Hello,
I am feeling quite stressed over this situation (to put it mildly).
My child is currently in nursery - they started in late April and have had to have some time off during that due to inevitably catching illness. So it has been a bit up and down anyway.
They go for 3 days a week. Originally full days, then they asked if I could bring them in later and pick them up earlier. Now, the last 3 weeks they have asked if he can only go in for a couple of hours in the morning for a few months whilst he settles. It's been tough as I work full time but I am very lucky I have such understanding management who have let me work flexibly around this. However, it does mean I am getting up very early to work in the morning, then staying up very late to catch up after childrens bed time. So it's really not going to work long term.
When I picked my child up this morning, I got the comment 'they have been very unhappy this morning, it almost feels like they are angry at us'. I asked if their keyworker was in and was told not today and I said oh I know my child is very attached to them. The response I got was 'yes but even when Keyworker is here, your child follows them around and if they can't see Keyworker they start crying, which is not fair on the other children as they need to bond with this Keyworker too'.
I am really not sure what to do. I am starting to get headaches from the lack of sleep and the pressure I feel. I am not sure if they are attempting to get me to remove him without actually saying. I also feel like he's only actually been in about 5 weeks all in with the illness which I don't think is too long. I am not sure what else I can do here, i've shortened the hours, I've done only mornings.
Anyone else had a child that struggled and can I ask what you ended up doing? I cannot not work - it's not affordable for my household to have only one income.