Re: was league tables - could be a rant!

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> All of this sprining from a discussion I had with other

> mums of just over 1 years olds today, about how we should

> have registered our kids for nursery and primary school

> when they were born, because there aren't places in any

> good ones anymore. >

Phyllis, my favourite topic of conversation (and rant) at the moment!

is this particular subject. Where I live (smallish village 1/2 way

between London and Cambridge) we have a very good pre-school. I was

advised that if I wanted DD1 to get a place I needed to put her name

down nice and early - so I did. She is due to start in the term of

her third birthday (ie after this Easter!) Unfortunately DD1 is a

late August baby and I was suddenly told that she had to wait until

Sept, because 'all the places are full', this despite being

registered for ages. I then found out that children from outside the

village had got places instead of her (their birthdays are late

July). One of the main reasons for choosing to live in this area was

because of the high standards of State education available at all

levels (and this is truly reflected in the house prices). And then

I'm told my daughter cann't start because her birthday is 21st

August. I was fuming because I'd practically had to register her at

conceptiuon but this is plain daft. I can feel a letter of complaint

coming on. Sorry for the rant but the whole system is B****y

ridiculous.

Beverly