leapfrog employees

leapfrog employees

by: jakevin - 27-12-05 16:02

Has anything changed over the last few months to the people that have put comments on this website. Has it got any better, has there been positive changes. If not why not and what can you do about it.

by: Stephy

Does not sound like things have changed to me i left mid october after about 2 years at leapfrog and i can honestly say it was the best thing for me, i am in a lower position with more money and in a job i love this is the reason i trained.
You need to do what is best for you guyfawkes you will know deep down if it is right.
Good luck and i hope you find an employer who appreciates you and the dedication you have to childcare. Keep us posted
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leapfrog employees - 27-12-05 22:05

by: newsetting

oh dear its such a shame that managers allow dedicated staff like you to become so disillusioned!
I have a fairly small nursery with just twelve employees and i understand that it is so fundamentally important for the staff to feel valued at all times. If it wasnt for my staff, then my business would not succeed. My businesses reputation is built on the back of my staff base and the fact that parents are happy to leave their children with them. I have very little to do with the reputation of my business and I know that!!! I appreciate everything that my staff do for me and find it totally unacceptable to come across a setting that does not value its workforce. I believe that giving respect to my workforce earns me respect from them in return.

Guyfawkes, i think you have made the right choice. I have no personal experience of leapfrog, but from what has been said on this forum-im glad i have no experience of them!!! best wishes for the new year and please keep us informed of your progress!!

leapfrog employees - 27-12-05 22:57

by: Stephy

Newsetting i bet you are a wonderful boss to work for and i have never met you i am basing this on your comments, you obviousley value your staff and appreciate them what we need are more settings like yours

leapfrog employees - 28-12-05 23:56

by: guyfawkes

hi newsetting
you sound wonderful to work for, its a pity leapfrog arent like you, they just want profit over everything else regardless of how staff, parents and children feel

leapfrog employees - 29-12-05 19:59

by: guyfawkes

these 3 days back to work are a complete waste of time, how can a company justify opening a nursery for under 10 children and have to staff it.
surely it would have been more cost effective to shut until the new year and give the parents a weeks money back.
my nursery is basically a dumping ground for parents who want peace and quiet from their children, because nearly all the parents said they would be at home if they were needed. i have enjoyed spending xmas with my children and would like to spend more time with them than i do at the moment.

leapfrog employees - 30-12-05 08:48

by: Kraftykook

There will never be any changes within the Leapfrog Nurseries when the company management put profits before the childrens welfare and the staff.

I have never worked for a company who will wave goodbye to experiance/qualified staff rather than fight to hold on to them.

Christmas was a fine example of what Leapfrog think of their staff,which I would think left most of us in no doubt at all.

To guyfawkes if the food being served is "crap" that is down to management because we all have the same budget to spend as each other and I do very well with mine.Get rid of these so called "cooks" and employ staff who can do the job!!

leapfrog employees - 30-12-05 14:19

by: scarlett

happy christmas everyone, havent been on here for a while, been busy running my nursery. things dont change do they? i manage my team and nursery to my very high standards, i went into this business to offer a high quality service to children and their parents. i treat my staff with respect, we work as a team, you must treat people as you would wish to be treated your self. it boils down to experience and educational levels of the management. young girls who have been promoted to mangement without the relevant experience have no idea on how to run a business or speak to staff. in this industry it is difficult to recruit intelligent, experienced managers because at the end of the day, the pay is not good enough. all my staff are paid the highest rates in the area, they have the most holidays in the area, have time off in lieu for meetings, got a good xmas bonus, and are treated with respect. new and existing customers use my nursery because of the way i run it and because of the staff i employ. bad managers wake up and smell the coffee.
you have a happy workforce you have a happy and successful business.
happy new year to all nursry and childcare workers. we love our jobs!

