We are trying to decide between two nurseries. Neither are our favourite, but everywhere else fully booked.
One is 5 minute walk, but mostly young staff. I didn’t like how one staff spoke to the other. Seemed unprofessional. The outside area was tiny and plastic equipment so old. It’s also right near a council block, and I smelt weed when outside. I can only imagine in the summer what it’s like.
The other is 32 minute walk pushing the buggy. It’s very basic, an old nursery so old plastic play equipment in the garden. Also small , but nicer than first. The ladies that run it have been doing it for a very long time, and has a more motherly nurture feel. Both groups has small number of children attending.
I’m put off walking 2 hours a day for second one, but I think environment nicer.
On other hand there were doing nice activities in the rougher nursery down the road so is it daft to walk all the way to another which is similar in a lot of ways in terms of size, equipment etc?
My feel was it wouldn’t surprise me if younger staff were not as patient once parents not around in rougher nursery. I’m really torn which to decide.