I took DS1 to his nursery school this week, he's due to start this September. He was 3 in March. I went in to fill all the forms in and to let him have a look around. So, as we are filling the forms in, I mention that I actually want him to attend the nursery 2 mornings a week. The teacher was visibly very surprised by this, she sat with the pen poised over the paper and took a moment to reply with a surprised "Oh!". We then had the discussion where she said it might affect how ds settles in as he wont be going four mornings (apparently everyone else goes four mornings or afternoons, building up to five), and I can see her point, but feel that DS will probably settle fine, he's pretty good at just mucking in with other kids andgetting on with it. BUY if he were to find it hard to settle, I would think about increasing his days or alternatively (GASP!) just leaving it and letting him start reception when hes a year older. Then another teacher had the same discussion with me and we were talking about settling in, she was also clearly not in favour of the two morning plan, and said, "well, some kids just settle straight away, some take a bit longer and SOMETIMES its the parents!", looking archly at me!!
So now because I dont want to send him for the whole week, I feel like the nursery think I'm holding him back and am being clingy and needy. I did admit that I find the thought of him going off to school a little bit sad (but obviously inevitable), but surely lots of mums feel like this!! Also, I'm a childminder, so am at home anyway, and just feel that as this is the last year before school starts, I would like to relish it a bit. We have years of school ahead and years of what I imagine for us will be a hideous rush of searching for shoes and book bags ahead, so why start this early? He's only 3, why the obsession with "moving them on" and "preparing them from school", I thought Reception prepared them for school??
So, aibu to want to just kick around and let him dig up worms in the garden for another year, or do I sound like a hysterical overly sensitive needy Mum????
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To feel annoyed at being labelled as "Clingy Mother" by DS's nursery staff.....
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jojo76 · 06/07/2008 20:30
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