leapfrog employees - 31-12-05 00:54

by: guyfawkes

you dont have any jobs going do you scarlett?
it would be so nice to work as a team and treated with respect, i cant ever see it happening while leapfrog exist!!!
i have a friend in another leapfrog nursery and they employ a male worker in the preschool room. he is very experienced in childcare, the children and parents all get on very well with him.
He is thinking of leaving and it would be a real loss to the nursery if he went elsewhere but it would be someone elses gain.

leapfrog employees - 01-01-06 14:46

by: joshuajones

It is a sad reflection on leapfrog that even after all the comments on this website, and the instruction from head office for staff to be quiet on this site, that things do not seem to have changed. However, Leapfrogs attitude to staff is not unusual to corporate day care, the other big companies are the same. Good experienced staff are expensive, and at the end of the day no one is indispensible. Let expensive staff go and they can be replaced with inexperienced cheap staff, which increases profit margins. The only people that suffer then are children and parents, as they get a sub standard service, but hey who cares as long as profits are up. Bring back small independant nurseries who value their staff and treat them with the respect they deserve. But the big corporations will continue to thrive as long as we continue to work for them, we have no say in terms and conditions other than using our feet to walk out, but behind everyone that leaves there are dozens of unqualified people willing to train in poorly equipped nurseries, so the large corporations will always win. Stick to your guns girls and find small independant nurseries, local authority nurseries, hospitals etc all who value their staff for what they do and who they are, not how much money they can make.

leapfrog employees - 02-01-06 00:18

by: guyfawkes

why should leapfrog staff be told to be quiet on this website?
its a free country and everyone is entitled to their opinion, if head office dont like the comments written about their 'fantastic' (joke) nurseries then they should look into why so many staff are fed up and want to leave and do something about the issues raised, rather than telling staff to be quiet!!!

leapfrog employees - 02-01-06 19:54

by: hillika

hi eveyone,
I don't know much about leapfrog nurseries or even where they are based by the sounds of thing I'm lucky not to know. I feel very sad for all the staff who work for this company and are treated just as a number. I don't think that leapfrog will ever get their head round the fact that the most valuable resourse of any nursery is their staff. Without staff that can provide a strong support system for their colleagues and their employer the nursery may well not exsist.
My setting is not large and I do not make a vast profit. It's there because I am doing something that I take great pride in, in supporting the families that use my service and supporting my staff. I am a firm believer in, to get, you have to give.
All my staff can talk to me about anything, what they have to say is valued and any input that is offered from them is discussed as a team. There will never be a time when what anyone has to say will simply be dismissed.
By treating my staff in this manner I can rely on them to be loyal, trustworthy and most of all come to work every day. Life is hard enough why make it harded. But can I just add that my staff also understand that I am not a pushover and know their boundaries.
I offer my staff, lunch every day with the children so that when it is their break time, the whole of their break is theirs, incentives on a 6 monthly basis for completed paperwork. timekeeping and creativity. They also each have their birthday off and once a year are taken to a healthfarm for a weekend.
But most importantly I will say thank you to each of them at the end of the day.

Some may find this extreme but I never have the need to call upon agency staff which saves me a fortune and I know that when Ofsted come around, that I have complete faith in my staff in that they know what is expected of them.
Being good to your staff does not cost the earth but I can ensure you that the benefits are enormous.

I hope that you all have a better year this year. Be where you are valued not where you are ignored.

leapfrog employees - 03-01-06 00:27

by: guyfawkes

hi hillika
you must have contented, happy, loyal workforce who enjoy working for you.
this isnt the case with leapfrog who just dont care and we are not supposed to post on here on head office orders, ( have they ever heard of freedom of speech!!!!)
a male worker in a nursery is fantastic for the children, parents and other staff, yet where my friend works their male nursery nurse is thinking of leaving because he is fed up with company crap. he has many years experience in childcare and will definately go on to a much better career and some lucky nursery will recognise that and it will be their gain.
there is no point in dreading going to work, if you have a job you like and work for a good company then work is fun and enjoyable.

