princeps

Just adding my point of view: Asquith nursery (sorry, Dulwich Day Nursery, maybe other Asquith places are better) is the most annoying childcare place I have ever been to (I have seen a lot of them). I almost sent there my 2 year old son. After my settling-in session I was very disappointed: I didn't see enough toys for children, lots of them were broken, some of them were too heavy for toddlers (I witnessed the situation when a boy nearly hit other child because the wooden block made him loose his balance), I saw a CD player with cable hanging down across the wall and a little boy pulling it while nobody was there to watch out for him. There were empty cardboard boxes all over the place (why?), very dodgy smell in the hall, and the place looked so average so you didn't feel you get value for excessive money you pay! Another thing that comes in my mind: the walls are scruffy, there is no decoration on them, nothing there to encourage learning. All that I saw in just 2 hours After we decided that we didn't want to send our son to Asquith, the staff turned out to be rude, calling me a liar (not directly but by the comments they made). I understand that it's difficult to run a nursery, but there is no explanation to lack of basic safety and politeness.