Nursery ScoobyDoo time for 2 year old. Hmmm . . .

[liliapellicia]

AIBU. Possibly . . dont know - have lost all sense of what is or isn't. Recently moved a long way from what was home. DD1 (2.5) & DD2 (1) started at new nursery 2 days a weeks for past 2 months. Nursery, overall, seems lovely, however can't help but compare with last nursery. Some issues with food and staffing but very different set-up from our tiny London nursery so trying to go with the flow, and overall girls have settled in OK-ish. Picked up DD1 a bit earlier than usual today and she and rest of room (10 in total) all totally glued to Scooby Doo. She's the youngest in the room by quite a long way and has in past few weeks been having nightmares for the first time (ghosts in room etc.) Realise it's develomentally the right age for this, coupled with move etc. but also wonder if bleedin' Scooby Doo might be contributing . I know Scooby Doo seems/is tame, but I actually remember being a bit freaked our by Scooby's ghouls and ghosts when aged 7/8 (yup, a complete wuss) and actually think, blimey, there's loads of non-scary catrtoons/prgrammes they could show a bunch of 2/3/4 year olds, why don't they? Should I say something or should I just get calm down and get a grip. . . ?

Thinking back, all the kids were completely glued to it - not interacting, smiling etc, faces totally expressionless. They were probably all bloody terrified!

Accidents?

What accidents?

Now that's worrying

Corretc me if I am wrong but you are paying them to entertain your child (and keep them safe, happy etc) I would never have allowed my staff to put the TV on unless it was an educational clip for the older ones linking with an activity they were doing. I would complain about this and also ask to see the weekly menu - tell them it is so you don't repeat meals at home if you feel awkward. Sometimes children forget what they have had and say the same thing each day. We had a parent complain that their child had had soup every day - we didn't give them any soup but he had had it at the weekend and just said that when asked.

This is crap. It shows poor judgment and understanding of cognitive development

joan
think she means toileting accidents

which reminds me about a call I had from nursery once. Ds2 had had "an accident in the playground" . Turned out to be he'd pooed himself all over the climbing frame

it's really not appropriate for the age group at all. it's more for 7 year olds

Joan - yes, sorry meant toileting accidents. Will request menu but actually it's the nursery staff that report what they've eaten each day so I know there is real lack of variety (actually overheard another parent mumbling under breath about this last week). Think I need to grab bull by the horns and address all concerns next week . . .

Wouldn't bother me at all. DCs all loved Scooby.

WHY are they watching tv, whats wrong with a story?/ singing time?

totally object to dumping kids in front of a tv in nursery at such a young age.

scooby doo? =dreadful .

I would be asking how often they watch television, how long each time, and aside from scooby doo (for pre-schoolers - wtf?!) exactly what programmes they show. DS1 attented an Ofsted outstanding nursery & like you it never even crossed my mind they would watch television until my 3 year started becoming obsessed with Disney frickin Clubhouse & given we don't even have Sky it clearly came from nursery!! We had words & soon after parted company as I too then started to question other policies & whilst nothing was seriously wrong with it, I just wasn't happy with the care anymore.

I have involvement in quite a few pre-schools/nurseries and NONE of them have tv time. Between the 4 years my DSs have been at pre-school they have never watched a minute of tv there.

I don't think you are being unreasonable at all. I wouldn't just be bothered about the fact they are watching possibly inapporpriate programmes (I know a few who would be scared of scooby doo) but the fact they feel the need to do this regularly instead of other activities. I wonder if they have the relevant licence etc also to show the programmes???

I would be concerned about this OP.