Babies like zombies at nursery

[BlueTreeCat]

I’m trying to decide between childminder and nursery for my LO at the mo. At the nurseries I’ve visited all the babies just seem to be sat there all listless and blank looking. No smiling, no laughing, just sat staring, or crying. Is this normal for nurseries or have I just visited some poor ones? What’s been your experience? I’m talking babies 12 months and younger here. It’s not so bad with the older ones I don’t think, from what I’ve seen.

@EliyanahM

I've never seen children that young at a nursery.. why would you send a literal baby to a nursery. I'd rather quit my job and be on benefits than send a small baby to strangers.

When I had dd mat leave was 16 weeks. It was very normal for small babies to be in nursery settings.

@EliyanahM

I've never seen children that young at a nursery.. why would you send a literal baby to a nursery. I'd rather quit my job and be on benefits than send a small baby to strangers.

You've never seen children younger than 12 months at nursery?

Watching with interest.

I'm going back to work when my son will be 6 months old.

I've been deliberating over this and I'm leaning towards a childminder. There is a nursery very close to where we live, it would be perfect as it's on my way to work but the reviews online I've found about it are really awful; they alone have put me off from even visiting the nursery. I'd prefer a home environment for at least several months until he reaches a year as I'm afraid he'd just be 'dumped' in a room full of other babies... I'd like him to 'meet'/interact with other children and that will be the case at the childminder's, just less hectic and full on as it would be at a nursery...

@Anthurium

Watching with interest.

I'm going back to work when my son will be 6 months old.

I've been deliberating over this and I'm leaning towards a childminder. There is a nursery very close to where we live, it would be perfect as it's on my way to work but the reviews online I've found about it are really awful; they alone have put me off from even visiting the nursery. I'd prefer a home environment for at least several months until he reaches a year as I'm afraid he'd just be 'dumped' in a room full of other babies... I'd like him to 'meet'/interact with other children and that will be the case at the childminder's, just less hectic and full on as it would be at a nursery...

@Anthurium completely agree, if reviews are bad that does not sound good!! However there really are some super nurseries