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11-12-2018, 05:24 AM
| | Daycare and Nursery *click for live version*
As you walk into the daycare itself, you'll notice it's not as it was before. Tasteful stripes and colors adorn the entire room and bear a stark contrast to the ruffling tapestries that animate between the Sign of the Deathly Hallows and Gellert Grindelwald himself that frame the entrance. Everything is now vibrant and chic looking. There are curved shelves with brightly colored toys stacked neatly in place. Little tables and chairs are set in a cluster for the kids that are old enough to color and handle crayons (without trying to eat them!). For the older kids, a separate area has been set to the side so that they can play muggle board games, chess, or cards magical games like exploding snap and wizard's chess, wizard's checkers, Snitch Snatcher!, Wizard Skittles, and so on. For their reading pleasure, they also have a separate bookshelf that houses literature more suited for growing minds that encourage wizarding youth to embrace who they are with no fear of hiding it from anyone and that their magic makes them more special and stronger than those without it. Everything...in some way...is considered educational. Down to the smaller building blocks housed in individual crates.
In another part of the room, comfy chairs and cushions are set up. Anyone up for a good story? This is where one of our wonderful ministry daycare attendants will bring the babies and toddlers to read to them...or maybe just make up a story of their own. Either way, its the picture of comfort.
Do you work for the Ministry and have children? Then bring them here! Whatever the age, we'll watch them while you work!
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12-12-2018, 12:46 PM
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| DERP & DIMC Mackled Malaclaw
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| arianaaa ~ ❄Suaviter in modo, fortiter in re❄| ⚕=equivalent exchange=⚕ | pinned ya! Her son was at it again; not letting her leave him there to get to work unless his favorite attendant was present. This has been happening more or less everyday already and as much as the herbologist wanted to scold Tamlin, he was her weakness and couldn't find it in her heart to reprimand him, especially when he was making that face.
Beezus could only sigh at his pouting face.
This boy was going to be so spoiled.
Squatting down to her son's eye level, she reached a hand to smooth his hair. "Honey, I'm sure he will be here soon. Miss Athena can watch you while you wait," she started, "I really just have to go to work now." She had another early meeting this morning which she was already running late to. Tamlin continued to POUT, crossed his arms too, for full effect. He WANTED mister Zander. He was FUN. Miss Athena was NOT. She was not mean but she was not as fun as mister Zander. Why can't moms not understand that? He was sure mister Zander was going to be here any minute now and they could play hide and seek again, or Quidch-- whatever, the one with brooms. But he did not want moms to leave him yet. Tamlin wanted his moms with him all the time but she had to go work so they could buy ice cream. He was going to let her go ONCE mister Zander was there.
YUP.
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12-15-2018, 07:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Tazzie Her son was at it again; not letting her leave him there to get to work unless his favorite attendant was present. This has been happening more or less everyday already and as much as the herbologist wanted to scold Tamlin, he was her weakness and couldn't find it in her heart to reprimand him, especially when he was making that face.
Beezus could only sigh at his pouting face.
This boy was going to be so spoiled.
Squatting down to her son's eye level, she reached a hand to smooth his hair. "Honey, I'm sure he will be here soon. Miss Athena can watch you while you wait," she started, "I really just have to go to work now." She had another early meeting this morning which she was already running late to. Tamlin continued to POUT, crossed his arms too, for full effect. He WANTED mister Zander. He was FUN. Miss Athena was NOT. She was not mean but she was not as fun as mister Zander. Why can't moms not understand that? He was sure mister Zander was going to be here any minute now and they could play hide and seek again, or Quidch-- whatever, the one with brooms. But he did not want moms to leave him yet. Tamlin wanted his moms with him all the time but she had to go work so they could buy ice cream. He was going to let her go ONCE mister Zander was there.
YUP. Zander was everywhere except for where he actually wanted to be. He loved his job (it was the best thing that had ever happened to him, aside from his wife), but being an assistant was not what he had expected it to be. It meant that he had to do WHATEVER their boss needed, including running all over the ministry to get one single form signed. Couldn't it wait until tomorrow? No one else seemed to think so.
So of course the blonde did everything in his power to get the job done right so that he could make it back to the daycare as fast as humanly possible. His usual kids always got there around the same time and he didn't want to miss any arrivals! The welcome was always one of his favorite parts.
