nursery opening hours

[scottishgal09]

I need to go back to work so will soon be putting my 9 month old in nursery, only thing is that the earliest I can find any nursery open is 7 am to 7 pm. The 7 pm closing time is fine but I really find I need a opening time of 6 pm. I also work Saturday mornings so need something that is open 6 days. Start time should be at least 6:00 pm but I struggle to find this. Do these type of nursery’s exist? What are the opening and closing hours for your nursery’s? Why don’t nursery’s take into account that some parents need to work 6 days 🤨?

I'm usually tolerant of working mothers being one myself but surely you realise being out of the door and doing a drop off at 6am is not good for anyone.

It’s pointless explaining, if you think that’s acceptable. Clearly we have different acceptable standards for how we treat dogs and children

Nope. Try again. Why are Mumsnetters always so convinced and gleeful they’ve ’hit a nerve’ rather than accept the prospect that individuals can have different opinions. Oh, it’s that superior moral posturing again. Silly me.

Well I don’t have a dog. So it’s all rather pointless anyway, isn’t it?

Not at all . Genuinely am sad for this child who does need her parents and does need 12 hrs sleep a night. many of us in here genuinely feel sad for this child.

A 9 month old will have 10-12 hours a night.

Yes. I wouldn’t leave a dog that long and so I certainly wouldn’t my child, who I hold in higher esteem.

You can chose to make the decision to have your child in very full time childcare for yourself and your family. You can’t argue it’s optimal for the child and their development.

Many people here are very happy for a child to suffer attachment disorders later in life. Which are crippling emotionally and relationally by the way.Just as a heads up, signs for this in a child are a baby who doesn’t get excited when their parent picks them up from daycare - no or little response to carer, in older children at primary school - same, child meets parent and neither speaks, parent simply takes bag off child and they walk to car or home… there are other signs, things people see as ‘normal’ but these are things your child’s teacher and carer notice.

maybe someone will read this and look up the lasting effects of attachment disorders. It’s endemic in our society. Many think it’s normal but it cripples healthy emotional attachment later in life. I for in3 don’t want to be the reason my child is an alcoholic or can’t hold down a lasting relationship.

im genuinely heartbroken for this baby. But I know it’s repeated in millions of homes. 😞

Many children will get picked up after 5.30pm at nursery, but they won't be dropped off at 6am

Totally.

Why is it not good for anyone? Its necessary for people doing 7-15 shifts. For the last year I've been getting my son up at 6 to go to nursery (usually getting dropped off around 6:30 by his dad on his way to work). Some parents do 6-14 shifts and have to drop off before 6 and the children cope and adapt (wake up a bit for the journey then go back to sleep at nursery)

I honestly don't think the majority of the posters are having a go at the op for her DD being in childcare full time, I think the issue is what the op is looking for is more than full time and unrealistic as the option is not available.
The op has been told on numerous occasions there are no nursery's open the hours she is looking for but she seems to think that by choosing either to look at different child care options or to look at changing her hours is a sacrifice. It's not it's a compromise, the op can't get what she wants do she has to look at other options.

Wow your poor baby. What was the point in having them if you can't be bothered to look after them for longer than a day and a half?

A 9 month old should have 14-15 hrs per day that usually equates to 12 hrs at night and one or two naps. Fact if you want maximum brain and physical development and not to stunt that.

which as many have said will mean this child sees very little of their parents.

https://thesleepcharity.org.uk/how-much-sleep-does-my-child-need/

@Natsku I think it is interesting that everyone looks at Finland as the shining example of education, starting at a later age and shorter hours, but we don't hear about the long hours they are in nursery.

They're pretty good opening times for a nursery. I had to make other arrangements as the earliest start anywhere in my area was 7.30am and latest pick up was 6pm. Some opened as late as 8 and some closed at 5.30.

Have you looked up attachment disorder? I suggest you do.

And I suggest you keep your moral posturing out of other people’s business.

It’s my job. I help people heal from this shit.

Why is everyone entertaining this? Surely this is a joke right???? She has constantly contradicted herself! You say that you can't change jobs as you'll never be able to go back!! You work in a restaurant there are thousands of restaurants you can work in find one where you work in the day & your husband works in the evening! Full time nursary your looking at least 1k+ a month! Managing a restaurant doesn't pay you thousands a month unless you're working in a high end London restaurant & if you are then any restaurant would snap you straight up!! You can get an office job or other jobs 9-5 that pay good money!! I have 2 children one went to a nursary & the other a childminder & I would choose childminder any day! My childminder takes my child play group, park, forest walks etc. has lots of toys & books & other children there for them to interact with! My childminder has taught my child lots!!! & you also saying that you'll never go be able to go to the job if you changed it but you'll also never get this time back bringing up your child!

Hmm. Not so.

https://takingcarababies.com/9-month-old-sleep-schedule#:~:text=A%20nine%20month%20old%20needs,the%20range%20for%20daytime%20sleep.

Bless you. I get rich off helping people with these hang ups. It’s so painfully avoidable.

The numbers given here exactly match the ones I gave. 🤷‍♀️

A BABY who is in childcare for 12 hours a day for 5 days a week, then 6 hours a day on a Saturday absolutely will have attachment issues.

OP wants 66 hours of childcare a week for a baby, it's obsecene.