leapfrog employees - 03-01-06 00:52

by: guyfawkes

oh well a new year, same old crap we will all have to endure unless we are lucky enough to find another job.
another year of the managers favourites doing bugger all and leaving the nursery as soon as their room children have gone home despite them being on the stay late list.
well this year is going to be different, i am going to cause such a bloody fuss and make a note of everything that shouldnt be happening in the nursery, and report it to the area manager.
enough is enough!!

leapfrog employees - 03-01-06 14:08

by: Stephy

Part of me wants to laugh part of me wants to cry that all these problems continue.
I left leapfrog in october and was told it was all going to change.
I have been informed by my friends that still work there i am often talked about and as a trouble maker and liar, by this i assume they are refering to when i questioned inadequate supplies and asked for answers to minor things which turned out to be major problems. I was also told to keep quiet from the top personally and through the email everyone recieved.
Your are all better off looking for new jobs if you are unhappy. Life is to short to hate your job, if you are happy in your nursery well done and keep it up it is only the staff in the rooms that make these nurseries sucessful and that was my biggest upset with leaving was that i would be leaving these children who needed our care

leapfrog employees - 03-01-06 20:12

by: guyfawkes

well this year im gonna question everything i feel is not right, and will want answers and not fobbed off with the usual rubbish.
therefore i can assume that i am likely to be labelled a troublemaker and become public enemy no1 for leapfrog.

leapfrog employees - 15-01-06 23:49

by: guyfawkes

hi
has anyone got any tips or tricks that can be used on staff that think they r better than the rest and that always suck up to management and tell tales. a group of us r fed up with a certain person.

leapfrog employees - 19-01-06 22:37

by: Stephy

BE VERY CAREFUL GUY FAWKES
I know it is tempting to go in all guns blazzing but i have learnt the hard way you need to know exactly where you stand and who to talk to or your life could be made very difficult(see some of my earlier postings) I know exactly what you are going through but please think about what you are doing before you act. If you are really that unhappy then i really recommend you look for another job.
My email address is on an earlier posting within this topic if you feel like you need to shout off email me it might help so you dont get yourself in trouble or breech your contract. Please let me help or at least listen i wish i had someone to ask advice of when i went through it. Good luck
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leapfrog employees - 21-01-06 16:16

by: rohan

Hi everyone!

So staff going home early when their room children are gone... Yes, that same thing happens in my Leapfrog nursery. If the favourites go home early it is okay but if some of the less fortunates try to leave ten minutes earlier there is always laundry to finish, doors and windows to close, etc. Some days at 5.50 pm there are only 1 staff in the office (guess doing nothing and chatting on the phone to her friend as always) and 3 upstairs with the rest of the children.
Some girls can have certain afternoons off to go to college, gym but others can't have it if they are doing language lessons. They (managers) make a decision and some nursery nurses feel they can decide over them and accept / refuse to have certain children /staff in their room.
I left Leapfrog some months ago. The last straw was to know that a nursery nurse with much less expecience and education than I have is earning more money than anybody else, even senio nn. I wonder what secret skill I should have had.

leapfrog employees - 22-01-06 17:38

by: guyfawkes

ive been writing down issues that r not right in nursery. ive got 2 A4 sides already!!!
the final straw is that as a base room manager ive been in a different room 3 times in 3 weeks and ive noticed that my room doesnt operate as correctly when im not in there.
what chance have i got of passing an ofsted report as they r due any day now.
im going to have a showdown with my manager this week and explain that i should be in my room and one of the other qualified girls should be used as cover as i need to get my room sorted.
the funny thing is we took on 2 supply staff, why cant they be called in to cover?

leapfrog employees - 23-01-06 21:20

by: guyfawkes

hi fazz
while there people who suck up to management and spend lots of time slagging off to them about others, things will always be crap.
i agree all breaktimes r rubbish but hey thats leapfrog 4 ya!!!!
our manager says that there must be at least 2 people in a room at all times, but when there r 2 of us in there and its lunchbreak, does anyone come in to cover?
NO!!!!! this means that one member of staff is left alone with 12 children until both of us have finished lunch.
its different when it suits them esp when someone visits like ofsted or the preschool learning alliance, but forget it any other time.
just u wait one of these days the world willl know!!

leapfrog employees - 25-01-06 16:41

by: Stephy

Ladies i think you need to read all the postings on this topic and you will see i am proof that by trying to help or do something about the situations you are in both legitimatly and not will land you in trouble.

