Help! Need advice. We had all but decided to move my younger DD from her current private nursery to the school nursery this september.
Current private nursery is lovely, staff amazing, great hours (8-6). But it's a fair walk from our house so a bit faffy to pick up and drop off. And expensive (although we can afford it.)
We decided to move for a few reasons. Older DD is at the school already so would simplify drop off. It's much closer to our home than the private nursery. Hours are shorter, but drop off and pick ups would be less of a faff. It's much cheaper. And when we looked around, it seemed lovely and the main teacher we met- let's called her Anna- seemed fantastic. I love the wider school, and thought it would smooth transition into nursery. All seemed a bit of a no-brainer.
Just been for a stay and play session today though and I suddenly have a terrible gut feeling about it. The staff seemed nice and kind, but it all felt a bit unstructured. The space is great and huge but there was no cosy vibe like her current place. But the main thing is, I found out that "Anna" is now going to teach a reception class so there is a completely new main teacher I know nothing about. I realised it was really her that sold me on the place and without her there, I feel a lot less confident about the whole thing.
My DD was ok, she'd quite a confident kid, but she just sort of wandered about looking a bit lost and was happy to be back at her old nursery afterwards.
Do I stay strong or try to change my decision? Has anyone else managed a similar transition and how did it go?