If my baby cries at childcare, will someone pick her up?

[SylvesterTheCat]

I suspect not. The staff have enough on their plate, surely.
I'm putting my DD in childcare when she is 7months old (now 3 months). I can't begin to imagine what this will be like. Please tell me your experiences.
Very nervous first time mum here.

Yes they will pick her up and see to her, but they may not always be able to give her their full attention and she may not get picked up immediately. That's from my experience of working in nurseries over the years. Sometimes we were stretched to the limit.

My ds loves nursery and everytime he sees his key worker he goes for the cuddle. Don't worry op there are a lot of cuddles in nursery.

Yes, they definitely will.When I went round looking at nurseries, they all went to pick a crying baby up straight away. A few weeks after ds started nursery he ended up with a chest infection. I was rung to pick him up and when I got it found a member of staff sat cuddling him with his arms round her neck. Even aged 4 he always got cuddles if he needed it.

I'd recommended a child minder op. I have no experience of nursery but my DD was nervous so I wanted her to see the same person everyday.
Her childminder is incredible! It's one person that becomes like family, Its also cheaper than nursery.

The staff at the nursery we used cuddled the babies and toddlers lots, it was very very normal to see the staff holding the children who weren’t busy playing in their arms or sat on their knees.

Ah, don't worry- I remember how at 3 months you can't imagine them being ok if you go to the loo, let alone left all day! But over the next few months your baby will change a lot. They will be more awake; by 7m interested in grabbing and tasting food; laughing; having 2 or 3 bigger naps not napping all over the shop - and might even be used to going down in their cot or buggy with a special toy or something. Basically will gradually become able to get comfort from other people not just you. xx

so i mean - yes they'll pick your baby up - but your baby won't be as they are now, just helpless until picked up. Might be crawling about, interacting, sitting in a high chair banging a spoon - the need for pickups becomes different.

Please don't worry. I work in child care and would never leave a child crying. We love all the little people we care for.
I've spent the morning crying at photos of my last keygroup all ready for their first days at school.

I put my DS into Childcare (Childminder) from 9 months, I was worried as he was rocked to sleep and about him crying, but the childminder will always comfort him if he's upset. When he first started she would hold him to get him to sleep, or let him sleep next to her on the sofa, but shes slowly managed to get him into a routine of going up to bed, saying "night, night" and then stroking his head for a bit and then he goes to sleep, which is amazing. He still wont do that for me!!

The nurseries have staff to children ratios so they won't be inundated with lots of screaming babies :) my LO went to nursery when he was 9 months (now just over 1) and it's the best thing :) he has wee pals, a lovely relationship with his key worker and lots of exciting things to do during the day. It's scary, and you will probably cry (I did) but it's a good thing :)

It might be worth visiting a couple of nurseries op and finding one you like the feel of.
I’ve only had good experiences, honestly my little boy adores the nursery he started at when he was 10 months old. He asks to go at least twice a day.

I visited several nurseries and at one there was a baby crying being ignored. Needless to say we did not choose that nursery. The nursery my son goes to and has been going to since he was 9 months old is lovely. They have CCTV and you can ask to see it if you want so you can see how your child is. Now they have an app which also informs you of what is going on. A good nursery has lovely caring staff and they don't mind how crazy you seem because they understand that it's your child that you are leaving xx

Yes.
There's plenty of pairs of hands to do it. Staff can still do things one handed while holding a baby.

My eldest went to a Childminder’s at that age and she definitely picked her up, completely spoilt she loved her.

I had the same worries as you but the bond my DD had growing up, it was clear they adored each other. It’s so hard when they can’t speak for themselves, we visited a few places and when we visited this childminder she picked her up straight away and played with her and tickled her. The other kids came over too, I knew straight away it was the right place. Visit a few to get a feel.

Trust me it will benefit no one to let a crying baby sit on the floor alone. She would be picked up and comforted in some way.
All the best

My ds1 would only sleep in buggy or being rocked. We used to leave the buggy so they could walk him to sleep. After a short while he would lie down in the little bed and go to sleep. They behave differently at nursery than home!

Thank you all for your very kind replies. So reassuring.
There's such love in the world :)

They don't have anything to do that's more important than comforting a crying baby!

That's one of the reasons I opted for a nursery rather than a CM. I worried that a CM would be prioritising other things than a crying baby. Nurseries have other staff to sort food etc CMs don't.