to think less of someone who is willing for DS to miss nursery so they get cheaper holidays?

[oasis]

When I said that our kids starting nursery this coming September means we have to go on holiday during the school holidays from now on, she replied that her DS will have to have a poor record for attendance for the first year as it was not that important and she was going to have her holidays when she liked!

[Hulababy]

I agree mymama. Sounds like a once in a lifetime experience they will be having, and school is not the only place your children will be being educated. I can imagine they will be learning constantly on the trip. Where are you going?

[redtoenails]

oh for goodness sake what difference does it make to you? I think that's fine and children can gain lots of great experiences from a holiday. Stop being so pompous!

[redtoenails]

that comment was to the op by the way!

[frapachino]

FFS - this is to original poster.

My child doesn't even go to nursery we go where we like when we like if he did attend nursery we would do the same. It's not even school - you'll be complaining this woman is not supervising homework next

[pooka]

FGS! We are making the most of dd being at pre-school/nursery untl January when she starts Reception, by taking as many hols as possible within term-time.

Really think that you are making a fuss over nothing. The pre-school are happy (they can fill her place while we are away), we are happy (because we get to spend time together before the dreaded routine and compulsion of school begins) and dd is happy.

[Judy1234]

I never took them out of nursery but their father is a teacher anyway so for 25 years we had to take holidays in school holiday time and also as I was paying I didn't want to lose the benefit or whatever but I think it's when they start proper school it matters more. It may depend on the nursery and age of the nursery children. If they are feverishly learning their letters to try to get into schools at 5+ then you might do them a disservice by letting them miss 2 weeks when they would have learned the letters 1 A - g or something but I expect that is fairly rare.

[anniebear]

Very unreasonable

It is only Nursery!!!!!!!

We took ours for a week out of Reception last year in June

No way was I going to pay £800 for a weeks self catering , when the same house cost £450 5 weeks earlier

My sister has always took her DD out of school for 2 weeks! every year since reception

This is the first year she ahsnt and she is in 2nd year of Secondary (just took her out a week last year)

My Niece is top of her whols year so it hasnr affected her

[TwoToTango]

I think its different from being at school as Nursery isn't compulsory education anyway.

[peanutbear]

My son misses nursery when I just want to be with him eg trips to the farm hasnt seen daddy for 2 weeks

I think there is a lot more to education than a classroom though and my dh never gets summer hols of so we have to go at half terms

they are along time in education cant see the point in aking them grow up too quickly

[mm22bys]

YABU - nursery school is not "compulsory".

I don't agree with missing proper school for holidays, but I don't think it's unreasonable to miss a week (or even longer) of nursery school for family holidays.

[MarshaBrady]

Yabu.. Its nursery not school. How old are the children?
oh .. sigh. its no fun when the op doesn't reply.

[RedLorryYellowLorry]

YABU as it's only Nursery.

[mumeeee]

Yes you aer being unreasonable. Nursery is not compulsary.

[aloha]

Oh for heavens sake, nursery is voluntary!
Jeez, like a three year old is going to suffer from having a lovely holiday with parents instead of messing about with finger painting
And my ds is missing the last week of reception for a holiday. Ner ner ner!

And it will be bloody bliss not to be called by school to pick him up ever five minutes.

[aloha]

I love the use of the world 'friend' here, to mean 'person I despise'

[duchesse]

YABU, IMO.

Far better for children to be with their parents travelling at a young age, experiencing real things, than sitting through yet another somewhat stimulating but ultimately bland day at nursery. Any parent can teach the stuff they teach at nursery. Nothing replaces time spent together at that stage.

[DoubleBluff]

' Would I be unreasonable to think I am a better person because I can afford to take my children on holiday during the school holidays and you can't?'

[tiredemma]

So- the general consensus is , yes- you are being unreasonable.

[Mistymoo]

Have not read whole thread but there is a difference between school and nursery, school is compulsary and nursery is not. Simple as.

[ForcesSweetheart]

IMO YABU. I think depending on the holiday theres sometimes an argument for missing school, never mind nursery. Children can learn so much from travel. I took 4 months off school at age 15 to travel around the world with my dad, head-teacher fully backed it as she thought it'd be a wonderful learning experience. I did repeat the year at school as it was so close to my o'levels but will never regret that, and wouldn't think twice about taking DD out of nursery/school for the right kind of travel experience, particularly if the only way I could afford to give her that learning experience was by taking her at a cheaper time of year than the school hols.

[bookwormmum]

I won't take my dd out of school to go on holiday (I granted her the day off to watch me graduate ). If I'd had the chance to take her out of nursery for a trip abroad? I don't know - I would have probably gone for it since nursery is by and large glorified playing anyway. I think 3 is too small to start pre-school anyway and being locked into certain holiday periods now until 2018 is rather galling and I think that the wholesale exploitation of parents is a bit much. But then I took advantage of this before I had dd and before she reached school-age. I doubtless will enjoy the privilege again once she's old enough.

[kslatts]

My dd's are both at school and I don't plan holidays during term time, BUT nursery/pre-school is completely different.

[skerriesmum]

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[mymama]

Hulababy - travelling from Australia to UK/Europe. All very excited.

[morocco]

yabu