Comments for The Parenta Group http://www.parenta.com Innovative childcare management and training solutions Fri, 30 Mar 2012 14:08:18 +0000 hourly 1 Comment on Opening a nursery. Would you do it again? by fiona http://www.parenta.com/2010/10/15/opening-nursery/#comment-57363 fiona Fri, 30 Mar 2012 14:08:18 +0000 http://www.parenta.com/?p=1503#comment-57363 Hi Amanda, To be a manager you need to have gained a Level 3, I believe to own a nursery you dont actually need any qualifications! Here is a useful link to the ofted page on the guidelines http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/resources/guide-registration-childcare-register Hope this helps! Good luck with the venture. Fiona Hi Amanda,

To be a manager you need to have gained a Level 3, I believe to own a nursery you dont actually need any qualifications!
Here is a useful link to the ofted page on the guidelines
http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/resources/guide-registration-childcare-register
Hope this helps!

Good luck with the venture.

Fiona

]]> Comment on Opening a nursery. Would you do it again? by Amanda http://www.parenta.com/2010/10/15/opening-nursery/#comment-55508 Amanda Thu, 22 Mar 2012 19:16:48 +0000 http://www.parenta.com/?p=1503#comment-55508 Hi, Im just finishing college with Level 3 diploma. Is this enough to open up my own nursery business? Hi, Im just finishing college with Level 3 diploma. Is this enough to open up my own nursery business?

]]> Comment on Opening a nursery. Would you do it again? by fiona http://www.parenta.com/2010/10/15/opening-nursery/#comment-50245 fiona Mon, 20 Feb 2012 11:16:11 +0000 http://www.parenta.com/?p=1503#comment-50245 Hi Laura, Unfortunately these courses are for people 16 years old and over. If you want some more information to help you make your choices later on please call us on 0844 504 5504. Many thanks Fiona Hi Laura,
Unfortunately these courses are for people 16 years old and over. If you want some more information to help you make your choices later on please call us on 0844 504 5504.
Many thanks
Fiona

]]> Comment on Opening a nursery. Would you do it again? by Laura hill http://www.parenta.com/2010/10/15/opening-nursery/#comment-49981 Laura hill Sat, 18 Feb 2012 10:33:39 +0000 http://www.parenta.com/?p=1503#comment-49981 I am 13 and I would like to know if you earn enough money and is it worth it? I am 13 and I would like to know if you earn enough money and is it worth it?

]]> Comment on Early Years: The cost of extending free childcare by Asupastar http://www.parenta.com/2010/09/02/early-years-cost-extending-free-childcare/#comment-49265 Asupastar Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:25:25 +0000 http://www.parenta.com/?p=1237#comment-49265 This is a double edge sword for me as I'm a SINGLE mum of a toddler and I manage a Childrens Centre, so either way i'm in the worse possible position as the WTC dont even touch the sides of my nursery fees (not attached to my childrens centre) yet i'm working hard to support the "vulnerable" families who are enjoying the out of work benefits and 2, 3 & 4 year old early education entitlement without having to contribute to the dwindling tax pot. A real sad state of affairs, as it really is NOT fruitful to have ambition and high aspirations in this country, I wish I had just worked this out while I was at university and building my career, I could have saved sooooooo much time, energy and be in a finaicially better position than I am now. Yes my child will have high aspirations (hopefully) with me studying and working to provide for us but that really does not help my predicament at this moment in time. Oh well i'm left with little choice but to carry on and try to raise other people & their childrens aspirations - unfortunately it tends to be a generational issue where generations in the same family have not worked and have "done alright" so from my perspective its starting at point 0 and chipping away in the "hope" that workless parents will somehow see the value in achieving for their children - yeah chances are very slim to say the least!!! This is a double edge sword for me as I’m a SINGLE mum of a toddler and I manage a Childrens Centre, so either way i’m in the worse possible position as the WTC dont even touch the sides of my nursery fees (not attached to my childrens centre) yet i’m working hard to support the “vulnerable” families who are enjoying the out of work benefits and 2, 3 & 4 year old early education entitlement without having to contribute to the dwindling tax pot. A real sad state of affairs, as it really is NOT fruitful to have ambition and high aspirations in this country, I wish I had just worked this out while I was at university and building my career, I could have saved sooooooo much time, energy and be in a finaicially better position than I am now. Yes my child will have high aspirations (hopefully) with me studying and working to provide for us but that really does not help my predicament at this moment in time. Oh well i’m left with little choice but to carry on and try to raise other people & their childrens aspirations – unfortunately it tends to be a generational issue where generations in the same family have not worked and have “done alright” so from my perspective its starting at point 0 and chipping away in the “hope” that workless parents will somehow see the value in achieving for their children – yeah chances are very slim to say the least!!!

