vagaries was Nursery Entitlement in the UK

[Guest guest]

It's awful isn't it. Emma will be 4 and 2 months when she starts school, and as

for when she starts and for how long depends on the school. Out of the 3 we

have applied for they go like this

Option 1 - Part-time in September, full time in January

Option 2 - Part-time in September, full-time after Easter (and the furthest

away)

Option 3 - Part-time for 1 week after Christmas, but this school has 2 intakes a

year and the children are separated into 2 reception classes (and is the closest

to us).

I didn't want Emma to start at all until Easter 2001, but I am informed that

there is no intake at Easter at any school, but I can hold her back in Preschool

until September 2001 when she will go into year 1. The whole point of me

holding her back would be that she would be the oldest in her year, not the

youngest. Pointless really.

As it turns out she is more than ready for school - or at least will be by

September. I asked her today what her favourite hobby was and after careful

explanation of the word 'hobby' she decided that bestest favourite was watching

Toy Story on TV and second bestest favourite was going to school. If only it

stayed that way!

Sue H.

Pete & Lesley Reader wrote:

> Sorry, I can't help but am left wondering at the vagaries of the system. My

> DD2 is four months *older* than your DD and yet your DD can go to school a

> year *before* mine!!

> Lesley

> ---------------------

>

Sue Holden

'There is no finer investment for any community than putting milk into

babies. Sir Winston Churchill, BBC Radio broadcast, 21 Mar. 1943

SAHM for Emma (3 1/2)

Harrogate, Wetherby and District Branch; BFC, NL Co-ed, Egnell Pump Rep

Region 7; Reg. Secretary, BFC Link.

[Guest guest]

It's awful isn't it. Emma will be 4 and 2 months when she starts school, and as

for when she starts and for how long depends on the school. Out of the 3 we

have applied for they go like this

Option 1 - Part-time in September, full time in January

Option 2 - Part-time in September, full-time after Easter (and the furthest

away)

Option 3 - Part-time for 1 week after Christmas, but this school has 2 intakes a

year and the children are separated into 2 reception classes (and is the closest

to us).

I didn't want Emma to start at all until Easter 2001, but I am informed that

there is no intake at Easter at any school, but I can hold her back in Preschool

until September 2001 when she will go into year 1. The whole point of me

holding her back would be that she would be the oldest in her year, not the

youngest. Pointless really.

As it turns out she is more than ready for school - or at least will be by

September. I asked her today what her favourite hobby was and after careful

explanation of the word 'hobby' she decided that bestest favourite was watching

Toy Story on TV and second bestest favourite was going to school. If only it

stayed that way!

Sue H.

Pete & Lesley Reader wrote:

> Sorry, I can't help but am left wondering at the vagaries of the system. My

> DD2 is four months *older* than your DD and yet your DD can go to school a

> year *before* mine!!

> Lesley

> ---------------------

>

Sue Holden

'There is no finer investment for any community than putting milk into

babies. Sir Winston Churchill, BBC Radio broadcast, 21 Mar. 1943

SAHM for Emma (3 1/2)

Harrogate, Wetherby and District Branch; BFC, NL Co-ed, Egnell Pump Rep

Region 7; Reg. Secretary, BFC Link.

[Guest guest]

It's awful isn't it. Emma will be 4 and 2 months when she starts school, and as

for when she starts and for how long depends on the school. Out of the 3 we

have applied for they go like this

Option 1 - Part-time in September, full time in January

Option 2 - Part-time in September, full-time after Easter (and the furthest

away)

Option 3 - Part-time for 1 week after Christmas, but this school has 2 intakes a

year and the children are separated into 2 reception classes (and is the closest

to us).

I didn't want Emma to start at all until Easter 2001, but I am informed that

there is no intake at Easter at any school, but I can hold her back in Preschool

until September 2001 when she will go into year 1. The whole point of me

holding her back would be that she would be the oldest in her year, not the

youngest. Pointless really.

As it turns out she is more than ready for school - or at least will be by

September. I asked her today what her favourite hobby was and after careful

explanation of the word 'hobby' she decided that bestest favourite was watching

Toy Story on TV and second bestest favourite was going to school. If only it

stayed that way!

Sue H.

Pete & Lesley Reader wrote:

> Sorry, I can't help but am left wondering at the vagaries of the system. My

> DD2 is four months *older* than your DD and yet your DD can go to school a

> year *before* mine!!

> Lesley

> ---------------------

>

Sue Holden

'There is no finer investment for any community than putting milk into

babies. Sir Winston Churchill, BBC Radio broadcast, 21 Mar. 1943

SAHM for Emma (3 1/2)

Harrogate, Wetherby and District Branch; BFC, NL Co-ed, Egnell Pump Rep

Region 7; Reg. Secretary, BFC Link.

[Guest guest]

Its all so odd, the way they decide the intakes. Up here, there is just the

one intake, in August. If your birthday is between 1st march and 28th Feb

the following year, you have a place. If you are not 5 on the first day of

term you can stay in nursery but then have to wait until the following

August, o whole year!

Lesley

Ps want toi go to Chat?

Sue H said....I didn't want Emma to start at all until Easter 2001, but I am

informed that

there is no intake at Easter at any school, but I can hold her back in

Preschool

until September 2001 when she will go into year 1. The whole point of me

holding her back would be that she would be the oldest in her year, not the

youngest. Pointless really.

