Originally Posted by keetah992000 (Post 619956)

if children are polish/asian/arabic or basically do not speak english a a first language at home than english is classed as a additional language -i suppose that this is one plus if they are being supported as it is often hard for children for whom english isnt a first language to settle at a nursery .

I dont know what to think about this report - it doesnt sound as if the actions are maliciously being done - it looks like a nursery that has been opened without proper planning and perhaps too many children were enrolled at the start leaving not much time for planning and adjustment
I remember thinking i was seeing things when i saw this place on warner street as it does seem an odd place for a nursery.

Perhaps the owner thought it was a good place for a start up and were planning to move to bigger premises - what seems good on paper doesnt always work out in reality.
Good luck to them lets hope they are working hard to put things right. x

Originally Posted by polly (Post 620305)

...with English as an additional language (interesting that they use the word additional not second)...

Originally Posted by polly (Post 620305)

I got a different impression. I wonder how many of the staff are young and with minimum qualifications.
I also wonder how children with English as an additional language (interesting that they use the word additional not second) are supported. There are a number of implications here but I do not think we should pursue them without further knowledge

Originally Posted by Stanleymad (Post 620334)

Polly is quite right the staff are young well the ones i came into contact whom were working there were, tho would probably be on day release at college or recently qualified i presume & would be CRB checked by law.

Originally Posted by emamum23 (Post 620336)

Staff have to be fully qualified.. students are crb checked.

Originally Posted by MargaretR (Post 620344)

In the late 60s my son went to an LCC nursery.
Then they were for use by working mums, and not the haven for abused/neglected children, which they later became.
I do not know whether they still operate.
The 'qualification' for working in them was a 2 year full time training college course in Nursery Nursing.
It appears that standards have slipped a lot since then.