Nursery teachers snarky comment

I work in a nursery. It annoys me when my colleagues complain children won’t be picked up until 5.45 when we’re open till 6. Later pick ups are parents who work and they’re entitled to have their child with us until closing time. Really drives me mad when they complain about it

Mine went to a nursery and I had to be there 10 minutes before closing time for the handover. The staff finished at closing time. I think this is what they’re saying to you. If you arrive at 6.30 to pick her up, you won’t leave until 6.40. Just clarify that in a phone call with the manager.

I would be reporting them to Ofsted

Fair enough.

I think you just - unnecessarily - provided it Pliro.

With their attitude, I’d be seriously concerned about leaving my child with them full stop.

Some people have no choice!

Pretty simple. Them calling could be the reason the op is stalled for a further 5 minutes. It is stupid.

Maybe you could offer some advice to the op? Or maybe you support the coated staff making their exit? Having a dig at me is a little sad.

Edit to ask why you removed your “grow up” comment? It was fine. I wasn’t offended. More Bemused.

I would email.

Thank you for a good first week, Olivia talked positively about xyz.

I am concerned that Fridays do not work for you, based on (quote comments).

As you know, Friday is not my preference for how I distribute the hours of childcare I need. This was the only option you offered me.

I wanted to offer again that I could do (half days, any other day, etc).

If Friday is the best day for you, then please be assured that I will ensure I am on time, but will be collecting at 6.20, allowing for a 5min handover and picking up her things and so on.

Please do ensure that Olivia is playing and engaging with staff and not sat waiting.

Kind regards (tossers),

You

✨🎶why don't you just fuck off🎶✨

Im in my second year of my OU degree and the pressure is a lot. I work full time but condensed so I have one day a week to study while the kids are at school and I protect that time fiercely because i really really need it. You paid til 6.30 and the nursery are beyond cheeky to be calling you to do an early pick up. Stand your ground.

How do you propose revenge is sought?

Can we please stop knocking op for working two jobs and studying. That is something to be appluaded not criticized. Yes her daughter currently has a couple of long days at nursery but that is because OP is working to create a stable future for her.

Now back to the original question. The staff were completely unreasonable to be phoning up and then saying what they said at the door. I would be emailing a calm but clear email to management about what happend.

If they’re that desperate to get home one of them can use the last half hour to walk her back to your place for 6:30

When I was finishing my PhD I had the exact same set up - dd 2 days in nursery and with dh all Sat. I would never have finished it otherwise - I couldn't read for 15 mins with her awake. She's 20 now and I still feel bad about it - but I would do it again because I needed to finish my degree. I'm sure I never picked up early - I needed every minute of it. Proper uninterrupted study time. Agree with pps, let them know this is the regular deal or they can switch days as you had requested. Well done, keep going and ignore all the annoying **ers.

They could have let the staff go early and leave two staff ( without coats on and reading / playing with your child ) but they wouldn't as managers say there is always cleaning / sorting / paperwork and other jobs that can be done , manager would say to us you get paid the same at 6.20 pm as you do at 7.30am so you will be working and not standing with coat on / bag ready to go home.
Good nurseries would probably be mopping floors / taking bins out , whilst 2 staff are working until 6.30pm as they are providing a service.
Ofsted would have something to say about staff making a child feel worried / concerned that they are the only one .
Christmas eve is a classic one for all parents to pick up at 6.29 pm , but parents are paying for a service , it is a business.Shops can't close early , doctors surgeries etc , so why should a nursery?

They may be long days but she’s only doing them twice a week. 22 hours a week in childcare is still low compared to a lot of children. They were definitely rude! I think the fact that someone wasn’t sat playing with her or just reading her a story really speaks volumes for how much these people care about the children in their care- honestly OP there are some amazing child care places out there and I’d be thinking of looking elsewhere.

I work in a nursery and this is unacceptable. I can’t believe they called you! I would have worries about the attitude of staff overall if this is their behaviour. Professional staff will be engaging with the child and certainly not complaining.

OP, if the nursery keep up this nonsense I’d be finding a new nursery or a childminder (they’d be more flexible). My dd is starting childcare soon and will be in 8-6 everyday, I’m a student also but one who is employed by the NHS. Ill hsve to put her in at 7am sometimes, it’s not ideal but it is what it is.

Rubbish. I did my masters with the Open University and it had higher demands than MAs at other universities that I saw colleagues doing. Ignore this OP, the Open University has been respected for years. Good luck with your studies, I hope you enjoy them.
And ignore the staff, they are paid to be there until the end of the session. Perhaps suggest they share a book with your child in the last part of the session so that nobody is bored or clock watching.

Why did you not pick up your phone? It was her first day. They could have been ringing about anything.
The way they handled it was out of order, but 6.30 on a Friday is a bit grim.

I’d be really annoyed! Do they know your situation as I doubt they’d be ringing someone they know is in work, early! Also ignore certain posters. My son was in nursery Monday to Friday 7am to 6pm as I was studying a nursing degree as a single parent which was full time hours weekly including placements so you’re damned if you do, damned if you don’t! I had him at 19 and wanted to make sure he’d have a better life growing up than I did.

When he started school he never cried once, they said it’s like he’d always been there, and he’s 10 this year and very much close to me, has always understood that mummy has worked hard for what we have and he does very well educationally so it very much benefited him. Mums have enough guilt without all the ‘wow it’s a very long day’

This. Yet again posters picking apart an OP and derailing. OP isn’t looking for advice on her study time or arrangements. She needs to know how to handle the rudeness of the nursery staff.