Are you allowed into your child's nursery yet?

[MogsBestestFurball]

We are still not allowed inside DD nursery because of Covid. If your child/ baby is in nursery are you allowed inside now and if not, how do you feel about that?

DD is almost 3 and apart from a very short settling in I have never been inside the nursery. It does not sit well with me and if I had known this would be the case I might have made a different decision about returning to work after mat leave. I guess we all thought Covid would be over by now.

I am quite an anxious parent and I feel being able to see her in the room could reassure me that she is happy there. Should I push to be allowed inside for a visit?

I'm not allowed in my son's nursery and I feel exactly the same as you.

I would like to see the room he's in, the teachers, what they do etc. On a personal note I would like to meet the other parents and children. I feel so disconnected from the whole thing.

Still not allowed in but my son is 3.5yrs and had been at nursery about 10 months before Covid so I have seen him inside.

We’re allowed in to do pick up and drop offs again, with masks, have been since about October time I think.

I think some places may keep the rules the same as sometimes easier without having parents in

It is easier without parents, I have some real hanger arounders (my made up phrase ) and I just can't get on with things. Door step handovers are so much better for the children.

We go into reception (one family / parent at a time) and press the buzzer. They bring boy out. I've been in once and that was when we looked round prior to him starting and it was after hours when all the kids had left.

Some rooms are and some still outside. My boy has been going on year today since 11 months old. I have been allowed up to but not in the room for the last week

Wow! My daughter started nursery after Easter last year, just after 2, and she was a real Covid baby (wouldn’t/couldn’t even look at a stranger). I spent three terms in with her or on a chair in the hall (masked). There has never been a problem with me going in

We still drop off and pick up outside, as do the other nurseries around us (friends have kids there). I can see her through the doors if I want to and they're outside about 75% of the time at pick-up anyway. I think it makes it easier for staff.

@NotWithoutMyMerkin

Wow! My daughter started nursery after Easter last year, just after 2, and she was a real Covid baby (wouldn’t/couldn’t even look at a stranger). I spent three terms in with her or on a chair in the hall (masked). There has never been a problem with me going in

In fairness that sounds quite an extreme situation. I don't think it's equivalent to drop off and pick-up!

I'm a mature student doing work placement in preschool room of a local nursery. The parents come into the room (masked) to pick up their children at the end of the day, same for drop off.

We haven't been allowed inside for about 18 months and I think they'll keep it like this

It's not too bad unless it's raining

I do agree that outside handovers are probably easier for the staff and actually I do generally think they are better for the children in terms of minimising disruption in the room.

At the same time, I feel like there needs to be something better in place for parents to engage with settings other than masked doorstep handovers. An opportunity to visit and see the child in the room if there is any anxiety on the parents' part

We have online meetings with her key worker and the issue of DDs communication has come up. She has great speech at home so it makes me wonder if she is unhappy there.

From monday everything goes back to normal finally and qe can go back in for pick ups and drop offs

My nursery said they will resume letting parents in in September. But that maybe due to the fact I asked as a condition of reserving a place for DS2.

My sons nursery is keeping the new routine. No parents allowed in. I hate it because I remember how lovely it was picking my older dc up from their rooms. But I guess its the new normal now.