Candlelight
12-09-2007, 09:39am
Round here there are 2 pre-schools. One offers only 3 sessions a week, the other offers 5, but it's more of a private day nursery so people use it to top up from the first pre school iyswim. So most kids do 3 sessions at the 1st one, and 2 at the 2nd
Anyway, to settle Oliver into pre-school number two I put him for 1 morning a week into their summer holiday club. He hated it so much and kept coming home with marks on him. None of the staff said anything other than he was 'fine' all day. Then one of the mums phoned me up to ask if Oliver was ok as her daughter had said Oliver had been lying on the floor crying:shock: I was so angry I phoned up and spoke to this complete numbnuts who said "errr no i can't remember that, he is fine". I really went off on one about the marks and scratches he has come home with. They also had a show and tell time and they managed to lose Oliver's treasured motorbike and their explantion was "another child must have taken it home". There was no "we'll do everything to find it".
The next week Oliver screamed and cried and didn't want to go as he said it's not fun and a boy is horrible to him. I just said of course he didn't have to go. This time when I phoned I managed to get through to the manager who grovelled and cried:yeahright: and apologised for what had happened and said she'd investigate it. AFter coming back to me, still grovelling, she said no one knew what had gone on but I KNOW something has because Oliver doesn't ever make a fuss at his other pre school and absolutely loves going. Anyway, I said I would give it another try at the beginning of term as she said holiday club and pre school are different
Last week I tried to get him to go..he crys and begs me not to take him. (Bear in mind he is desperate to go to the other pre school). I just can't take him...he is normally a happy, confident little man except when it comes to going there
The manager keeps phoning ip and almost seems to be making out I am giving in to Oliver's demands..this is not the case. Once in a blue moon he decides he doesn't want to go to preschool 1 but with a quick "right, we're going now" he scuttles into the car:teehee:
Dan thinks we should completely cut out preschool 2 and I do agree.
Is that what you'd do?
He starts at the school nursery next April anyway
Anyway, to settle Oliver into pre-school number two I put him for 1 morning a week into their summer holiday club. He hated it so much and kept coming home with marks on him. None of the staff said anything other than he was 'fine' all day. Then one of the mums phoned me up to ask if Oliver was ok as her daughter had said Oliver had been lying on the floor crying:shock: I was so angry I phoned up and spoke to this complete numbnuts who said "errr no i can't remember that, he is fine". I really went off on one about the marks and scratches he has come home with. They also had a show and tell time and they managed to lose Oliver's treasured motorbike and their explantion was "another child must have taken it home". There was no "we'll do everything to find it".
The next week Oliver screamed and cried and didn't want to go as he said it's not fun and a boy is horrible to him. I just said of course he didn't have to go. This time when I phoned I managed to get through to the manager who grovelled and cried:yeahright: and apologised for what had happened and said she'd investigate it. AFter coming back to me, still grovelling, she said no one knew what had gone on but I KNOW something has because Oliver doesn't ever make a fuss at his other pre school and absolutely loves going. Anyway, I said I would give it another try at the beginning of term as she said holiday club and pre school are different
Last week I tried to get him to go..he crys and begs me not to take him. (Bear in mind he is desperate to go to the other pre school). I just can't take him...he is normally a happy, confident little man except when it comes to going there
The manager keeps phoning ip and almost seems to be making out I am giving in to Oliver's demands..this is not the case. Once in a blue moon he decides he doesn't want to go to preschool 1 but with a quick "right, we're going now" he scuttles into the car:teehee:
Dan thinks we should completely cut out preschool 2 and I do agree.
Is that what you'd do?
He starts at the school nursery next April anyway