I find it insane the way red-tape often stops something worthwhile happening, that is something that is going to impact the community positively. And ultimately could help business and economics. Politicians have been agreeing to increase staff to child ratios…
The BBC magazine website yesterday had an article about six childcare gurus who changed parenting. It was an interesting read, and although I hadn’t heard of the earlier people (pre-Penelope Leach), I’d heard of the ideas behind some earlier parenting…
After finishing my last job, I had the luxury of some time off job hunting. Toss up between big commute again (lots of available great jobs, mostly further than previously) and trying to find something closer to home (unlikely in…
Now N’s two, it’s time for him to move up a room at nursery from Ducklings to Ducks (love their terminology!). He’s been doing his settling in the last couple of days and it’s gone really well. I think he…
Obviously I need to sort out a new job first, but come August, N’s childcare will be changing as youngest nephew will be starting school so his two days a week there will stop. So decisions will need to be…
It was a while ago now that the tv show was on, but there was recently a documentary on BBC2 about a company who trialled an American work idea of having parents bring their babies into work with them. The…
Two days in and I can’t quite believe that people say they like going to work to get a break from looking after the kids. I reckon it’s the other way round, but maybe we’re lucky in that N’s quite…
After his last settling in session yesterday, today N starts at his day nursery properly. Yesterday’s session was for 2 hours to include lunch. He did cling slightly when I went to hand him over, and was a little upset…
It’s now less than a month to go before N starts at day nursery as I go back to work then. I had a bit of a panic when I realised I’d not heard anything since sending off my cheque…