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?

They absolutely should have warned you they sometimes nap outside and how they ensure they're not trampled on.

@notforonesecond

You get over yourself

OP, it’s hard leaving a new one and yes I would also be surprised if my baby napped outside on a mat on the first day. Whatever they say most people would

It sounds like a really lovely nursery

If he’s got a green snotty nose then he’s probably got an infection which he risks passing onto other children whose parents also have jobs to go to. Whatever, loads of people send their kids to nursery/school and balls to everyone else, but it’s a bit rich to do that and then be complaining about the staff not following your child’s home routine identically. He’s had a nap, on a mat which is very much the norm at a childcare setting as dozens of others have pointed out. Outside is a little unusual in the UK but very much the norm elsewhere and certainly not dangerous in any way. Given that they sent you a photo, they are probably assuming that you’d be pleased to see this, which most parents on this thread have indicated they would have been.
A cold is a virus which children catch from being in close proximity to kids who already have it (like your son). They don’t catch colds from being in the fresh air, even at low temperatures.

You've got issues with them after one day?? Why did you send him there then?
Sleeping outside is fine, better if they have a cold and especially now with Covid around.
Why didn't you ask how long he slept for although they should really have told you.
If your other issues are this trivial you're in for a rough time.
I have worked in nurseries. Uncomfortable children don't sleep. Qualified caring staff don't leave babies sleeping where children will fall over them.
You obviously don't trust them which makes me ask again why you sent him there, but I expect nowhere would be good enough for your child.

@IWantT0BreakFree
I thought it was an infection as it's green, the consultation on the phone to the Dr and the pics I have sent they said it's more like a common cold and it's the time of year kids back at school etc (I have more than one child)
@Rosebel
I have used the nursery previously same manager different staff. Nothing to do with it not being good enough

@Phrowzunn

I don’t think YABU OP, I would find this weird and be very uncomfortable... but I am a bit of a control freak when it comes to my kids so wouldn’t put my one year old to nursery all day (or at all actually, it would just make me very anxious). I don’t know if you can have it both ways though... if you choose to put your child to nursery I think you are going to have to relinquish control over what happens to him during the day, I’m afraid.

Read this one again OP. I think you are uncomfortable with the nursery ( or maybe nurseries generally,). Think about if you would prefer a different sort of childcare. If you have used other childcare in the past, you will know what feels most comfortable to you

I posted a question, quite simple really wanted to know other parents thoughts on it etc. Didn't actually think much more of it really yes I'm not entirely comfortable with it etc and yes I do have some other things I will pull up to them.
What amazes me is everyone's skitty remarks, how everyone seems to analyse every word and then take it that I must be precious or no nursery is good enough or why have I even sent him in (you know coz I have a job I have to work)
Why does everyone have to tear someone down for writing a post and asking a question and wondering what other parents thoughts are? If Iv took anything from this it's actually not to write another post or ask anyone else's thought!

The nursery my child went to was purpose built with an open square in the middle so babies could sleep in the fresh air.

I think at 1yo this isnt ok. Maybe I'm precious but I wouldn't think this is fine. And at that age my ds was using a baby monitor.

It feels like at the minute on 75% of the threads on here the OP has a strop when they don’t get the replies they’re looking for.

Just ask them exactly where he slept and the precautions regarding children possibly stepping on him. He wouldn’t have slept if he wasn’t comfortable 🙄

Don’t see a problem, unless staff had not applied sunblock on a hot day or the nursery is on a highly polluted main road.

He couldn't catch a cold from being outdoors, and if he was cold he wouldn't have fallen asleep. Anyway, you say it was a pleasant enough day and sunny. Your husband is absolutely right

OP i would not call myself psychic but I do imagine you never being happy with any childcare, you see to be putting a lot of effort into worrying about something small, imagine what you will be like when your child goes to school?

@AnxMummy10

I think at 1yo this isnt ok. Maybe I'm precious but I wouldn't think this is fine. And at that age my ds was using a baby monitor.

How is using a baby monitor superior to being in close enough proximity to see/hear a child though?

@Alloftheboys
If having a strop because I'm being name called and judged for going to work then yes your absolutely right.
However not having a strop because of people's actual thoughts on the matter.
Not to bothered if people agree with me or not tbh. Bothered that people can be harsh and mean for no apparent reason?
Of course it will get my back up to call me precious and high maintenance etc lol

I think it is fine, could you see other children playing near him? If he wasn't happy he wouldn't have fallen asleep there surely. Maybe in the whole covid situation they didn't want them all napping so close to each other 🤔

Can we see the picture if you scribble out face etc or is it to outing?

Do you think you catch a cold from being cold? That's a myth.

www.unitypoint.org/livewell/article.aspx?id=9161c3a0-54dc-46d7-a633-e1d15a5227e2

If your child was unable to sleep outside, he would not have settled and slept, simple as that. But he did, so that is a non issue.

Take it as a positive; he's adaptable and not rigid in how he settles.

You cannot catch a cold from being cold!! I would have thought with the whole covid situation you'd have at least learned how a virus works!!

DS's nursery do this on a hot day - move the sleeping mats into a shady spot outside and do nap time there - and I think it's really lovely

He fell asleep, they covered him up, what's the problem? If it was raining or 5 degrees that would be different

I think I am probably the only one here who thinks this is strange and odd!!!!!
ON the floor in the garden??? A mat? Like a rug or a crash mat?

He can't get a cold just from being outside, in fact he'll be less likely to get a cold outside than inside. If he's got a runny nose, maybe being outside will help him feel less bunged up (cooler air). If he was cold, he would have woken up. He had a blanket. My DC all slept outside at some point, it's a lovely thing to do.

I'm not sure why you think he'd be knocked into. Much more likely with children running around inside when he's awake.

I think you'll probably look back at this one day and realise that it really was nothing to get worked up about.

I'm being name called and judged for going to work

Well that’s a reach. Do you think nobody else on this thread is a working parent? People are pointing out that you can’t expect a childcare setting to replicate the exact schedule for each individual child that they have at home. What they’ve done is fine. You would prefer them to do something different so that’s a simple conversation you will have to have with them. It’s the attitude of being angry with them that people are finding ridiculous. It’s just a preference that you have, not a right/wrong situation. Any other issues you have with the nursery are irrelevant to this thread unless you’re going to actually discuss them. People are obviously only able to make a judgement on the details you’ve given.

And whether your child has an infection or just a cold virus, it’s still a bit rich to be reacting with anger to something so innocuous as outdoor napping when you’ve knowingly sent a child in to pass a cold around the entire place.