Because it was International Don't Step on a Bee Day today and he was wearing his BEE tie. "Is that...... Mister Tamlin?!?" He ran up from behind and greeted them with a huge smile.
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12-16-2018, 10:41 AM
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Originally Posted by ArianaBlack Zander was everywhere except for where he actually wanted to be. He loved his job (it was the best thing that had ever happened to him, aside from his wife), but being an assistant was not what he had expected it to be. It meant that he had to do WHATEVER their boss needed, including running all over the ministry to get one single form signed. Couldn't it wait until tomorrow? No one else seemed to think so.
So of course the blonde did everything in his power to get the job done right so that he could make it back to the daycare as fast as humanly possible. His usual kids always got there around the same time and he didn't want to miss any arrivals! The welcome was always one of his favorite parts.
Because it was International Don't Step on a Bee Day today and he was wearing his BEE tie. "Is that...... Mister Tamlin?!?" He ran up from behind and greeted them with a huge smile. SEE, MOMS?!
Mister Zander was late but he was never TOO late. The young boy went from pouting to full-on grinning as he turned to point at the approaching man. "You're late, Mister Zander!" He was a teeny tiny bit mad earlier for that, but now he was not. "OH! You're wearing moms!" He added, still pointing, but this time more specifically to the thing hanging from his neck. It had a bee on it! He knew about them, of course. He knew PLENTY MANY about animals and insects. He was SO smart. His moms, who was a Beezus, said so. Beezus couldn't have stopped her snort if she tried, but she did attempt to hide it behind her hand, righting herself up as Zander neared. Her son just associated her with his attendant's neck tie. Merlin, he was too smart for his own good sometimes, it was ridiculous.
She went to put a hand on Tamlin's head once more and gave the Zander a slightly sheepish grin, "Good morning, Zander.
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12-17-2018, 08:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Tazzie SEE, MOMS?!
Mister Zander was late but he was never TOO late. The young boy went from pouting to full-on grinning as he turned to point at the approaching man. "You're late, Mister Zander!" He was a teeny tiny bit mad earlier for that, but now he was not. "OH! You're wearing moms!" He added, still pointing, but this time more specifically to the thing hanging from his neck. It had a bee on it! He knew about them, of course. He knew PLENTY MANY about animals and insects. He was SO smart. His moms, who was a Beezus, said so. Beezus couldn't have stopped her snort if she tried, but she did attempt to hide it behind her hand, righting herself up as Zander neared. Her son just associated her with his attendant's neck tie. Merlin, he was too smart for his own good sometimes, it was ridiculous.
She went to put a hand on Tamlin's head once more and gave the Zander a slightly sheepish grin, "Good morning, Zander. "Sorry Tamlin, got sent on a mission," he rubbed the back of his neck. Okay, so obviously the child wasn't exactly distraught over the whole thing, but Zander still felt horrible. He hated disappointing the kids, y'know? It was one thing to disappoint his employer, but to disappoint a kid? HEART SHATTERING.
It's okay though because Zander had some fun activities planned for the day and he'd do his best to make up for the fumble. Mhm. They were doing BEE activities today!! Had it all planned and everything. "Mornin', sorry for running in late. It's been a whole day and it's not even noon yet." Sigh. He did chuckle, however, in response to little Tamlin's realization, and smiled at his mother in turn. "You've got a real clever kid," he looked down at his tie, which was currently being tugged. "You can try it on when we get inside, if you want?" Obviously speaking to the boy, and NOT his mother. Lol.
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12-19-2018, 12:24 PM
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| DERP & DIMC Mackled Malaclaw
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Originally Posted by ArianaBlack "Sorry Tamlin, got sent on a mission," he rubbed the back of his neck. Okay, so obviously the child wasn't exactly distraught over the whole thing, but Zander still felt horrible. He hated disappointing the kids, y'know? It was one thing to disappoint his employer, but to disappoint a kid? HEART SHATTERING.
