Anyone still got toddlers/preschool at home? When are you sending them back?

[whentosend]

My son is now just 3. I took him out of nursery a year ago when he was just 2.

He used to do one day a week and settled fine despite what many people think about doing just one day a week.

I would really like him to go back now, for lots of reasons, main one being socialisation now it's actually important for his age etc.

Anyone else in the same position? When are you thinking it's ok to send them back?

Mine is still at home. He’ll be going back when his parents and grandparents have received both vaccinations. We haven’t stayed in for a full year just to catch Covid now in the home stretch.

@CurlyReds

Mine is still at home. He’ll be going back when his parents and grandparents have received both vaccinations. We haven’t stayed in for a full year just to catch Covid now in the home stretch.

I know that's what I'm worried about. I really want him to go back but not sure if it's the right time yet

My one year old was meant to start nursery 2 days a week in January and have my mum look after him one day a week but she volunteered to have him three days a week instead. She's due her first jab soon so hopefully I'll be able to send him after Easter.

Bump

What are the cases like in your area? Do you have contact with anybody elderly or clinically vulnerable? Do you have any school aged children?

144 per 100,000 going down quite quickly.

No access to elderly or vulnerable people!

My nearly 2 year old is starting pre school next week when she is 2, the reason is she has a sister who has autism and does no social interaction with her and as we have been mainly at home for nearly a year i think she desperately needs social interaction, im nervous but her needs are more important i think

3yo is still at home because the preschool is mixed with the Reception class (very small rural setting) so they've closed it until school reopens.

Nobody should be using a nursery unless they absolutely have to.

Lock down. Pandemic. Haven’t you noticed?

My daughter works in a local nursery. She was completely prepared to risk her health and her life to provide an emergency child care setting for key workers, or parents in an emergency situation

She was left devastated by the parents who were simply using the nursery for personal convenience. All the staff were.

Many of them resigned, including my daughter. The nursery closed to everyone.

Now there is talk of reopening it, with vaccinated staff. All the staff who resigned have been contacted and offered the vaccine. My daughter is now likely to take her job back, but it will be several months still. Before enough staff have had two vaccines, and even then, it might not happen. There’s bankruptcy procedings to go through, it all has to be a new business, with a new owner , and all previous debts written off. Etc.

All because of the selfish parents shoving their children into a child are setting during a pandemic without genuine reasons.

My daughter is young guy and healthy, but has young guy and healthy friends who have been left disabled by Covid and she was not prepared to be put at risk for no reason.

We live in quite a small community. A London duvets, but centred around one street. It’s well known which parents did this. I don’t think they will be accepted back onto the books if any local nursery

4 year old's nursery completely shut March-May last year, but we kept her off when it reopened. She then went back in September-Dec as normal as did most kids.

We then kept her off from Jan but she's started having behavioural issues so decided to send her back last week as numbers in my area were back to where they were mid-Nov.

2 year old was due to start a couple of mornings a week in Jan, going to enquire about starting him a couple of weeks after half term.

Rowenasemolina i am confused by your post. Are you in the UK? You say nursery staff have been offered the vaccine. I can't see how as nursery and school staff aren't a priority group. I'm not saying they shouldn't be. But I can't see how she would have been offered one based on her job

Secondly if you are in England they've remained open. You are doing nothing wrong by sending a child in.

My son doesn't have to go for work purposes, I send him as it's good for him. He's 4 and needs interaction. If the gov closed nurseries of course I wouldn't try to get him in.

You feel they should be shut, direct your anger at the gov not parents who are making difficult decisions, trying to weight up what's best for their children/families

Op I think you need to weigh up risk Vs. Benefits. Take into account local infection rate and any vulnerability in your household. Maybe ask the nursery about how many cases they've had? So far none at my son's (touch wood it stays that way!) I stick to the rules rigidly to limit risk to the staff.

My 4 year old is going, we kept him off in the first lockdown although as I'm a teacher he could've gone but we juggled it all at home. He went back when schools reopened in June until December on his usual days and now does fewer hours as I'm on maternity leave. We have chosen to send him because he needs interaction with children his age, he needs a bit of 'normal' and he absolutely loves it. He is also getting school ready...it was a tricky decision as I am at home but knowing that he is benefiting so much from it made it. There haven't been any cases at his nursery though and they are still being really strict with safety e.g no parents in the building, wearing face masks, temperature taken on arrival etc.

Mine's been in since the summer - he had to isolate once in November due to a positive case but that's it. I'm pleased one of us gets to hang out with other people regularly.