[Guest guest]

Its all so odd, the way they decide the intakes. Up here, there is just the

one intake, in August. If your birthday is between 1st march and 28th Feb

the following year, you have a place. If you are not 5 on the first day of

term you can stay in nursery but then have to wait until the following

August, o whole year!

Lesley

Ps want toi go to Chat?

Sue H said....I didn't want Emma to start at all until Easter 2001, but I am

informed that

there is no intake at Easter at any school, but I can hold her back in

Preschool

until September 2001 when she will go into year 1. The whole point of me

holding her back would be that she would be the oldest in her year, not the

youngest. Pointless really.

[Guest guest]

Its all so odd, the way they decide the intakes. Up here, there is just the

one intake, in August. If your birthday is between 1st march and 28th Feb

the following year, you have a place. If you are not 5 on the first day of

term you can stay in nursery but then have to wait until the following

August, o whole year!

Lesley

Ps want toi go to Chat?

Sue H said....I didn't want Emma to start at all until Easter 2001, but I am

informed that

there is no intake at Easter at any school, but I can hold her back in

Preschool

until September 2001 when she will go into year 1. The whole point of me

holding her back would be that she would be the oldest in her year, not the

youngest. Pointless really.

[Guest guest]

>Sue Holden wrote

>It's awful isn't it. Emma will be 4 and 2 months when she starts school,

and as

>for when she starts and for how long depends on the school.

In my case my eldest birthday is 18th September and is the oldest boy in his

class

he started in the September just days before his 5th birthday,

Middle one is 5 this July and started school full time last September,

he is the youngest boy in his class.

The school only have one intake a year but it is only a small school

less than 100 pupils.

I think it depends on who the teacher is - how many children are in the

school and in the class (we have mixed years in our school so reception

is in with year 1 - meaning I have two in the same class)

My youngest has settled in much better than I ever thought he would, but he

is also so small for his age that he gets mothered by all the older girls -

not in his class

but in the older classes. The reassuring factor at their school is that the

older

children all know their names, and I think that is really nice.

The CofE school near here also has 1 intake a year but that is for about 90

pupils

just for reception, and I don't think I would have been comfortable putting

into

that environment.

Trisha

Trainee BFC

Mother to Jack 6, 4 and Isaac 10 months

[Guest guest]

>Sue Holden wrote

>It's awful isn't it. Emma will be 4 and 2 months when she starts school,

and as

>for when she starts and for how long depends on the school.

In my case my eldest birthday is 18th September and is the oldest boy in his

class

he started in the September just days before his 5th birthday,

Middle one is 5 this July and started school full time last September,

he is the youngest boy in his class.

The school only have one intake a year but it is only a small school

less than 100 pupils.

I think it depends on who the teacher is - how many children are in the

school and in the class (we have mixed years in our school so reception

is in with year 1 - meaning I have two in the same class)

My youngest has settled in much better than I ever thought he would, but he

is also so small for his age that he gets mothered by all the older girls -

not in his class

but in the older classes. The reassuring factor at their school is that the

older

children all know their names, and I think that is really nice.

The CofE school near here also has 1 intake a year but that is for about 90

pupils

just for reception, and I don't think I would have been comfortable putting

into

that environment.

Trisha

Trainee BFC

Mother to Jack 6, 4 and Isaac 10 months

[Guest guest]

>Sue Holden wrote

>It's awful isn't it. Emma will be 4 and 2 months when she starts school,

and as

>for when she starts and for how long depends on the school.

In my case my eldest birthday is 18th September and is the oldest boy in his

class

he started in the September just days before his 5th birthday,

Middle one is 5 this July and started school full time last September,

he is the youngest boy in his class.

The school only have one intake a year but it is only a small school

less than 100 pupils.

I think it depends on who the teacher is - how many children are in the

school and in the class (we have mixed years in our school so reception

is in with year 1 - meaning I have two in the same class)

My youngest has settled in much better than I ever thought he would, but he

is also so small for his age that he gets mothered by all the older girls -

not in his class

but in the older classes. The reassuring factor at their school is that the

older

children all know their names, and I think that is really nice.

The CofE school near here also has 1 intake a year but that is for about 90

pupils

just for reception, and I don't think I would have been comfortable putting

into

that environment.

Trisha

Trainee BFC

Mother to Jack 6, 4 and Isaac 10 months

[Guest guest]

OK I know that I don't have to worry about it just yet because DS3 is only 9

months old, however I put his name down for our local nursery when he was 2

weeks old and he got the last place for the term he will start!! Basically

on it's last to OFSTEDS the school & nursery got fantastic write ups in the

local press and since then we are fighting people off with a stick because

everybody wants to send there child here. DH is the chairman of govs.

He's been CG for three years and a governor for another three before that.

His term of office comes to an end in July 2002 & DS2 leaves then to stark

" Big School " . However DS3 will start nursery in the September (for three

mornings a week for which I have to pay) but because the Nursery is a

separate Charitable Trust and he's a parent governor he has to/should stand

down for two years until DS3 starts in the school. Although the governing

body don't want him to stand down, daft isn't it!!

Anyway back to the Vouchers or what every they are calling them now......

DS will start in September 2003 in a class of 16 (with two staff) in the

Nursery for five afternoons a week.

Then in January 2004 he moves to five mornings.

Then after Easter 2004 (don't know which month it falls in) he moves over

into the school full time, to a class of 25 with still only two staff.

Tupman

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