DC at nursery put in front of a laptop watching Peppa Pig, AIBU?

These threads always go the same way lol

Ultimately, if you aren't happy with it, speak to the nursery about it. There is no once size fits all policy about screen time, every setting will have their own rules.

If you don't like it, you're free to look for a setting that offers the experience you are after for your child.

I wouldn't be happy about this. I've done so much reading about screens and their impact on kids developing brains recently, and while I know any talk of that will be met with huge eye rolling from many parents on here, the results have been convincing enough for me to massively reduce screen time for my young children. I wouldn't appreciate nursery using screens as a way to help them chill out or keep them quiet- there are loads of other ways to do that, which admittedly take a little more effort, but nursery should absolutely be putting that effort in. I guess it's worth finding out if this is daily, and for how long- if it's very occasional as a treat then ok- but I wouldn't be happy if this was every day.

In all seriousness I'd ask them to put something like twirlywoos on instead

Op is right

Should've been doing jigsaws, outdoors, colouring etc

Don't know why you're getting so much sarcasm - of course that's not okay.

Nothing wrnog with TV but at nursary where you are paying them to look after your child i wouldn't like it - could accept it if things are really hectic and some kids just need occupying to allow staff to deal with something but not while babies are sleeping, if they need to chill out couldn't someone read them a book

I'm surprised by so many people being okay with this.
I'd be fuming if I thought my child was watching TV at nursery. I didn't even realise this was allowed at nurseries. Ours doesn't have any screens or screen use at all.
If its not something you were aware of then you have no idea how often or for how long this might be happening either. If they're showing TV I would expect them to have a policy for it as well.

With the screeching and screaming that comes with that programme

Peppa Pig?

It's challenging when there's just one kid not napping. They tend to do a quiet activity or free time in the story area in my nursery, but there's a fair amount of them who don't nap now. In the baby room, DS was the only one who sometimes didn't nap, so they'd let him go with the manager and "help" in the office, but I'm not sure that's technically allowed!

It's not ideal but it's not the end of the world either.

I haven’t voted as I’m not sure how I feel.

I know there is an iPad at DS nursery and it’s a long day when children stop napping. So a bit at lunch time I’m okay with. But my bugbear is they didn’t tell me this. So ds would come home at 5ish, i would think he had only watched a bit of CBeebies in the morning and give free reign of the remote only to realise his screen time would actually be over the recommended limit.

DS isn’t massively into TV so not a major problem but still I don’t like him having too much!

At nursery age my DC doesn’t have tv on first thing in the morning, no. Later in the day for a bit of quiet time yes, but no need at breakfast time. When she’s school age it’ll probably be different of course.

If it's only around home time, I really wouldn't mind. By that point the kids must all be knackered.

I wouldn't have been happy because I didn't give my DC laptops or computers and or TV under 3.

YANBU, I'd be very unhappy with this, especially at that age.

@Overthebow

I don't think it's much different to at home where they might have the tv on first thing in the morning?

It's not all day every day and they do a huge range of other activities with them all day including plenty of outdoor time.

I just can't get worked up about 10 mins of cartoons. And it's a tv on the wall not a tablet.

If they were watching something educational it would be okay, but Peppa Pig? If this is the level of children's tv these days it is no wonder so many of them are like they are. Some years ago I worked at the local parole office and at Christmas, a party was organised for the children. About 50 kids attended of all ages from toddlers to 18. You would expect kids of those ages, after consuming party food and cordial, would be running around and bouncing off the walls, but most just sat in front of the idiot box waiting for it to be turned on. This was before laptops etc. Children learn very quickly at these young ages and their brains need to be stimulated not turned to mush by puerile nonsense like Peppa Pig.

With the screeching and screaming that comes with that programme I am surprised the others in the room could get much sleep anyway. Putting kids in front of the tele (or similar) is always a kop out and I wouldn't be too thrilled that I was paying good money to the nursery for them to do what I could do for free at home - although hopefully with more televisual taste. In the "olden days" pre-internet and lap tops, when there were just 3 tv stations to choose from, the programmes would shut down in the afternoon (after Watch With Mother) and then there would be other activities. Learning to read and write - adult illiteracy is a huge problem in this country, crafts and hobbies - drawing and colouring in and basic maths. Perhaps check that the staff there are capable of doing these things. Young minds are naturally inquisitive and should be encouraged to learn.

I would certainly raise the matter with the owner and find out if that sort of thing is in line with her way of doing things. If it is, and you are not happy about it, then find another nursery.

Really? Into nursery and straight onto a tablet? I actually don’t think that’s ok. My dd didn’t want breakfast straight away at nursery this morning. She got taken to the crafts area where she made pictures whilst others had breakfast. There was enough staff to to do more than one thing with the kids.

Our abslutely amazing nursery did this sometimes from the babies 2 room and up (so from about 14 months). I think they could sense sometimes at the end of the day when the kids just needed to sit still and stare at something! It wasn't all day every day and it is what I did at home so never bothered me. I know though if it did and I raised it they would have made sure my dc did something else though.

Definitely call the police.

Just wait until your kid's at school for 6 hours in year r and comes home telling you what Netflix film they've watched that day....

It was minutes to home time, they put on Peppa pig, the episodes are like 5 minutes? The staff were in the room, the sleeping ones weren't disturbed. I wouldn't be concerned.
Unless you think they literally watch videos all day? Surely you'd have noticed if that was the case as they must document and show evidence of what they do? Or your kid would say, indicate etc?

I can't understand the mock horror on this thread. Of course this isn't ok. You are paying for a service which by the sounds of it is woefully inadequate.

I couldn't (and don't) get worked up about this personally.

When I drop off in the morning there are usually a few kids in the home corner watching a cartoon or songs or something while the ones that need breakfast get fed and staff are occupied doing that.

😂

It will likely be due to ratios

Peppa Pig is so dated.

Just be glad it wasn't Bluey.