My life was made very difficult at times becuase i wrote a complaint letter to central office which ALL the nursery staff signed this was the proper official way of doing things(this was May last year)and we had a meeting with some representatives from central office who promised things would change........yeah right!!!!! having had minimal if any changes with in the nursery i decided to start this very topic we are writing on now to see if any other nurseries in the chain were experiencing problems as apparently it was only us moaning. and as you can see by the 22 pages of responses it wasnt just us.

When it was found on the internet by people higher up i was personallty spoken to about my attitude i explained yet again my problems and i was asked not to post on the site any more which i didnt for a while but things continued and i eventually left the nursery very unhappy in october.

I now work for an employer who respects me as a person and a member of staff and i am so much happier.

So i guess what i am saying is just be careful as i know if you start to kick up it wont just be taken lightly. By all means stand up for what you believe which is what i did but it might not be an easy ride. Good luck in whatever you decide to do and let me know how it goes. You can email me if you like
fatguts83@hotmail.com

leapfrog employees - 26-01-06 17:16

by: sexy gal

oh no

leapfrog employees - 31-01-06 11:20

by: sexy gal

oh stephy u wer such a brave girl if only i was like you,we hardly hav meetings but wen we do i forget what to say and we just sit there,in my nursery the girls who have been there for so long try to be in control but when we get a new manager they try to drive them out because they know that theyre not in control any more which i love,but thers obviously something wrong since so many people come and go.i have no qualifications and its so hard to find a job.

leapfrog employees - 01-02-06 13:20

by: Stephy

Sexy gal
its not about being brave for me it was about standing up for what you believe in.

When you have issues write them down i kept a little diary then at meetings i was able to look in it and see what it was that i had problems with, also if tyou feel you are not able to talk in meetings then ask to see your manager privatly or your ops manager, you will find someone to help you.

You say you arent qualified, can you not do NVQ? In college or nursery there are plenty or childcare jobs you just need experience not qualifications for, how much experience do you have?

Email me if you want to talk more about this
fatguts83@hotmail.com

keep your head up

leapfrog employees - 02-02-06 20:54

by: sexy gal

aah thanx stephy i have 2years experience but leapfrog will not allow assesors to come in to the nursery ,i dont want to do the nvq with leapfrog id prefer a college.

leapfrog employees - 26-02-06 17:46

by: Admin1

Just wanted to add my bit. You are talking about an administrator doing 9-2 and state that this should be job share - why? I am employed from 8-1 (there is no other administrator - and wasn't one before me) yes at times it gets a bit tough, but what job doesn't. I also have 2 children - one who is only 6 months (one very luck child as she is treated as family bu all of the girls in the nursery as is my son) Yes at times we have shortages, but you should never be short on food as this is reliant on the occupancy, and there is no excuse for things like instant noodles( I thought we all had to submit menus).. Printer consumables and things like that - yes shortages all the time, but we have learnt to adapt and it has made us more careful in what we use and we recycle where we can. On a helpful note (trying to be at least)Have you thought of ordering things in bulk - eg sanitiser and diluting into the old bottles? Believe it or not - through all of the shortages I actually like my job as the girls are all great - management included, and I get to go to work with my kids

leapfrog employees - 27-02-06 10:02

by: poshbird

I just wanted to say goodbye and farewell to my fellow Leapfrog Colleagues as I finally ESCAPED from the Company on Fiday.

I left without warning and will not be working out my notice in an attempt to teach 'The Management' a lesson. I will be sending a stern letter to Simon Cashmore at Central Office containing a few home truths.

