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Heber still exists and has become extremely popular.

Thanks Mellors. A lot has obviously been going on, it is a shame.

Elfy, If you send me a private message with your email address I will add you to the parents' email list (am just using the list of parents from the Dulwich branch that the parents reps normally used) and forward you our emails about what we have found out so far. We are seeking a meeting with the directors of the company. We don't have any contact details for parents using the Forest Hill branch at this stage. Really hope it can be sorted out. The premises would need to be suitable, safe, well-located etc. It is a tall order. The latest position re Ofsted registration is that they are OK for now, unless Ofsted decide otherwise upon investigation. Obviously things like going into administration and changing premises will need to be looked into. Another issue is deposits, since these were made to the company that went into liquidation.

No, Elfy, they are not being up-front. The Companies House website details "Bojangles Nursery School Limited" (company number 03637045) as being in liquidation. They are in a Voluntary Creditors Liquidation. The administrator is Mirza Hasan Imam, Curzon House, 64 Clifton Street, London EC2A 4HB. It was wound up and the administrator appointed 22 June 2009. The new company is called FingerPrints (Dulwich) Limited (company number 06887467). It was incorporated an April and the Director is Sonia Adams. Details are on the companies house website: http://wck2.companieshouse.gov.uk/d7a324b3db4cdc2c9a5459df38ad9501/wcprodorder?ft=1 I have ordered additional information from that website. The new company, Fingerprints, is NOT registered with Ofsted. All registered childcare providers are listed on the Ofsted website: Bojangles Limited is there (but no longer exists), but not Fingerprints. Ofsted have advised that all new companies providing childcare - including those previously providing care under another organisation - are legally required to register with Ofsted. This can take up to 25 weeks while Ofsted does checks. Ofsted registration does not just carry over to the new company. The Ofsted number that the management are quoting (107432) is the number for Bojangles as was, not Fingerprints. Fingerprints is not registered. Ofsted will be investigating. This is very worrying.

For anyone with children at Bojangles (0208 6032076) at the New Life Assembly Church (0208 6936398), there is a notice on the nursery door saying that they are booting out Bojangles from the premises in two weeks time. Apparently the company went into administration recently, though they did not tell parents this! The staff said to my husband that Southwark Council are looking for new premises in Peckham or Nunhead.

For anyone with children at Bojangles (0208 6032076) at the New Life Assembly Church (0208 6936398), there is a notice on the nursery door saying that they are booting out Bojangles from the premises in two weeks time! Apparently the company went into administration recently, though they did not tell parents this! The staff said to my husband that Southwark Council are looking for new premises in Peckham or Nunhead.

Wish we had a king-sized bed! Our daughter likes to sleep horizontally with her feet in our faces.

Good luck with the venture!

Update needed please! V.brave to speak to her.......... Maybe he's bottled it, or maybe the lovely lady is on holiday. Don't hassle Monica though, crushes are harmless and best for husbands not to know!

Looking at OECD data, health spending relative GDP is far, far higher in America than anywhere else in the world. Our system is relatively cheap, even with the additional funding by the current government.

I was always terrified of adventure playgrounds and still find the normal playground really scary - trips with my daredevil toddler are a big stress for me! I prefer bouncy castles. But sounds a bit rubbish about the Rye.

That's great Fuschia, did you find out anything useful? Toast - I wasn't suggesting that Southwark would have different admissions policies, it's just that information is always useful and Southwark don't seem to publish it.

It seems like a nightmare. We are thinking of moving too, probably will have to leave East Dulwich as houses are so pricey, having to think about both schools and childcare for any potential area that we may move to is a nightmare!

There are SO many toddlers in Dulwich, 2004 can't have been a one-off baby boom year! Some councils (e.g. Kingston) seem to publish a lot more information about admissions than Southwark, e.g. about the furthest distance from the school of the children admitted, number of applicants to each school vs the number of places. (http://www.kingston.gov.uk/browse/education/schools/school_admissions.htm (see "primary school admissions booklet 2009", which has lots of information) It might be worth someone doing a freedom of information request to Southwark to get similar information.

Advantages of having her near work would seem to be that you could spend more time at the start and end of day with her; and having more choice of nurseries. If she is ill the nursery will want you to take her straight home: you will be able to get to her slightly quicker than with a nursery in Dulwich(though with the stress of travelling home from central London with an ill baby). In practice, you probably wouldn't pop into see her during the day that often - when we've done this with our daughter, e.g. for events involving parents, it seems to unsettle her. I had a real dilemma about nursery, but now quite like knowing that our daughter (16 months) is in a nursery near to home. Selfishly, I see the journey to and from work as time for myself, I walk part of the way, get coffee, listen to music etc. When she's been ill it's been easy enough to come back, pick her up and take her to the doctors (near the nursery), and they have always looked after her well until we could get there. When my partner drops her off in the morning it's breakfast time, so she dives straight in, and at the end of the working day it's nice to arrive in Dulwich and collect her, she is normally happily playing. Good luck in finding the right solution for you.

