Am I right to be worried about nursery taking out 2.5 year old?

[Hogu]

The nursery we like the best for our 2.5 year old has daily walks to the local park. This is all new territory to me and ds has always been with me so am I right to be worried? It's the one things that's stopping me going for this nursery. Everything else is spot on.

Staff are 1 for every 2 children when out.

Please put my mind at rest or give some advice!

Perfectly normal! DC were in nursery in Central London and they went all over the place- park every day, on the Thames clipper, library, big supermarket for shopping, national gallery, residential home, Chinatown for ingredients, just rode round on the bus. It was great! They didn't have a garden either. I'd be more worried if they didn't take them out.

I’m sure you have to consent to outings so if you’re not comfortable with your child going out of the nursery you can state this. It should definitely be an option.

I'm when I used to work in nurseries we used to do this but parents had to sign a form to allow us to take them out, it wasn't uncommon for people to decline it and we usually only took some of the group at one time so it wasn't an issue for children to stay at the nursery, if we had a quiet day and were all going out, if the child not allowed out was old enough to join the next room up for an hour we did that. Have you asked them if it will be a problem if you decline the walks? To be totally honest though I think it's the kind of thing that once you know they've been once you get over the fear, I was a nervous wreck the first time my child went on a school trip I was counting the hours till they were home, now I don't give it a second thought. It's normal to be worried.

@Thegreymethod Thank you! It's nice to know I'm not on my own being worried!

@Hogu you're definitely not on your own, and I don't think it means you don't trust the staff, you don't know them properly yet, you may feel totally different when you do.

My childs nursery used to go on occasion visits out. I opted out for my child, and only allowed the manager who I trusted implicitly to take my child to the Xmas carol service at church in her car instead of walking like the others. I do have irrational fears and anxieties, it is what it is. You can't help your fears.

We looked around nurseries for my GD and discounted any with none or little outdoor space. That would be my concern. I'm surprised they are allowed to operate.

@deste

We looked around nurseries for my GD and discounted any with none or little outdoor space. That would be my concern. I'm surprised they are allowed to operate.

I'm in London and every nursery we looked at didn't have any outdoor space - it's not unusual at all. It makes zero difference to the standard of care provided.