I wish to thank the staff I have had dealings with and say it has been a pleasure working with you (you know who you are) but as for Senior Management and how they treat their staff ....they can F*!k Off!

I will be keeping an eye on this forum to see how you are all doing but in the meantime I wish you all the very best for the future.

leapfrog employees - 27-02-06 12:48

by: AngelHelp

Poshbird
I just want to say good luck in what ever you do, after putting up with the crap of leapfrog you deserve it.

I've been with the company for a long time now and i have been stressed, ill and worked to the bone. I do come to work when i'm ill as i feel for the children but management don't care even if your arm was hanging off!!!

So good luck as i won't be far behind you.

leapfrog employees - 27-02-06 18:12

by: rohan

Hey who said leapfrog nurseries were bad!!.?what about all those wonderful imaginative ideas managers come up with in the day to day running of the nurseries?.
How to feed 10 children with a single banana and get away with it?.Which members of staff can be pursuaded to work 70 hours for 40 hrs pay?.What member of the management team can make the most number of personal phone calls in company time and work the least?..How to persuade staff to waste their own funds on nursery essentials(proper gloves,Toiletries etc) without being aware of it?.How to choose a favourite member of staff.Hey and i nearly forgot..all those innovative ideas of collecting money from already over charged parents.These decisions keep senior management awake as these are very time consuming decisions to make..so you see leapfrog is not bad at all!!-God Bless you all...

leapfrog employees - 02-03-06 22:12

by: Stephy

HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA
That is funny and totally true based on many things on this subject rohan.

Posh bird i am also an ex-employee and i felt like you when i left but you will soon feel different whilst i dont regret leaving i have no anger now, i pop in form time to time to catch up with the girls

leapfrog employees - 24-03-06 10:52

by: guyfawkes

hi everyone,
have you been filling in the confidential survey forms that leapfrog have put out for all staff?
some of the questions are a real joke, and we have to tick a box between 1-5, most of my answers are disagree and strongly disagree.
the only things that i agree on are the fact that my team work well together in my room.
what are all your surveys like? im interested to know.
i dont suppose anything will get done about the results of this will they?

leapfrog employees - 25-03-06 10:41

by: rohan

It is a shame that ex-employees have not the chance to fill one of the forms. I know for a fact that my ex-colleagues heard about the forms on the grapevine. Guess that some managers are not very happy about Leapfrog knowing what they are up to.

leapfrog employees - 25-03-06 14:45

by: guyfawkes

youre right rohan
my manager is bloody useless,
she has no time for any of the staff only her favourite one.
the section about your manager was a joke, ours doesnt listen to any problems we might have at home or work and never gives praise. if she gets moody over something then she just blatently ignores us.
we all noted this down on our forms.

leapfrog employees - 26-03-06 18:40

by: jacqui29

I left Leapfrog some months ago(best thing i ever did as it made me very ill)But i would be interested to find out what sort of questions were asked on these forms.Also what happens to all the information collected,who gets to see it etc.

leapfrog employees - 27-03-06 17:34

by: Kraftykook

My ticks were all to the right and none to the left!
Well they should ask if they don't want to know ;0)
Made me laugh as they are supposed to be private and confindential and yet the forms have the nursery names on and they ask what your job title is.
Ok if you are one of many but if there is only one of you it is obvious who you are!Not very private.
Survey will not make any difference but it made me feel better once I had posted it.

leapfrog employees - 28-03-06 03:27

by: guyfawkes

hi kraftykook
it doesnt matter who you are or what job you do in nursery.
everyone is entitled to put whatever they want on the survey, its freedom of speech.
obviously they think that people are gonna say good things about their nurseries, god are they in for a shock.
i liked the 'its fun working for leapfrog' question ha ha!!
our nursery has really low attendance despite a 1000 leaflet drop which resulted in no response and a newspaper ad the size of a bloody matchbox which also got no response.
this survey will be a wake up call for our useless manager who we all feel is unfit to manage. she thinks everything is fine amongst the staff and is not open to any negotiation of any sort or cares about any problems we might have.
our responses in the management section do not put her in a good light.
i would like to think that something will be done with these surveys and i dont mean put in the bin.

