AIBU about the morning chaos at ds's school nursery?

[mosschops30]

Ds goes to nursery at a school, five mornings per week.
When we pick them up the parents have to wait in a line and they call the children one by one which is ideal.
However in the morning everyone just piles into ridiculously small cloakroom, and although they have one teacher or TA on the door, they are often talking to a parent or a child.
Bearing in mind there are 30 children plus at least one parent per child (yes sometimes there are two) and siblings in pushchairs.

I raised my concerns with the teacher today very nicely explaining that I felt uncomfortable when I leave ds as he could easily run out if teacher is distracted with other things.
She said that they allow parents in because they may want to pass on info (e.g. little jack isnt well this morning etc) but I reasoned this could be done at the door or the parent could wait and speak to the teacher last.
She said she'd see what they could do and let me know.

So AIBU, I dont think I am

how would you like to see it managed?

Sounds the same as my DDs old nursery tbh. Was always nice to say goodbye properly to her when she was so young and to get a chance to speak with teachers etc.

I am pretty sure that one of her old teachers would have spotted a child going the wrong way tbh so never had any concerns.

I found it odd at first that I had to wait in line to collect her but soon got used to it.

Must be the tried and tested way...

I would like us to each drop our children off at the door to the cloakroom, they are alkl able to put their coats on their pegs so no need for 30 parents in there at same time in a space the size of a shoe box.
If thats not feasible then take 4 in at a time or something, we queue in the afternoon I dont know why it wouldnt work in the mornings

Heifer I honestly believe that a teacher stood at the door chatting away to parents would not see a small 3 yr old whizz past when there are 20-30 adults standing in there. Its madness

ok tis slightly different from my situation as just remembered that although 1 teacher was on the door there would be at least 2 others inside the cloakroom/classroom (1 room) so parents often talked to them and not so much to the one on the door.

Also the one on the door shut the door when there wasn't anyone outside (it has a glass panel so she could see out)

YANBU, I feel the same about our nursery. not too bad at the moment but dc2 is due shortly and I don't know where the pram is going to go, I'm not leaving it outside!! other mums with toddlers seem to have a very stressful time trying to stop the younger ones charging off into the street which all seems unecessary. like you say, why not drop them at the door - bet they would all get their coats etc off quicker if parents weren't there!!

I agree malloo am hoping they will come back and say they will give a trial run

thanks heifer, no she doesnt shut the door and is often busy talking to a parent she knows after all children have gone in

Well am impressed with the result, I noticed this morning that one teacher was actually stood outside the outer door (rather than inside) which gives her a better view on people coming and going. Plus the other teacher stands at the inner door, giving another eye.
She said they are sending out a letter tonight asking parents to drop their children at the door wherever possible.
nice

Good news. And you were quite right to be concerned - I've seen children at ds's old nursery run out while the teacher was distracted by parents who wanted to chat.

Mosschops - Agree with you totally. My sons first day at nursery, he started slightly later than the rest of the class, all new children starting were staggered. When we arrived there was a little boy standing outside the building crying for his mum, unnoticed!! I had to take him back in, but i could have been anyone and quite easily have taken him out of the school gate.

The nursery now have a system where the teacher is in the classroom and any parents can speak to her. While the classroom assistant waits at the door to catch any 'strays'.