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

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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!

Well considering our nursery is open 51 weeks a year...

Where has the OP gone?

Well I know people who merrily take their children out of school to go on cheap holidays (including having their eldest miss two weeks in her GCSE year). Nursery's not so bad I guess, but I wouldn't do it myself.

We were on holiday last week and I didn't think twice about DS (3.7) not going to pre-school. Am glad I'm not the OPs friend .

yabu

op is being unreasonalbe i think.

i saved over 700 pounds by taking my kids out of school four days before christmas breakup.
i'd do it again. unless they really really really wanted to attend the christmas stuff, in which case i'd cancel theri holiday and ask there grandmother to look after them. or some such nonsense.

yes being very unreasonable it's only nursery it's not compulsory education fgs

(couldn't even be bothered to read any of thread)

i think at this time of year it isnt so imporant (says she). During the last week my dd has had full day Monday, Tuesaday ealy finish, Wednesday day trip to drayton manor, thursday finish at 2 and friday teacher training day so no school. Im sure if id booked that week off no one owuld have complained

It's nursery, not A level exam time.

We took DD1 out for a week to go to on holiday; we'll do it again next year whilst she is a pre-schooler.

In fact, we'll be taking them abroad to visit family during term time, too.

My DD is missing nursery on Wednesday to go to London and meet daddy at work and then have lunch and maybe Hamleys.
I think a day out with mum and dad is so much more beneficial than another playtime, snacktime, drawing and painting. Nursery is great but she is my last child and i am going to enjoy the pleasure of taking her out when it is relatively quiet while i can. I just wish i had doen more as she starts school in september.
Education is about life experience as well as sitting in circle time. Seriously - get a life ! Its out there . take your child out of nursery and show them something they haven't seen before

huh?! it's nursery. some children don't ever go to nursery, they just start school, what is the problem?

yabu

get a grip

my dd starts prescholl the 5th sept we are wasy on holiday from the 17th for 8 days dont think it matters to much at this stage

I dont think I need to add my twopenneth, do i?

not ONE agreement. not a one.
doh!

what exactly could she say, even if she did come back to the thread??

lololol

YABU.

One of my most intelligent, educated, high-flying friends has taken her children out of school (end of primary/beginning of secondary) for extended travel breaks - once for a term and once for a year.

Travel broadens the mind and is a lot more educational than a lot of school.

If your child has an opportunity to do something nice and will be missing school to do so, always ask yourself which, of school or the opportunity, will be more mind-broadening.

nursery? yabu imo and everyone else's it would seem.

perhaps now you might like to have that cheap holiday after all!

I was not only taken out of school, but moved schools a bunch of times as my dad took job assignments abroad out of necessity.

I'm still alive! Still thriving!

YABU its only nursery!!!

Traveling is a fantastic experience for children and family holidays are far more beneficial to children anyway

I taken my school age children out of school for holidays but never at a 'crucial' time

lol at Calculus and Proust

It's nursery - not school. What's the big deal about missing days to have fun - that's waht the early years should be about.

haven't read whole thread but tbh i think the whole "you can't take your kids out of school AT ALL" is ridiculous.

surely a week's holiday spending quality time as a family is of a massive benefit to children's wellbeing?

obviously it should be limited to say a week a year... and not in GCSE year but aside that, if they are coping well at school and you put some effort in with them to make sure they catch up when you get back, what's the harm, even for school age children?

YABU OP. Who cares. I plan to book ds during term time, for as long as possibel. Not when it gets serious, near GCSE's, but for the next few years. He hasn't even started school yet. A week in spain term time, compare to a week in spain, holidays. Big differrence in price. No more reasons needed.

nursery!! YABU - unless they are going on 8 weeks of holiday all during term time.

oh dear just read the thread - seems my opinion was slightly unnecessary