leapfrog employees - 03-04-06 16:02

by: faithful

god its such a shame you lot feel this way .....but i would just like to say that our manager is great and so is our nursery, yes, we have crap days , u would anywhere ,just incase u all think leapfrog is pants everywhere, it isnt :)

leapfrog employees - 11-04-06 18:31

by: parent05

I am wanting to find out more about leapfrog nurseries. Is there anyone out there that I could phone and get an independent opinion.

leapfrog employees - 11-04-06 19:13

by: Shelli

I know you've probably read these posts parent05 an thought the worst. Leapfrog are not a brilliant company to work for but most of the staff love working with children and do their very best to give them the care they deserve. So this thread must seem horrifying to you but i can honestly say (i know for sure in my nursery) that none of the staff let their feelings about the company interfere with their work.

You can always read the OFTSED reports at http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/

I hope you find a nursery which you are comfortable with and your child is happy in

xx

leapfrog employees - 11-04-06 20:07

by: angelbobs

TO "Guyfawkes"

you know sometimes when people talk to you about "their friend" but you know that blatently they are talking about themselves?

Isn't strange how you know so much about "your friends" nursery!

leapfrog employees - 11-04-06 20:15

by: angelbobs

I would like to make a comment about the company and the most recent article that I saw in nursery world. Why did I know nothing about this until I read it in the magazine? and why does it say that there is a confidential e-mail address and yet I don't know what it is, and if I ask someone for it then it won't be confidential will it?!
the feedback forms were good I'm liking those if something is actually going to be done about them then its great.
Also is it a secret who actually owns the company? I find it a bit scary that no one knows who is actually controlling us?
I'm not sure wether or not leapfrog are just trying to make it look like they are begining to actually care about us little people at the bottom - but I really hope they are!

leapfrog employees - 12-04-06 16:35

by: newuser06

Are the conditions still bad at Leapfrog nurseries or are things starting to improve.

leapfrog employees - 12-04-06 19:58

by: carrianza

In my opinion the 'conditions' have not changed although the opinion of new staff is differant to that of staff previosly employed by jigsaw - well as far as I know!
Although I do agree that it appears currently that the company is trying to address issues with these surveys which is good.
I don't think that breaks are sufficent though to get a half hour lunch for a 10 hour shift.
however mistakes with payments of wages appear to be less- but the pay slips are really not very clear and don't tell you what the money your getting or loosing is actually for.
If you phone head office for things return calls van sometimes be delayed - or non exsistent?
Delivery issues appear to have been adressed not having to wait so long for orders to be signed off any more and don't seem to be so tight and saying no to so much!
But that is just in my opinion.

leapfrog employees - 14-04-06 21:09

by: rohan

To Shellie,
I do not think that people have complained about the staff working at Leapfrog. Nobody doubts they all love working with children and do their best. (who would work 40h a week for 12,000 max ?)Even on the worst days they smile and do their job. If you read the messages posted in this site you will see that nobody has any issue with staff. When OFSTED visits a nursery, they mainly focus on how things go in the rooms, and it is obvious that NN and NA run the rooms and they make the company get a good report. I would like to know if OFSTED would actually cares about how employees are treated by their company and how things go back to "normal" once the visit is changed (ratios, food, organisation, bullying in some places, etc.)

leapfrog employees - 27-04-06 15:40

by: icw

A few weeks ago I visited a leapfrog nursery,which was formerly Princess Christian, and have to say compared to other nurseries in my local area I was quite impressed. However after reading postings on this forum I'm having second thoughts. I feel that if staff morale is low this will undoubtedly affect the quality of care and attention the children are receiving. As a concerned parent it would be reassuring to know if there is anyone out there that would feel confident about leaving their child in the care of leapfrog?

