To ask what you think of this ?

[TheLostNights]

A nursery worker being allowed to work in the same room as her 5 month old baby. OK or not?

Fine but I don't know the rules

Why wouldn't it be ok?

Depends on policy of nursery. Some would allow it, others would not.

A think it will be fine in a short staff situation but it's probably best they work in a different toom

Or they look after their own kid. Otherwise it's extra pressure for the other staff.

Oof I couldn't do that. I'd be biased towards my child unintentionally and I think my child would spend the whole day hanging off me and getting jealous if I was giving other children attention

In principle it’s fine I suppose but I’d hate it if I were that child’s key worker and had to look after the child in front of their mum

It is a real issue.
I work in a nursery and was really surprised when they said we would have a new worker who was going to have her 5 month old baby in with her also. He screams for her the whole time and her mind in my opinion, is always on him, rather than the other children. I just don't think it's right but my colleague disagrees so who knows.

If mum wasn't there and 5mlnth old screamed, wouldn't that just take someone else away from the other kids anyway?

I don’t see why it’s that bad. Parents can teach their own children, she’s paying for the childcare like everyone else and the ratio to staff/children would be the same.

If she was ignoring the other children she was a key worker for that would be a problem but you haven’t even said that so clearly that isn’t what you mean.

I think he was getting distressed as he could see her but she couldn't be with him 24/7. But as I say, her mind was always on him, worrying about what he was doing when out of her sight etc. I just think it doesn't work.

So have you raised your concerns with the managers?