to what childcare in the UK is really about.
...based on my experience, the people looking after your 3-year-old are most
likely poorly qualified, poorly paid and working as a nursery nurse because
the Job Centre was desperate to hit its target of getting more job seekers
allowance claimants* into a job - any job.
Moreover, it's highly unlikely that all the children in the nursery will get
on together but the staff don't care, so long as the places are filled,
that's all that matters. If a child in the group has behavioural problems,
the general attitude is "so what?" All that matters is bums*
on seats because this will mean the pre-school receives more money.
*Jobseekers Allowance
Claimants = Unemployed Workers
*bums = buttocks
Category =
Caregiver, Economics, Regulations |
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E-mail to this site from
Laura C., a former pre-school management
committee member from Britain,
7-April-2008 |
Money...is what this childcare business
is all about and anyone who thinks otherwise, is completely delusional and
needs to volunteer at their local pre-school/daycare to get back their sense
of reality.
Category =
Caregiver, Economics |
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Follow-on E-mail to this site from
Laura C. in Britain,
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20-April-2008 |
I find this whole daycare business
thoroughly disgraceful, shameful and totally unjust.
Category =
Caregiver, Economics |
e-mail to this site from Teresa L.,
"Wonderful Site!",
22-Apr-08 |
I just wanted to send a quick email to
let you know how awesome your site is!
I have been running (a day home for 5 other children) for a year now, and
have just recently made the decision to close down...
These...kids are very insecure, and
appear to have intense behavioral issues around their parents as seen by the
outbursts of temper and what not when mom shows up to pick them up at the
end of the day.
How could you not foster some resentment towards your mom and dad for
essentially abandoning you for 10 hours a day with someone who couldn't
possibly meet your needs like they should?
I've managed to run my day home for a year, but (now) realize what a failure
it has been. My own daughter is miserable every day when the kids come, and
I have decided that the one-on-one attention with my daughter is far more
important than the miniscule money I'm making off enabling these other
people to dump their parental responsibilities on me. I'm so glad I found
your site...
Hopefully more parents will eventually see how horrible long days in group
care really is for young children.
Category = Behavior,
Caregiver |
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E-mail to this site from Karin N.,
15-May-2008 |
I have been running a home child care
business for over 7 years now. I can not deny that I have seen all or most
of the problems and incidents in daycare settings, home-based or
institutional.
I had to visit 54 childcare settings before I met...one I found to be in a
clean and safe environment that I would leave my own children in, if I ever
had to (as a last resort). 54!
Category = Caregiver |
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Last Updated
March 22, 2009
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