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emz 
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Posted: 25 September 2008 at 1:32pm |
Just wondering what you do with your kidlets?
I've been visiting a friend of mine today (was my associate teacher last year when I had my last section before graduating - Primary teacher) who is going to flick some relieving work my way next year. I am really REALLY keen as I adore the school and would love for it to lead to permanent employment down the track (that's the only way you get a job at that school pretty much).
Problem being obviously I have a child who can't come with me (if only!). He goes to daycare twice a week as of Jan but only 9-3 and I *could* ask my day to sit for us every once in a while but I wouldn't feel comfortable doing it every week. I have a friend that *might* be interested if it was once a fortnight or something, but it would only be worthwhile doing relieving if I could do it at least once a week.
Are there any places that have casual child minding services that don't cost the earth? Like do PORSE or anything like that have on-call systems, or am I just completely dreaming that there's such a thing?
What do you do or know of? TIA 
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MrsMojo
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Posted: 25 September 2008 at 1:36pm |
I'm not sure about your area but in Wellington many of the childcare centres keept a certain number of spots per day open for casuals. It costs a fraction more.
The other place to try is http://www.tinies.co.nz/index/articles_view.php/article_id=27/current_category=4
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Posted: 25 September 2008 at 1:44pm |
Sorry Emz, I just had another look at the tinies site and I think they only service Wellington and Auckland 
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Posted: 25 September 2008 at 1:59pm |
ooooo i'll have him 
** cluck cluck cluck ** 
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Posted: 25 September 2008 at 2:04pm |
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I am getting a friend to look after him one day a week for relieving soon... and yeah preschool(and other care places) are notoriously bad here for not doing casual:(
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Posted: 25 September 2008 at 2:30pm |
Not that it's much help to you Emz but Liam's daycare have casual spots but it's $20 an hour 
so it's not something you'd want to be doing too often. This is Auckland though.
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emz
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Posted: 26 September 2008 at 9:46am |
$20 an hour?! It wouldn't even be worth working for that!
hehehe jack&charli - but would I get him back? 
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Posted: 26 September 2008 at 1:35pm |
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Posted: 26 September 2008 at 10:37pm |
I have my MIL look after Coop for my one day a week BT release job.
If I get rung for extra relieving (and if I can be bothered doing it ) I have an agreement with another friend from school who is also on Maternity leave, we'd "swap" babies and do a day each. This has worked well, is there anyone at the school that is also on Maternity leave you could set it up with? Or even just another teacher friend with a child?
I've also had DH take a sickie so I can go relieve. He has about a million sick days up his sleeve so it's not too bad!
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Posted: 26 September 2008 at 10:41pm |
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Also, another lady at work has her toddler in a PORSE home carer situation. I think from memory she has to have a minimum of 12 hours, so he's in from 8.30 - 3.30 Wed and Thurs. On those days she just has to hope she gets work.
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Posted: 27 September 2008 at 4:06pm |
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Yeah Jack goes to care but its 9-3 and I have another job that I go to but definitely an option.
DH can't take sick days as they don't allow them in the army unless you're practically dying.
Noone else is on ML, but I think I just need to write a list of who is free which days and pass the kids around lol
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Posted: 29 September 2008 at 12:25pm |
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I relief teach. My son is booked into Daycare for 3 days a week, and I just said to the school that these are the days I can relieve. Many of the teachers follow that and book their CRT days with me on days that suit me. Sometimes I will get the odd ph call asking me to go in and if it is on one of the three days then yes, if it is not then no sorry. Otherwise sometimes DF takes a sick day if I give him enough notice that I going to work, as he is a teacher(secondary) as well so needs to plan the day he is missing.
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Anyone do casual work?
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