To ask how those of you with nursery experience think of this...

[karmacoma1]

Dd is 10 months. I got made redundant on mat leave, had a dreadful time finding a job, and I now finally have one.

I found a nursery a few minutes from my new job, dd had the settling in sessions before xmas, all went well. Dd started nursery 2nd jan, the day before my new role started. I had a call half way through the day from nursery, saying dd had ‘gunk in one eye, that they’ve had to wipe three tines’ so I had to come and get her.
I went to pick her up, they advised that she need to see a doctor and if she had conjunctivitis and was given medication they wouldn’t take her for 48 hours

Cue an incredibly stressful evening of me desperately trying to sort c/care whiletvwaiting st the walk-in centre - mil finally came to my rescue, she had her the next day, I explained the situation to new boss when I went in, then I had the following day off to look after her, they let me take it as holiday.
Now today the sane thing has happened AGAIN. I’ve had to leave work early, completely stressed because what kind of fucking impression must they have of me already? Looks like I’ll be missing tomorrow as well.

My DH is furious with the nursery and says I’m being made a mug of as ‘they still get paid either way’ and said that I’ll probably lose my job if this keeps happening.

I’m sorry that was long winded, my question is, is this normal for the nursery to do this? Should I be looking to send her elsewhere? The doctor I saw with dd said the nursery should take her in?
She’s my first and I have nothing to compare it to.

• support- even!

My DH is furious with the nursery and says I’m being made a mug of

Well, you are if you've already decided in your mind that this is your issue, and not both of your issues.
Obviously if he is 100 miles away he's not going to be able to get home soon enough on that one occasion, but then that means it is turn the next day. Why do you think it is your responsibility to take all the time off - especially as you are very, very new into your job, whereas he, presumably is known to his employers as being reliable, something you haven't had the time to build up a reputation for yet.

I am a Nursery manager. Not sure if different local authorities have different policies but we allow children in as long as they are receiving treatment for it.

Ah the nurseries we’ve used had this policy. I agree, it’s going to be hard for you to be credible in your job if you’re taking all the child related sick days. They do get sick less often over time.