]]> Comment on Have you been fairly marked by Ofsted? by Jack Luxford http://www.parenta.com/2011/09/19/fairly-treated-ofsted-inspection/#comment-48139 Jack Luxford Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:18:20 +0000 http://www.parenta.com/?p=5175#comment-48139 Well.. what can I say other than I am fuming! Had the written report back today regarding my complaint re the inspection and my appeal against the inspection report. Tribal (the inspection company) have decided in their infinite wisdom that their inspector was correct on ALL accounts, and as such not one area of my complaint/appeal was upheld! I will comment no further this evening through fear of saying something I shouldn't!! Well.. what can I say other than I am fuming!
Had the written report back today regarding my complaint re the inspection and my appeal against the inspection report.
Tribal (the inspection company) have decided in their infinite wisdom that their inspector was correct on ALL accounts, and as such not one area of my complaint/appeal was upheld!
I will comment no further this evening through fear of saying something I shouldn’t!!

]]> Comment on Almost half of working parents ‘completely unaware’ of childcare vouchers by The Chairman http://www.parenta.com/2011/10/07/parents-unaware-childcare-vouchers/#comment-44961 The Chairman Tue, 17 Jan 2012 10:27:24 +0000 http://www.parenta.com/?p=5269#comment-44961 Why has the £243.00 amount not seen any increase over the last 10 years ? Parents no longer receive the value they once did. Why has the £243.00 amount not seen any increase over the last 10 years ? Parents no longer receive the value they once did.

]]> Comment on What makes an award-winning nursery manager? Part 1 by What makes an award-winning nursery manager? Part 2 | The Parenta Group http://www.parenta.com/2012/01/05/award-winning-nursery-manager-part-1/#comment-44436 What makes an award-winning nursery manager? Part 2 | The Parenta Group Fri, 13 Jan 2012 10:43:07 +0000 http://www.parenta.com/?p=5511#comment-44436 [...] Company News « What makes an award-winning nursery manager? Part 1 [...] [...] Company News « What makes an award-winning nursery manager? Part 1 [...]

]]> Comment on What makes an award-winning nursery manager? Part 1 by L Brown http://www.parenta.com/2012/01/05/award-winning-nursery-manager-part-1/#comment-43923 L Brown Tue, 10 Jan 2012 12:09:27 +0000 http://www.parenta.com/?p=5511#comment-43923 We are about to open a new nursery in the south in a village setting, what would you say is the most important thing for the manager to consider or do ? We are about to open a new nursery in the south in a village setting, what would you say is the most important thing for the manager to consider or do ?

]]> Comment on Have you been fairly marked by Ofsted? by Jack Luxford http://www.parenta.com/2011/09/19/fairly-treated-ofsted-inspection/#comment-43428 Jack Luxford Fri, 06 Jan 2012 23:30:46 +0000 http://www.parenta.com/?p=5175#comment-43428 We had a surprise inspection on Christmas party day. We were closed and in the process of the Christmas party, complete with Santa, tons of food, party games and carols. The inspector was informed that we were closed and that a party was in progress but she said 'I'm here now so I'll have to carry on'. We (the committee) had removed the policies for reviewing over the Christmas holiday, along with other paperwork, there was an old lot of policies which she decided to look through. To cut a long story short, she ripped us to shreds and we only just scraped through with a 'satisfactory'. We were pulled up on not providing healthy food for snacks.. on a party that parents had provided food for. No multi cultural resources.. these were all packed away to make room for the party. The annual risk assessment was in the Health & Safety folder that had been removed for updating, that cost us dearly. Apparently we don't engage with parents.. despite there being 18 parents of 23 families there at that time and involving them in all activities on a regular basis. My Playleader was asked if one of the parents who was helping with the laying of the tables etc, 'has she been CRB'd?'.. Of course not, it was a private party and NOT a Pre-School day. Our report was rubbish to look at, every single thing was a grade three - absolutely appalling. I have written a strongly worded complaint, to which I am still waiting for a response from the agency that carried out the inspection and I am in the process of appealing to OFSTED about their decisions. OFSTED strike fear into most groups I know but I for one am not going to allow my pre-school and staff to be treated in this manner.. We had a surprise inspection on Christmas party day. We were closed and in the process of the Christmas party, complete with Santa, tons of food, party games and carols.
The inspector was informed that we were closed and that a party was in progress but she said ‘I’m here now so I’ll have to carry on’. We (the committee) had removed the policies for reviewing over the Christmas holiday, along with other paperwork, there was an old lot of policies which she decided to look through. To cut a long story short, she ripped us to shreds and we only just scraped through with a ‘satisfactory’.
We were pulled up on not providing healthy food for snacks.. on a party that parents had provided food for. No multi cultural resources.. these were all packed away to make room for the party. The annual risk assessment was in the Health & Safety folder that had been removed for updating, that cost us dearly. Apparently we don’t engage with parents.. despite there being 18 parents of 23 families there at that time and involving them in all activities on a regular basis. My Playleader was asked if one of the parents who was helping with the laying of the tables etc, ‘has she been CRB’d?’.. Of course not, it was a private party and NOT a Pre-School day.
Our report was rubbish to look at, every single thing was a grade three – absolutely appalling.
I have written a strongly worded complaint, to which I am still waiting for a response from the agency that carried out the inspection and I am in the process of appealing to OFSTED about their decisions.
OFSTED strike fear into most groups I know but I for one am not going to allow my pre-school and staff to be treated in this manner..

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