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To want to complain or should I just chill out

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LloydColeandtheCoconuts · 20/09/2017 16:10

My DS is in his last year at nursery and has made some lovely friends and on the whole I really like the staff. However in the 2 years he's been there he's had 4 key workers (is this normal?) but they've all been lovely, introduced themselves to both me and DP and always told us how his day was without us even asking. He has just been assigned a new key worker and she's really unfriendly and looks sour this could be her resting face though Surely it's down to her to be a positive face for the nursery and reassure the parents that it's a friendly environment and their money is well spent! I think she's an ignorant cow! She didn't bother introducing herself to me when she became DS' key worker, she did to DP and expected him to tell me. Now I appreciate she's not there for me but my son however a little courtesy wouldn't go amiss. As a result I tend to speak to other staff about his day as they are more friendly and approachable.
From what I see my DS' relationship with her is nonexistent but it's hard for me to get a realistic picture from the 10 minute drop off and pick up times.
WIBU to complain to the nursery manager about her lack of communication - unless pushed and her attitude? Or do I need to just accept that some people are friendly and some are not and I should chill out?

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MyBrilliantDisguise · 20/09/2017 16:15

She has no place in a nursery if she can't be pleasant and friendly. I would speak to the nursery manager about her.

MissionItsPossible · 20/09/2017 16:42

Well you're paying for it I presume so I wouldn't just accept it if I were you.

yecartmannew · 20/09/2017 16:57

When my oldest started primary we had to go for the inductions etc. There were 2 classes per year so 2 possible reception teachers, one was young, happy, smiley and bouncy, the other was a lot older, looked completely bloody miserable and like her face would crack if she tried to smile and would give very brusque answers using a few words as possible.

EVERYONE wanted the first teacher and was hoping and praying an keeping everything crossed their child didn't end up in the second group. When we found out DD was in that group I could have cried for her.

The kids in her class, without exception, worshiped and adored her! I think she was just one of those people (like sometimes the doctor with the best bedside manner isn't always the best doctor) who didn't deal with parents well. But the kids.....she was absoloutly marvelous with them. Nearly all of them cried when they left her class at the end of the year.

JeReviens · 20/09/2017 17:02

Yeah - I'm not sure about complaining just because you don't like her face. She can probably tell and because of this she may be avoiding you. I would. I have little time for people who judge and dismiss based on the arrangements of someone's facial features.

Sirzy · 20/09/2017 17:05

She did introduce herself to his Father though so I don't get the issue there.

Why do you talk to other staff each day rather than approaching her?

LloydColeandtheCoconuts · 20/09/2017 17:13

I wouldn't be complaining because I didn't like her face but because she ignores me unless I speak to her and I find this off putting - this is the reason I tend to speak to the other staff. But fair comments, I will ask her and see if that makes a difference.

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