We had one, really liked it. Was great for nipping in and out of the shops and cafes on Lordship Lane, not too bulky. Seemed fairly comfy for the baby (bigger wheels are even comfier, but too bulky and heavy). She used to sleep fine in it. We have a flat and hardly any storage space and it folded up smaller than other prams. But it is narrow, and our daughter seemed cramped in it at a year old. We switched to a stroller. A couple of things went wrong with it in the year of guarantee (rain cover ripped and, more seriously, the brake stopped working) - luckily our retailer (Ladybugs in Stockport) were excellent.

Great news! All the best. Hot curry worked for me!

Think Asset's route is best for Trafalgar Square, bus too unpredictable. SophieSofa, that sounds like a nightmare! Getting anywhere in West London from ED is a nightmare.

We had her in our room for ages as the nursery wasn't ready (we'd had lots of work done on our flat), also had a rocking chair which was nice. Some co-sleeping. Enjoyed it. No probs moving her to the nursery at 7 months or so. But she has always been a terrible sleeper, still doesn't sleep through at over 16 months. I take the view that it's just how she is and have taken the line of least resistance, so we have a double bed in the nursery! She goes off to sleep in her cot and at some point in the night, sometimes as late as 4 or 5 but often earlier, one of us brings her into the bed and stays with her, the other one gets a full night. When we go away for weekends etc. we just co-sleep and she sleeps through. Before she was born I thought that I should do all the nights as my partner worked full-time, would be the main breadwinner etc. so he needed the rest, but I REALLY regretted it! Did not realise just how hard and relentless it would be. In the first year I was always exhausted, to the point where I became ill. Felt like a different person in every way. Also had some dangerous incidents when at home with her in the daytime, e.g. falling asleep on the nursery floor one afternoon and she crawled off up the stairs (found her snoozing up there), spilling hot water, carrying stuff up and down stairs and falling while holding her, nearly walking in front of cars, buses, making bad decisions, etc. etc. Luckily it was all OK, but made me realise that something had to change. My partner now does a couple of nights a week to give me a break and I feel much better. I realised that even if I was at home - in fact even more so - I needed to get enough rest to be in a fit state to look after our daughter and myself. Now I'm back at work I actually find the days when I'm tired much, much easier at work than the ones at home with a lively toddler. Also, reckon it is good for partners to do nights sometimes. Mine would say things like "why isn't she sleeping through yet?" and "why don't we do X, Y, Z", which I took as personal criticism, and I began to really resent him when he was fast asleep in the middle of the night and I was up again! Feels more of a team now and we can laugh about it (mostly).And she settles better for him than she did when it was always me. Good luck, hope yours sleeps well!

Postnatal pilates DVD, can do it anytime, anywhere. Or Davina post-natal workout, v.good.

We got the Cherry Tree Cottage and it's sweet, but it has a weird tree thing that is a bit pointless! It has been smashed around a fair bit and is surviving OK.

Thank you very much everyone, this is really good, not sure where we'll go but have lots of ideas, great! It's making me look forward to it even more.....

I had a similar situation to alethea and got a bit of a shock when in labour! People who haven't had them do sometimes assume that C-sections are v.easy to get over, it is all the celebs having them done with tummy tucks at the same time (wish I could've had this, still have a jelly belly. Maybe some liposuction too! Problems more due to cake than pregnancy though! I am now doing many abdominal exercises, urgh). A friend said to me after her (natural, straightforward birth) "of course, it was much easier for you, you had a C-section", grrrr! Personally I found the recovery quite hard, but got there gradually. It freaked me out to feel weak, achy etc. It helped to get a changing stand and move stuff higher up, as bending down was difficult for a while. My husband had to change all the nappies for the first two weeks as we were using the floor at that point - the experience was good for him!

Bojangles - Upland Road Gumboots - Darrell Road

Hello again Heidi Hi. With my C-section, we were given the option of the baby being given to me immediately, but decided that my husband should be with her initially, while they sewed me up etc. This worked well for us - I was high as a kite, and felt reassurred and happy to know that the baby was with my husband. I could hear them together. He absolutely loved spending time with her right away and getting her cleaned up etc. It was a special thing for him that he will always remember. Time passed really fast and he brought our daughter over to me . I wore my gown with the opening at the front for easy skin-to-skin access. To be honest though I was still out-of-it and couldn't really take it in! We didn't work out feeding rightaway, but it was lovely to cuddle. As others have said, the "first moment" can happen at any time - for me it was the morning after the birth when (after hours of screaming down the postnatal ward and falling into an exhausted sleep) my daughter opened her eyes and just stared at me. Amazing! Whatever kind of birth you have, don't be afraid to press the buzzer and ask for / demand help during the night - I didn't do this and really struggled. It's OK in the day as your partner can be there, but at night they are kicked out. Good wishes.