Please or to access all these features

Add post

Watch this thread

Save thread

Start a new thread

Flip thread

Hide thread

My feed

Active Unanswered threads

Getting started FAQ's

Unanswered threads Acronyms Talk guidelines

Hide shortcut buttons

Talk

Chat

Join the discussion and chat with other Mumsnetters about everyday life, relationships and parenting.

Flip

Original poster

Nursery and child birthdays?

12 replies

Nettttflix · 14/03/2025 19:15

Bit random I just wanted to gather opinions.

So we have 3yo DS. His birthday is December 27th so he'll never have a school birthday. And our nursery closes for Christmas they have Christmas break so he's never had a birthday on a nursery day!

DD is 1 on Sunday! So we're all off anyway. I even checked next year's calendar and no leap year means it's a Monday her birthday next year which is a NWD for me.

I mentioned this to DH and was like I'd keep her off the year after if it fell on a nursery day. He said his brother has sent his kids in on nursery days for their birthday and celebrated of a night. As they'll have school birthdays anyway which you can't keep them off for. It makes sense my point was more having the choice and option.

But I digress, if you child has their birthday and it's fell on a nursery day have you kept them off or still sent them in?

Also how do your kids react who have birthdays in school time if siblings have out of term birthdays?

OP posts:

FeelTheRainOnYou · 14/03/2025 19:16

Personally I’d take my child out for the day and do something as a family rather than in a nursery without us. But that’s just my view.

Istilldontlikeolives · 14/03/2025 19:18

I think it’s a bit strange to take a day off for a birthday. Most dont.

Original poster

Nettttflix · 14/03/2025 19:19

FeelTheRainOnYou · 14/03/2025 19:16

Personally I’d take my child out for the day and do something as a family rather than in a nursery without us. But that’s just my view.

Yep that's my view. Take a day off and take them out before the school birthdays starts and we cant!!

OP posts:

Interested in this thread?

Then you might like threads about these subjects:

1 year olds 3 year olds Childcare & nursery Events & celebrations

Dueanamechange2025 · 14/03/2025 19:19

Whilst at Nursery I’d make the most of it and keep them off. Spent it as a family.

I don’t think they really notice whether siblings have school birthdays or not. Mine didn’t anyway. One of them is always at the end of the summer holidays. Other is pretty much always at school.

Only thing she did notice was that we were often on holiday for DS’s birthday and had never been on holiday for hers. That wasn’t planned to do with his birthday though, just the bank holiday meant one less days annual leave. I did try to avoid that in future though after she mentioned it a couple of times.

TwentyTwentyFive · 14/03/2025 19:20

I sent DS to nursery on his birthday and picked him up earlier. He enjoyed being made a fuss of and sharing cake with his friends.

If you want to keep her off then that's also fine but it's fine to send them in too.

Mummyboy1 · 14/03/2025 19:20

I work in a nursery and a lot of children either come in or go home earlier than normal. I'm due back before my second child has her first birthday and she might have to be in nursery on her birthday. My oldest is the 28th December so he's always been off for it.

PurBal · 14/03/2025 19:21

DH and I (and all 4 of our siblings!) have “school holiday” birthdays. We’ve kept both ours off on their birthday but won’t be able to when they start school because obviously they’ll have to be in school. Feels weird though.

BendingSpoons · 14/03/2025 19:27

My eldest is usually at school on her birthday. My youngest usually has it in the holidays. Last year we went away over DS's birthday but celebrated DDs on the nearest weekend. Both were happy. There's pros and cons to both e.g. having them make a fuss of you at school.

I wouldn't want my child in nursery until 6pm on their birthday if I could avoid it and would at least pick them up early. Particularly at 3 and 4, when they have more understanding. I would probably book the day off. However it can get tricky with younger children, as once your eldest is at school, you can't have a family day out, so I might just pick them up early.

2chocolateoranges · 14/03/2025 19:28

If I was working then my child would go to nursery but I’d try and pick them up earlier but if I was off that day then I would keep them off and have a fun day with them.

obviously it’s different when they are at school.

Tbrh · 14/03/2025 20:25

Istilldontlikeolives · 14/03/2025 19:18

I think it’s a bit strange to take a day off for a birthday. Most dont.

We always do and do something as a family, I'd rather make memories as a family to mark the milestone. When my DC is older I'm sure they'll prefer parties with their friends.

backintothemeadow · 14/03/2025 20:27

Both mine have birthdays the week before schools break up, often the last day of term (December and July.)

I am a teacher so I can’t take it off unfortunately, but I only do three days a week. If I worked in a more flexible role it would be nice to give them their birthday off. DS is in school next year though.

LeopardsANeutral · 14/03/2025 20:45

There’s so many years of birthdays that they’ll be at school and you won’t be able to keep them off for their birthdays, I’d do with whilst you can. We always kept ours off for the day, I wouldn’t have sent them to nursery on their birthdays, I like to make a fuss of them.

Flip