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Hi I?m looking for any feedback on local nursery?s- I have an almost 2 year old who I?m hoping to send to nursery full time from mid June. Our childcare arrangements are about to change unexpectedly, so I have not looked into this before I?m looking for any information re nurseries near to / on Barry road east dulwich, or off lordship lane/ goose green. I?m not sure if there are currently waiting lists for places, or how long I might have to wait for a place! Thanks for any advice! PMs are also welcome!

Still none on landcroft Have also phoned them

No water round the corner on landcroft!

We are on landcroft between Jennings and Goodrich and also have no water!

Hi Is there a food bank near lordship lane where I can drop off some unopened packets of aptamil and nappies ? Not a driver, so it needs to be in walking distance Thanks

Thanks very much for letting me know

Have some spare unopened packets of pampers size 6 + nappies I?d like to donate locally. Does anyone know if Barry House would accept these, or is there anywhere I can drop them off locally.

The arts factory is amazing. My son attends the Saturday morning classes in Dulwich party, and it?s amazing how much he has learnt and how is drawing has come on!

have you tried JAGS sports club? They do football parties for 6-7 year olds

Thanks, that is really helpful! I will look into these !

Thanks to you all for the information! I had no idea so many schools were close by! Really appreciate the help !

Hi Looking for some local drama classes for a 5/6 year old - - looking for perhaps a local drama class where they do poetry recital, improvisation and speech and drama exams? Looking for somewhere in walking distance of lordship lane

Hi Thinking about secondary schools down the line, and just wondering if anyone can tell me what are the local catholic schools or grammar schools commutable for children (travelling by themselves) from East Dulwich / Forest Hill ? And how far the catchment areas of North Dulwich charter and the new east dulwich charter currently extend?

Hi If we take extra leave days we give our nanny these days off as extra, last year this was two days, but this year it will probably be a week or more. Certainly we would never expect her to come to work on those days to do the laundry and tidy for the kids. Again she gets more than 5 weeks holidays per year in her contract, and we would generally also pay for a few sick days per year if the need arose (despite this not being included in the contract) you say about your nanny "Contractually she has 5 weeks holiday each calendar year, 3 weeks she chooses and two weeks we choose. This quota contractually includes bank holidays which we have overlooked and have paid her in addition to the 5 weeks holiday." By law the entitlement is 5.6 weeks or 28 days per calendar year if she is on a 5 day week - I am unclear if you are including the bank holidays or not and what you mean by overlooked? You also say she went skiing with you? Was this included in her contract and was she paid for all the hours she worked while she was away? Do you have some flexiblity with her? Does she babysit, will she stay late at short notice? You state "Our nanny has been with us @ 18 months, she is lovely, the kids love her and we have no complaints worthy of voicing. " A good nanny is very hard to find. Would she be hard to replace if you had a falling out over this?