1 year old napping outside?

[bigmamama]

Hi, so my 1 year old Ds started nursery today as I have just started a new job. He had a couple of settling in sessions which seemed fine, he done 4 hours yesterday and then had his first full day today while I was at work.
My issue is, I got an update on the app of him napping outside on what seemed like a mat on the floor, he had what looked like a blanket covering him but that's it?
Now I immediately sent the picture to my husband in an angry look at this it's terrible way, for him to respond, "yeah he seems fine" I think its awful that they didn't take him inside and put him in a cot. Am I over reacting?
It was a pleasant enough day and it was sunny, not sure on the temp as Iv been inside all day, but I just feel really put off by it and I feel reluctant to send him back again. Or am I just being unreasonable?

How nice does an outdoor nap sound

@Toilenstripes

Well said and totally agree.

I’m also in U.K. and have never heard of babies sleeping outside at a nursery. I quite like the idea but have never heard of it happening

[quote bigmamama]@bisvuit I find it very odd and slightly unsettling! If we are out and about and he falls asleep in the pushchair fair enough, il bring it inside and leave him In it, but I'd never just leave him to nap in the garden!
And yeah I'm in UK[/quote]
I'm afraid that I view this as quite bizarre and actually quite sad, given your lo would benefit from fresh air. If in a locked garden and you in sight, what do you expect to happen?

As for catching a cold because lo slept outside, I presume that you're aware that colds are viruses and not as a result of being in cold weather. Otherwise come November the entire northern hemisphere would have a cold!

However, given its your first day I understand your concerns. Yes you're being precious but your lo is the most precious thing in the world to you, so understandable. If you're opting for professional childcare, you're going to have to learn to let go and not scrutinise everything, otherwise you'd best review the childcare situation full stop.
Fwiw, I would never have left my child in childcare because a) I disagree with not being a sahp when children are preschool age or younger (my choices) b) like you I'd have struggled to have trusted them and that angst wouldn't imo have been worth any £.

**Yesterday 22:46lyralalala

bigmamama

Ok so this isn't my first child or my first nursery.
I was asked to write my child's routine down and his likes/dislikes etc. I don't expect his whole routine to be replicated or down to a T, however I do expect to have some comfort to him on his first day, of his usual routine.

His usual routine probably wouldn't have worked. He was in a completely new environment. New noises, new smells and new people.

The best thing staff can do on a child's first day is go with the child's cues and it really sounds like that's what he did.

Surely far better to be rocked to sleep with the staff singing while he watched the other children if he was happy and content with that rather than sticking to his routine for the sake of it?

If he wasn't comfortable he wouldn't have slept. I think napping on his first day is actually a really good sign. None of mine napped on day 1 in any childcare.**

Exactly what I was going to say, it's a new routine for him, would he have slept in a strange cot?

Maybe he started to fall asleep and they decided to move him to the sleep room would disturb him more. Taking a relaxed child almost asleep to a new environment, unfamiliar cot blankets etc would surely upset him more, than letting him nap where he is...

You’re overreacting.

@Toilenstripes

This is a nasty thread. I come from America where parents and nurseries don’t have babies sleeping outside. I was disbelieving and frankly horrified when I first heard about it here. Why does everyone have to be so aggressive with their opinions? You will never educate someone if you anger them first.

Why “horrified”? The sleeping children are still being supervised. It’s not like they’ve left them to sleep in the middle of a dual carriageway 🙄

With the current situation, it is probably safer to sleep outdoors than in a sweaty cot. I would love my kids to sleep outdoors. Also.. you can't catch a cold from the cold!!!!!!!

What’s so “horrifying” about open air? (Assuming it’s not next to a busy road).

It wouldn't bother me, as long as my DD was safe.

Time was that babies were put to sleep outside all the time.

I'm in the North East too, OP. My 9m DD recently started nursery full time and I was a bit "eh?" at a pic of her sleeping on a mat rather than her cot. I mentioned to the staff on pick up when they said she wasn't doing her full nap that a cot might be worth a go as that's what she's used to at home and they tried it the next day, much better sleep. I really like the staff there, they clearly adore babies and have made a lovely bond with DD. If they said he slept for a decent chunk of time and seemed happy I don't see the problem with an outdoor nap - in fact I think maybe view it as a positive and a "tip" you can take for home! Maybe they tried to put him inside but he had FOMO?