Took my spawn to nursery for her first full day today..
Mrs.L from next week onward will be teaching at uni on Thursdays so we thought get her in a week early to get used to it while we're on hand. She's done a couple of taster sessions which she loved.
So we walked her there, went in the building, quite happy, running backwards and forwards between us and the breakfast on offer. Then something clicks. Her face drops and sniffles start. She goes into the room with the nursery lady and the door shuts. We stay in reception, i fill in a couple of forms and we make our way out.
We can hear her screaming. As we are going out the door we look back and can see her face jammed against the glass of the inner door with a look of shear betrayal on her! It's one of those fire door with a thin strip of glass down one size, so looks quite silly
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Wifey called them when we got home, reported that she had eaten breakfast but still crying on and off.
Called again a bit later, and she is currently running around with a spoon.
and the moral of this story: I got into the office late and will now have to work tomorrow afternoon to make up time.
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The staff filmed the transition for me once.
Nursery is good for the kids (they learn social skills & will adapt to school more easily) and for you (time off from parenting).
Shame it costs SO much. MrsLostSon has effectively worked for free for 5years now- her salary JUST covers the nursery fees.
Ps- There's no better day off than one where your kids are in nursery.
Turned out alright!
But I do think it's good for him, and better than if he were just with a childminder or being looked after at home "alone" full time.
It is too expensive but once they turn 3 you'll get either pro-rated 15 free hours or 30 hours free a month depending on the nursery and your circumstances. Our nursery doesn't do the 30 hour programme for anything less than full-time attendees because it's not economical, but we end up with 11 free hours from the council. It knocked £200 off the bill overnight, which was very helpful.
Now's the time for some serious guitar practice!
we were lucky, my daughter loves nursery. sometimes she can be a bit grumpy but its all good.
The act of betrayal i felt as an infant was so treacherous i started to kick my mother in ankles! (wingeing little git).
When she came to pick me up, I didnt want to go home i was having such a good time. I think i was a bit older than your child as i didnt go to nursery as such just the infants school.
Didn't quite expect all the screaming tbh, after the taster sessions that staff all commented how well she had transitioned. Absolutely fine both days, no crying or anything.
Haha i wish! unfortunately work gets in the way
hopefully your youngster will settle in quickly, I have seen some kids who have been there over 6 months in tears every single time I have been in. Must be stressful for the parents and staff.
You might feel bad now, but wait for the day you drop yours off crying, and then other kids start copying and you realise your child was seed to half a dozen crying and wailing children, several under pressure carers and the other miffed parents. It's a good fun!
I'm only in the building long enough to get my daughters coat off & to pass on any info to the staff. Then I wave goodbye & get out of there.
If you hang around it only gets worse for the staff.
Very clingy tonight, which Is actually quite nice, lots of cuddles for dada
How you getting on @joneve ? Little one treating you well?
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Ours was really windy when young too, turns out she allergic to cows milk, and wifey having a cup of tea set her off after each feed.
The smiling really does help though!
Sorry to hear about the nursery - there will be others that you'll like though
If I could rewind the last seventeen years and spend even more time with my kids, I would - particularly when they were small.
My wife felt the same and there was no way she was going back to work until both boys were in full time education.
I'm sitting here now, whiling away the hours until my youngest comes in from secondary school - we have such a laugh together.
I am lucky to have been a shift worker so did spend a lot of the time at home with them when they were small and I have fond memories of that time - but wish it could have been more. Seriously, don't wish the time away because it goes so quickly. At Christmas time, I was quite envious of the people with wee ones as they still get to do the "proper" christmas thing, unlike in our house where it's all money and clothes now.