Nursery staff can only get vaccinated at the moment if they are in another priority group - they are not health or social care staff.

My 3 year old is still at home. She did go back in September-December. She'll stay off now until older siblings are back, hopefully in March but maybe after Easter. 3 out of 4 grandparents have now been vaccinated.

It's definitely ok to send them in to nursery as nurseries are open as normal to all children now. The risks in early years settings are small vs the risks, which is why they are open. Plus, it's so nice to get a break when they go in!

@Cindersrellie

It's definitely ok to send them in to nursery as nurseries are open as normal to all children now. The risks in early years settings are small vs the risks, which is why they are open. Plus, it's so nice to get a break when they go in!

Risks vs benefits, I mean!

@Cindersrellie

It's definitely ok to send them in to nursery as nurseries are open as normal to all children now. The risks in early years settings are small vs the risks, which is why they are open. Plus, it's so nice to get a break when they go in!

This ..

My little girls nursery has had one covid case the throughout the whole time (its private so has been open from the beginning) my child goes back beginning of next month.

*Lock down. Pandemic. Haven’t you noticed?
*
Yes I've noticed. As in my OP, my son hasn't been at nursery for over a year.

I have been through;

Fertility investigations
IUI
IVF
2 months of pregnancy
Miscarriage
Miscarriage management that failed twice then subsequent natural miscarriage on New Year's Eve
Another hycosy procedure
And now I'm waiting for a hysterocopy and minor operation to remove retained products of conception.

All while looking after my toddler full time and maintaining the house.

I need a break if that's ok with you?

I work in a nursery, we are full only a few children haven't come due to the current lock down.

The nursery staff are fed up with the government making us stay open to all with no ppe or priority vaccines however we don't blame parents for sending their children. Although please don't send your child in if they are ill in anyway. Full of a cold where they are sneezing and putting snot everywhere as they could have covid too, and then be pissed off with the staff when sent home.

Also don't roll your eyes or be snappy when nursery has to close to isolate as someone has tested positive and also don't come to nursery to collect your child with friends / grandparents where you are obviously not sticking to the rules but are happy to put us the nursery staff at risk.

@Fibbib

I work in a nursery, we are full only a few children haven't come due to the current lock down.

The nursery staff are fed up with the government making us stay open to all with no ppe or priority vaccines however we don't blame parents for sending their children. Although please don't send your child in if they are ill in anyway. Full of a cold where they are sneezing and putting snot everywhere as they could have covid too, and then be pissed off with the staff when sent home.

Also don't roll your eyes or be snappy when nursery has to close to isolate as someone has tested positive and also don't come to nursery to collect your child with friends / grandparents where you are obviously not sticking to the rules but are happy to put us the nursery staff at risk.

I wouldn't do any of that, though.

@whentosend

*Lock down. Pandemic. Haven’t you noticed? * Yes I've noticed. As in my OP, my son hasn't been at nursery for over a year.

I have been through;

Fertility investigations
IUI
IVF
2 months of pregnancy
Miscarriage
Miscarriage management that failed twice then subsequent natural miscarriage on New Year's Eve
Another hycosy procedure
And now I'm waiting for a hysterocopy and minor operation to remove retained products of conception.

All while looking after my toddler full time and maintaining the house.

I need a break if that's ok with you?

You dont need to Put your child in nursery, risking your child, the other children, the staff and the NHS for no reason

@Cindersrellie

It's definitely ok to send them in to nursery as nurseries are open as normal to all children now. The risks in early years settings are small vs the risks, which is why they are open. Plus, it's so nice to get a break when they go in!

Are you deliberately bring as provocative as possible.? You know the staff desperately do t want your child in. You know they are totally helpless, and can do nothing g except smile and accept it, however much they are raging inside. You know that ‘it’s nice to have a break’ is no reason to per long the pandemic and make everyone suffer. So I am assuming g that you are not reslky doing anything so selfish, and are just pretending to on this thread to try and upset people?

My daughter is usually in three days a week but as isolating a toddler is a nightmare (“no we can’t go to the park/out” - and yes we’ve had to do it) and her older siblings are off school and so it’s not much harder work than the other juggle, we’re currently paying hundreds of pounds a month and not sending her in. She’ll go back when the child in year R does. It’s been months now, as she was isolating for most of December.

Oh and for clarification - I send my daughter in so her parents can work. Instead we’re looking after three children and trying to fit in four day working weeks round it. It’s hell.