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Hi I advertised for someone to pick up my 4yr old two days a week and recieved no response, do many other parents do this? Am thinking the 2-3 hrs a week might not be worth a child minders while. In which case can anyone advise how to fill this gap. Would au pairs consider this for extra pocket money do you think? Am interested to hear how others find help for just a few hours s week ? Thanks (nursery is villa but we live in ED)

Winter wonderland in Hyde park has a free Santa that gives a free toy,he's pretty good too, so are his elfs. it gets horribly busy at weekends and eves so we took day off work and went at 10am on a weekday morning and it was empty . The rides are expensive though, even for toddlers, but it was a really fun morning. not exactly local though.

A guy called nick at the dulwich therapy rooms was brill, but been at least two years since I been so not sure if he is still there. There was another chap there that did it who was also good, but not as good as nick.

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What age are your kids? Mine just turned two and worried she too young?

My little one us at Waveney rd and loves it, and we love the staff that care for her

Just came back from lovely hour there, can recommend for kids who may be bored on a soggy Sunday.

Brockwell park and fountains were on when we visited on sunday

Did you ever manage to find a natural solution?

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He was in our street on Friday, called me lots of names when I declined. I actually thought he had Tourettes as his insults were a bit odd

I can second Julie too, she's had my little one since the summer. She's fab.

The Hyde park one in winter wonderland is great, and same price as the others. Though you will come back poorer if you go there with a 7 year

I really didn't know this. Thanks v helpful, I haven't read Highway Code for twenty years!

I started looking 3-4 months before I went back to work. I found a lovely minder called Julie who lives in a lovely house on tyrell road, I saw someone else on this forum called Yasmina has also recommended her. Julie doesn't use the Internet, so best way to contact her is by phone 07943549721. Good luck. It's so hard leaving them, would recommend doing a prolonged settling in. I left my daughter with Julie for 2 hours a day twice a week for a whole month before I went back and she settled fine when it came to longer days and napping.

Wed afternoons 1.30-3 at ivydale children's centre (part if ivydale school in Nunhead) has a lovely group which is mainly babies under 1.

Agree, super staff too

Have you tried the one in goose green church hall? They only take 2plus, but had shorter days, finishing at 3 I think?

There was a great one at rosendale children's centre on weds between 10-12, it's run by a midwife, she was excellent, think its called the milk spot! have a google, the centre is on rosendale rd SE21 8lr

So what did he say he wanted when you opened the door? And what reason did he give for returning later?

Mclaren quest fits through tube barriers and folds easy , best thing I ever bought

Hello, can you tell me what agency you use and if you are happy with their service? Thanks

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