It's okay though because Zander had some fun activities planned for the day and he'd do his best to make up for the fumble. Mhm. They were doing BEE activities today!! Had it all planned and everything. "Mornin', sorry for running in late. It's been a whole day and it's not even noon yet." Sigh. He did chuckle, however, in response to little Tamlin's realization, and smiled at his mother in turn. "You've got a real clever kid," he looked down at his tie, which was currently being tugged. "You can try it on when we get inside, if you want?" Obviously speaking to the boy, and NOT his mother. Lol. Mister Zander was on a mission? Well, now Tamlin was starting to get upset again. He WANTED to go on missions too! ESPECIALLY if there was dragons! He LOVED dragons! And he was about to tell him and moms about that but they was talking. And moms said it was bad to talk when others was talking so Tamlin busied himself with mister Zander's tie. Bee bee yee yee!
oooooOOOOHHHH he can try it on? Woohoo! He nodded excitedly. "I want! I want!" Beatrice smiled. "No, not at all. It's okay, Zander. It's just...you know him, he doesn't really take to just anybody." She could probably count with only one hand the number of men her son took to. He had his standards, she supposed. And yes, he was a clever kid. She was very proud of that. "Well, I would have to leave the clever kid with you now? Since I'm running a bit late myself." She said with a chuckle, smoothing out the front of her robes. An affectionate kiss was placed on top of Tamlin's head next. "Don't give your mister Zander a hard, alright love?" To which her son nodded eagerly, grinning up at her.
That was a sight she was at least comfortable leaving him with.
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Hogwarts RPG Name: Hey! I'm Torin Murphy. Fourth Year | Open Lucien rapped on the door lightly with Alexandra clinging tightly to his other hand. She never liked a new place at first and he sighed knowing how hard these moves can be for her. That's why he got this job - he wanted to give her more stability instead of jumping around every year. "Hello!"He called cheerily. "I'm just here to drop off my daughter, Alex." Lucien pulled her in front of him and put his hands on her shoulders, with a smile on his face. Looking down he saw her pouring and knew it wasn't going to be any easier today than it was any other time they've had to do this. Alex was pouting and she was very good at it. She didn't want to be here, she wanted to be at the park with her daddy. Ugh! At least she had her blankie. As she clung it closer to snuggle it and hide from, the strangers.
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Originally Posted by gritandgrace Lucien rapped on the door lightly with Alexandra clinging tightly to his other hand. She never liked a new place at first and he sighed knowing how hard these moves can be for her. That's why he got this job - he wanted to give her more stability instead of jumping around every year. "Hello!"He called cheerily. "I'm just here to drop off my daughter, Alex." Lucien pulled her in front of him and put his hands on her shoulders, with a smile on his face. Looking down he saw her pouring and knew it wasn't going to be any easier today than it was any other time they've had to do this. Alex was pouting and she was very good at it. She didn't want to be here, she wanted to be at the park with her daddy. Ugh! At least she had her blankie. As she clung it closer to snuggle it and hide from, the strangers. Gaston was busy bustling about the daycare center, making some last minute preparations for the day ahead. He'd just finished arranging the toys on the shelves and setting out some coloring pages and crayons for the older kids, but he still had one thing left to do. He picked up a pair of monster plushes from the shelf, a pink one for the girls and a green one for the boys, each one with a zippered compartment in its tummy. They weren't scary-looking, just sufficiently weird enough to get an important message across.
He got the idea from his mother and the doll she made for Desiree to help her get used to his changed appearance after the Inferi attack at Hogwarts a few years ago. If his own daughter was frightened of the battle scars across half his face, it was a safe bet that a child who didn't know him would be too, and he didn't want the little ones to be afraid. So every day, he brought the two monster dolls from home and filled their tummy compartments with small educational toys for kids who might be meeting him for the first time, such as puzzles, mini kazoos, finger puppets, and packs of crayons.
He'd just zipped up the compartments when he heard a light knock at the door and a man's voice from the other side saying he was here to drop off his daughter. Gaston picked up the pink monster toy, holding it behind his back, and hurried to answer the door, his cane clacking along the floor as he went. "Yes, of course, sir. Please come in," he replied, holding the door open for the pair. His eyes momentarily flicked toward the pouty little girl, but for now, his attention was focused on the father. Maybe it would help the girl to see that her dad wasn't scared of him. "Have you filled out the child care agreement form?"
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Hogwarts RPG Name: Hey! I'm Torin Murphy. Fourth Year | Lucien had been surprised to see someone with a walking cane working in the daycare as it must be hard to keep up with the kids, but it didn't phase him. You do what you gotta do, right? A form? No one had mentioned a form. Nevertheless he answered,"No, sorry. I didn't realize. I can do that now, if that's alright." He really hoped so at least. He didn't have anywhere else to put Alex for the day and it was his first day. He couldn't go home now. Alex hid behind her father's legs again. She hadnt seen anyone with scars on their face before. It scared her, but he had a pretty smile and her daddy was talking to him. Daddy doesn't talk to lots of people with a smile. Maybe he's nice.
