Advice required please :-)

Advice required please :-)

by: emma_m - 12-02-06 12:11

hi, i have worked in 2 day nurseries, and in both of them we have used the main rooms as sleep rooms. where i work at the moment, the children sleep in the baby room, (babies and children from the nursery room who need a sleep) and the children who are not having a sleep in the baby room at that time are taken through to the nursery room with a member of staff. this seems to work for us as all the children, other than the young babies, sleep at the same time, usually just after lunch. hope this helps.
emma xx

by: bethan3004

Thank you Emma.
By now I've thought of another question, (sorry guys!) Parking, there is no parking but there is space on the street nearby and a shared alley where 3 members of staff could park. Will this be ok? Any comments?
Thanks

Advice required please :-) - 12-02-06 15:37

by: hillika

Hi Bethan,
Again your parking would depend on your local planning department. You haven't said what the premises are being used for at the moment. You will propably find that you will still have to apply for change of use, different premises have different planning codes, this may not be the case in Wales, if so, all the better for you. Call the planning office and speak to the duty planning officer and ask all the questions you can think of but what ever you do, dont buy the place untill you know exactly what you need. The planning will get the transport department involved with regards to highway safety and they will tell you what they require you to have. Sometimes we find premises that would be ideal for childcare but the authorities that we have to please don't see it our way.
Keep at it!!

Advice required please :-) - 13-02-06 21:54

by: bethan3004

Hi'hillika'
Please could you e-mail me and then I could tell you more information - don't wnat to give too much away incase someone else steals the place!
Also can anone name a supplier for kiddy sized toilets - would need to convert an utility room (keep the other one for laundry room) - builder reckons around £20,000 for all of that!
Saw a business adviser today who reckons I could get some EU funding. Keeping my fingers crossed!

Advice required please :-) - 14-02-06 16:03

by: hillika

Hi Bethan
Have emailed you, if you don't get it let me know through the site

Advice required please :-) - 15-02-06 12:35

by: newsetting

Hi bethan,

Firstly-GOOD LUCK! With reference to your queries I seem to have had a different experience than the others did. I had a building in mind prior to setting up my first nursery which sounds quiet similar to yours. The baby room would have had to been on the first floor. The Early Years Advisor who visited told me that this was far from ideal and that the fire officer would have an issue with it. When the fire officer visited I was told that I would need to put in an external emergency fire exit, as one exit was not enough-even with the in depth fire procedure. It may depend on who inspects you but it would be worth bearing in mind!

Advice required please :-) - 15-02-06 17:01

by: bethan3004

Thanks for your comments newsetting. Can I ask did you look into the cost of installing an external fire escape? Even if I was told that I didn't need one I'd be happier having one 'just to be safe'. Cheers