leapfrog employees - 27-04-06 20:33

by: LittleAnna

Leapfrog all over local Hampshire paper for very poor Ofsted.Why is no one doing anything about the stuation?

leapfrog employees - 11-06-06 18:19

by: rohan

Well, I guess nobody cares about OFSTED reports. I just think Leapfrog will start selling nurseries if they fail OFSTED requirements and they will get a good deal as property prices are very high. They will re-locate their staff or will send them home with no pay (it is legal, have a look at your employee's book).
The best of luck to you all that work so hard in a Leapfrog Nursery.

leapfrog employees - 18-06-06 16:16

by: sarah365

hi stephy
just thought i would say u were lucky to get out when u did and ask u why u didnt tell me not to bother with the company when i was a student? lol. i have now been a senior for a few months and have had no real guidance of what they require of me but hey am trying to pick it up as i go along. ive had little if no support up until recently about matters which were of great concern to me within my room. good news is i feel it is slowely getting sorted...well maybe.

leapfrog employees - 27-06-06 19:46

by: space

HI, Well here we are all once again been messed around with our wages. I cant believe that we as employees are been taken for mugs once again! How does everyone else feel about the changes once again to our pay day?

leapfrog employees - 28-06-06 19:29

by: sexy gal

well nuthin new them the same crap still goes on then

leapfrog employees - 28-06-06 21:05

by: space

Yes its the same things nevr change, but why do we all keep working for this s...t company? They treat everyone like poo and wee are the ones who keep this company running ! Not those up in Burton in their pent house suite office. Im sure that the wages change was not just thought of in a split second if the company is in so much trouble, I'm just glad whoever is leapfrogs the fincial advicer that they arent mine!

leapfrog employees - 28-06-06 21:09

by: julia1

hello Space

See my post re: Research: Nursery Workers below. Would you consider getting in touch, in complete confidence, to talk a bit more ?

Many thanks

Julia

leapfrog employees - 26-07-06 12:51

by: Worried Parent

Bicester has finally got a new manager and whow already she is making changes for the better - the attitude within the nursery is very positive(this has been along time coming) Staff are happy which makes the children happy! Kelly keep up the good work we are all behind you 100%

leapfrog employees - 30-07-06 21:27

by: Stephy

Oh my goodnes i cant believe this is still such a hot topic, i only popped on to the site to read this weeks articles. Sarah365 do i know you from work?

I am gald to see worried parents last response about Bicester nursery and i really am truely glad that things are looking up, the care the children recieved really was never an issue as the girls all care so much and work hard to look after the children it was more politics on the inside which upset me. Glad things are looking up for you and i hope this is the same for everyone.
Still pop on now and again good to hear from you.
Take care

leapfrog employees - 03-08-06 23:44

by: girlracer

hi everyone
I have worked for the company for over a year= (leapfrog ex jigsaw)as a senior nursery nurse. I agree with a lot of what I have read, profit is most certainly put before child care. always have a shortage of nappies & wipes, that we end up going to tesco.
Toys are in need of replacement and we need alot more. scheduled refurb is 4mths late and we are being painted no cctv, keyfob or sensory room.
Art orders are bare minimum despite having to do art activities everyday in five rooms. Management turn a blind eye to problems til they get out of hand.
Short staffed(although management say not) ratio 1>3 am left quite often with 4 or 5 on my own and stuggle to get lunch and nappy cover - tea breaks forget it!.
No support or additional training for the role I have.
Paper work takes over the time we get to spend with children.
Thought would be good company to work for but am looking for something else.

leapfrog employees - 04-08-06 00:12

by: girlracer

A confidential e-mail address has been introduced for employees to air their grievances anonymously.

Can anyone tell me what this address is?

leapfrog employees - 12-08-06 13:32

by: khanegura

if you feel that way why dont you leave. Like they say is the grass greener on the other side if so let me know. But i dont think so

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