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Caledon Roth The Leaky Cauldron | So sorry about the delay! Rhibear ~ Madam Solo ~ Dark Brooding Girl ~ Accio Jedi ~ Gryffinclaw ~ Just a doll Gaston wasn't entirely surprised to learn that Alex's father (he didn't catch the other man's name) hadn't yet filled out the proper forms. This kind of thing happened all the time! Luckily, he always had a few spare copies of the childcare agreement with him for just such an occasion. Nobody had ever said anything to him about the forms needing to be filled out by a certain time, just that they had to be before the daycare could take a child. "Certainly," he replied, giving the other man a small reassuring smile. "Not to worry. This happens more often than you might think."
He produced a copy of the childcare agreement and a self-inking quill from his inside jacket pocket and handed them to the man. As he did so, he turned his attention to the little girl hiding behind her father, trying to gauge her reaction to his appearance. Some kids cried; some lashed out at him, and others tried to run away. He'd seen it all, but it always made him a little sad to see a child frightened of him. So far, he was pleased to see this little girl seemed to be pretty brave about it, despite her hiding.
He looked at her, smiling kindly. "Hello, Alex. I'm Gaston," he said. "It's very nice to meet you." Normally when meeting a small child for the first time, Gaston would bend down to their level so as not to tower over them, but he worried that getting a better look at his scars would scare the little one even worse so he remained standing tall for now. Besides, he had another idea. "Would you like a toy to play with?" he asked, offering the pink monster plush he'd been holding behind his back.
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Hogwarts RPG Name: Hey! I'm Torin Murphy. Fourth Year | Lucien we relieved to say the least, he was glad there was room for Alex. He didn't know how well it'd go over with his boss if he had to bring her with him. Not that he wanted her going down to Mysteries with him. "Thank you." he said as he took the dorm and quill. Let's see... Alex looked up at her daddy and back at the man with the scary face. Daddy wasn't paying attention anymore...he was looking at some paper. I just want to play. she thought to herself and tried to eye the toys in the room.
Then the man offered her a pink...thing. She didn't know whats its supposed to be called. "I like pink on Wednesday. Today I like blue." Does he have any blue toys? Quote:
Parent or Gaurdian's Name: Lucien Wright
Department: Mysteries
Name of dependent: Alexandra Wright
Age: 4
Handing back the filled form he smiled and.."Alex, the man is being kind giving you a toy. What do you say?" It was okay at home, they never fussed over these things too much, but Lucien was nervous and wanting this job to go well. And having his daughter behaving at day care would help with it going well.
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| Anyone? Puff by day, snake by night | Mj's bestie | Always UP to Something... Braydon was loving all the people they passed as they headed to the daycare. The toddler waved and giggled at everyone he met, which made the process of getting to the daycare so much longer, but this proud grandma didn't mind at all. She loved every moment she spent with her grandchildren and it made her want to be with them more.
As she headed into the daycare she looked around. She already had a file with both boy's names on it, so drop off wouldn't be too hard, but she wanted to make sure she gave B's snacks to someone and told them how long he would be there.
Moving towards the front desk she set the toddler down as she started to do the sign in process.
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| Open! *randomly tagged* | Norbert(a) | The Wandmaker (tm) Radhika had spent a good portion of the morning crying. She'd been changed, fed, rocked, burped, snuggled, and anything else that Conley could think of to do. He was tired. She was tired. He wished Sachin were home, but business had called him away to India and frankly, Conley was starting to think that their daughter just wanted her other father home. Maybe she liked him more? Maybe Sachin was just better with handling the little girl's wails. Maybe Conley was just a bad dad.
So wishing very strongly for a big cup of coffee, Conley walked into the Daycare probably for the first time, happy to be dropping Radhika off. Did he feel guilty for feeling this way? Immensely, but his head was looking forward to a break from the little girl's wails.
It didn't matter though, he'd be back in an hour or two to check on her. "Alight little lady," he said shifting her in his arms. The action made the diaper bag slid down his arm. He sighed and tried shifting it back up. It didn't budge and all he did was jostle Radhika around. "Papa has to go to work. I'll be back to have lunch with you alright?" Radhika's wails just seemed to get a little louder at the words.
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