This thread scared me!!!!!!!! Arrgghhh!!!!
it's old!!!!!!
And I thought all this had started up again!! PHEW!!!!
i had never heard anything about this and nearly keeled over from shock
thanks for telling me its all fine and the reception kids are classed as over 5's
Yes they could - but - last year they sent e-mails to people on here confirming that it is as it always was and once children attend school then they were classed as rising 5's all the time but we had to do EYFS with them until the end of reception. - That is fine by me - cause there is not much you can do with a 4 year old in an hour or so after school buy the time you get home and have snack then the child may need to chill out and then its almost time to go home - for obs just record their preferences and if they said or did anything remarkable - its late in the day for them and its their time to do what they want - within reason ie free play.
The only advantage I have this year is that even if the one reception aged child I have does come in the hols then I still won't go over because I still am not full until Sept - and next year the child I may have starting in sept who will be going into reception will probably not attend in the hols - I have her8 year old sister and she doesn't come in the hols so I presume that the same will follow for the younger one although they do want me to have them more days now that the younger one is starting school.
I think they have a blasted cheek messing everyone around like his its not fair - we are jumping through every hoop they present us with and we all have purchased lots of extra stuff etc etc but they do not give us a penny in grants that they have given to nurseries and preschools so its just not one bit fair. Will after school clubs suffer and have to take on extra staff and do EYFS stuff with the kiddies when they are there in the hols - I bet not!!! - Wey Hey its just the poor old childminders again.
Celest
surely if this is still under consultation, then we can continue until they officially tell us otherwise!?
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