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If you are a parent/carer who's going to be using parks a lot over a long period then I would say enjoy having such a great variety of parks. Also, maybe save a couple for a year or so's time for a bit of a change when you might start wanting something a bit different.

Just having an investigate of the red and green routes map. I think you could do it for free by going peckham rye to Surrey quays on the green route then get jubilee to London bridge. I had no idea 5 was a threshold for paying so thanks for starting the thread.

Thanks for saying so eloquently what I was thinking Buggie. People being cut off and told not to post different views feels very uncomfortable to me, in what, for me, is usually a warm, familiar and interesting place to chat and debate.

Our school sent out details in a letter last week. Any chance yours could be lost at the bottom of a book bag?

Yes i think pygamas go down well. My daughter went in pygamas to nursery (poss red nose day can't remember) and she still talks about it 2 years later! She has told her 2yo brother on a number of occasions that one day he will go to nursery in his PJs :-)

Our school did a hat/headdress dress up and I was really relieved when I heard.

That's interesting Guardian. If you don't mind me asking, what proportion of the fees do you end up paying if your child gets a scholarship?

If she has a normal adult single you could just get any design you like from the adult selection maybe. Our daughter has a nice flowery (not pink) one and 2 more childish ones (m&s I think) which are Mr Men and an owl design.

I recently walked by Bessemer school and there was an add on the fence for their own Easter and summer holiday clubs. It wasn't clear whether it was just for Bessemer pupils or not so could be worth a call.

Can you put it in forward facing instead so his legs can dangle? If yes then as long as he's within the weight limit then should be ok, as you say having the head below the top is most important.

We have one of each and they each have pros and cons. The push fit one on our kitchen is great because it pushes closed, so I can slam it shut with my foot whilst walking out the kitchen with a tray of food. On the down side it's painful to walk into the side of it with your hip or stubb your toe on the bottom bar. The screw in one on the bathroom is good as it doesn't have those sticky outy bits and can be lifted off when you don't need it. On the down side it must be lifted to be shut (although I can just about do that with one foot if pushed) and when it's open the open end really sticks out scarily at toddler eye level!

You either will or you won't. So 50%, get it?

The pharmacy near the co-op on forest hill Rd may have them, I used to get mine there a few years ago.

Last year for our Southwark online app we didn't have to attach anything. Once a place was offered the school asked for proof of address.

You could spend some time getting as ready as possible to be able to still do things with your older one when your new child is getting mobile and curious. I am playing catch up (ages 4 and 2) and wish I had a high up cupboard for older child's craft stuff which mustn't be wripped to pieces and am trying, with very limited time and brain resources, to think of how I could create a space for her to use them in without interference (small flat).

In a very soggy playground by one o clock club/cafe.

They had some nice ones 2 nights ago. They were in the first aisle.

Your little boy sounds like he is doing fantastically, congratulations. Please don't believe or perpetuate the myth, however, that being later to meet milestones or gain skills has anything to do with laziness.

MrBen Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > There were some cool elderly bearded people > playing a weird english folk/sea shanty music. > They were really good but struggled to get the > mainly white, affluent middle class crowd to get > dancing Well, it was fun joining in with the dancing (at last I discover the true advantage of being stoney broke!)

Great, thanks for all the ideas folks. Last year she went to a school nursery where leggings were allowed (much more sensible!) I think I'll try m and s plus something to hold them up.

Does such a thing exist? My 4 yr old's Tesco ones are dreadful. I'm researching m and s ones but the reviews are totally mixed.

I found that on the 63 at rush hour people were determined to look down into their laps, so didn't see either my bump or badge. It was the winter so I was also wearing big coats which didn't help with showing off bump in an obvious way. In the end I decided to take a deep breath and get ready to ask loudly for a seat each time I got on the bus.

Carbonara Wrote: -------- > As you are not a member of any religious > congregation your chances of getting a place in a > faith school in ED are nil St Johns and St Clements CofE takes about half and half church places and local/distance based places. The 2 catholic schools, Cabrini and St Anthony's, take (as I understand it) Catholics until they are all accounted for then give distance places if there are any left. I think Cabrini has had some available in the last couple of years.

I've just seen the first episode so far but we thought the same. Quite down to earth and realistic nanny ideas and parents One thing we have actually tried, not because of a problem but because we just thought what a good idea, is to let the children put their own food o their plates, so they choose their own portion size. Interestingly daughter took much more than we usually give her and ate it all! (The future of our food bills is not looking good, especially with a sub 2 yr old son who can get through 3 weetabix for breakfast!!).

I don't know if they have spaces, but I would definitely recommend Goodrich School Nursery. Our daughter was there last year and it was lovely. They do the currently recommended "free play" thing really well, each day setting up the play areas differently to fire the children's imaginations. It was also clear that the teachers talk to the children, get to know them and encourage them as individuals.