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On Nutfield Road. Has distinguishing marks. PM me if it's yours

This sounds great. I'd like to bring my 3 year old but what is there for the under ones?

What about family style games?

Board games a la hoses and ladders

Hungry Hippos

Pirate pop up game

We were at Bessemer today for an open morning and the head teacher confirmed that the new site is due to start next summer and yes they are going to a permanent 3 class intake

Are all the children of similar age? We've had one child in a nanny share with 2 older children and have always split the costs 50/50 as the other boys were of school age so our child had one on one care for a large percentage of the time. Also do you share the hosting, again the other family have always hosted and by default our child ends up eating their a lot of the time which we don't pay any extra for. Not really helping you with answers but just offering food for thought on alternatives!

Just used Lee from http://www.francis-stone.com/stone/index.htm

Brilliant. Fast. To the point. Creative with his thinking.

Hi everyone, donated some bits and pieces on Monday and Nancy mentioned they were in desperate need of buggies and mens clothes

Sorry to hijack your thread but does anyone have any comments on the benefits of buying a single bed over say a cabin bed with storage - what age do they grow out of a cabin bed and will we end up buying yet another bed at the age of 10...!

Just that I've seen a fab cabin bed with funky storage but can't decide if we're wasting our money

Not much help to you but just to say I went through 2 generic footmuffs before finally buying the Bee one as nothing but theirs seemed to fit correctly. Have sold already so sorry can't help on that front but hopefully you can pick one up on here or ebay as are really well made and tend to last. Good luck!

Thanks folks. Yep, hopefully get in to DVIS but wasn't sure we could only put the one school on the form?! 😄

Due to a delayed relocation we're now looking at school options for a September 2014 start date. Obvious choice of the village infants school is top of the list but can anyone advise on what other state schools we would / should be looking at? Many thanks

Our boy has been there for just over a year and have nothing but praise for them. Kind, caring, great interaction with the children, lovely outdoor space, have recently introduced hot lunches and longer hours for those that need it. Feel free to PM me with specific questions.

Hi, looking for recommendations for cost effective yet good carpet fitters / suppliers. Thanks

I can highly recommend our nanny. We're parting company at Christmas, initially because we're leaving the area but also because our boy needs to start building up hours at pre school before starting school in September 2014. She's going travelling in January for 6 weeks but will be available after that. If the dates work for you then very happy to pass on full details.

Came across this which has some great tips to encourage them to speak about their day

http://www.positiveparentingconnection.net/positive_parenting_25questions_school/

Thanks so much kemurf and mynamehere

Second all positive responses re doing a course. We did ours with Katherine Graves https://www.thehypnobirthingcentre.co.uk

Feel free to PM with any other questions

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http://www.dulwichoaks.co.uk does half days but 2 plus only

Or Push Studios, don't know about times but they have a few

We're considering buying a property that'll need completely renovating and wondered if anyone could recommend an architect.

Slight catch is that it's in Surrey rather than East Dulwich but want the sensibilities of the kind of properties we're used to seeing round here.

On the other hand if anyone's moved to the Horsley area and could recommend a local person then we'd be keen to look at that too.

Thanks

Fantastic, thanks

Can someone send me the contact details for this class, thanks

No tips but thought this was a beautiful way to express how he was feeling...

http://www.stevewiens.com/2013/09/03/to-isaac-on-your-first-day-of-first-grade/

Hi, my son started last September (2.9 years) and has had a wonderful time. He had an initial blip about not wanting to be dropped off but that was due to his personality rather than anything to do with the pre school. I've found the staff to be wonderful and caring and so far no staff have left so great continuity for him. They have helped my son to grow in confidence and I would have no problems recommending them.