Under the terms of the flat are they actually allowed hardwood floors?
Sign up for some classes for something that interests you but allows for interaction with others. Sewing, community gardening, netball team, the WI etc.
What sort of investing? What's your goal and level of risk?
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No idea, I had a look with the bank and I am still clueless. I am far too thick for it
Talk to a financial advisor, they’ll take a few at the end of it but it’s worth getting professional input.
Report via local council
Sorry should have mentioned it's private so I don't think the council will take anything to do with it
Even if private it should still be registered with the local council. Or you could try reporting to ofstead? Other than that I’m not sure who to report to sorry x
Are they purposefully putting your niece down to sleep or is she falling asleep on her own? When my daughter dropped her nap, the nursery said they wouldn’t put her down to sleep but if she fell asleep independently they wouldn’t wake her up. If it’s the former then I’d write an email to the nursery manager so it is in black and white, along with the info about the dummy, then if nothing changes have a face to face meeting perhaps?
Thanks I'll try an see if the council will take any involvement with it an if not try ofstead
We don't know if they are putting her down or she's going down herself, she's only two an all we get is "I had a long sleep" an they tell us the times she slept but we have told them to just wake her before 3 or distract her so she doesn't sleep, this is what we do, we can't have her sleeping past 3 because she's not going to bed till almost 10 at night sometimes an then she's still getting up at 6 an ends up being totally exhausted an it's just a day of meltdowns, the heath visitor also suggested she stop sleeping past 3 for this reason as well, my brother's had a few meetings with them about this an the health visitor also had a meeting about this, but we just found out when my niece mentioned she got a dummy yesterday that they have been giving her one
I know it’s easier said than done, but I’d change the nursery. They don’t align with your techniques. We changed nurseries and it’s night and day the difference in the commitment and attitude of the staff.
Have you thought about finding a different nursery?!
Do you mean a private creche where you pay per day? if that's the case then I'd put a complaint in writing to the owner but, if nothing is done, then all you can do is take your business elsewhere. I can't see how the council or a regulator would get involved in a communication issue.
Have you made a formal complaint to the nursery? This will be the first step. If you have then complain to Ofsted. Although to be honest most nurseries have rules/policies in place where they aren't to wake a sleeping child, nor to prevent them falling asleep. I know in the nurseries I've worked in we weren't allowed to and I completely understand how frustrating it is for the parents but if a child is tired then there isn't a lot we can do.
I’m not sure whether this is an OFSTED related issue as it doesn’t sound like the nursery are doing anything detrimental to your niece but rather adhering to their own policies of not preventing a child from napping if they fall asleep. I’d suggest the first step is speaking with the nursery to find out whether they are putting your niece down to nap or if she is falling asleep and it’s against policy to wake her. I completely empathise with the not going to sleep til late thing as my daughter is the same if she naps. In relation to the calm down chair, again every nursery has their own way of dealing with behaviour. It kind of sounds like you may need to look for another nursery that aligns more with what you want?
