Will your kids be going back to nursery?

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My sons nursery will be opening beginning of June. I'd love to send him back for both our sanities but I'm worried nows not the right time. I work weekends when he goes to his dads. childcare during week would be good financially. I could work more than just two days. Can just about get by at the minute. What's everyone's thoughts on this? Anyone in a similar situation?

Think I need to stay off fb. Lots of posts about how there's no way people would send their kids back. Makes me feel bad for wanting to

I'm so torn. I know that nursery is good for my 19mo DS's development and it's good for him to interact with other children. But we've been managing alright up until now, a bit stressful with work but both mine and my DH's work have been really understanding. It just feels so wrong for us to both keep WFH while sending him off into the world to mix with so many others.

I'm torn. I'd like to know many children will be going back from my DC's nursery. If there aren't many, I'd feel a bit more comfortable with sending him in.
I'm also really wary as DC is currently on antibiotics, which I'm pretty sure comprimise your immune system for a while.

My daughter is only at preschool, not nursery, and they've already said her cohort cannot go back until September at the earliest. Even if they're able to open in June they'll be prioritising school starters aged 4+.

If they opened tomorrow I would send her. The chances are so slim of catching in the first place and then so slim of having symptoms and of those symptoms actually being bad... I just feel now that it's not worth putting her life and ours on hold.

I will be (normally does part time hours anyway) We don’t need to but worried for DDs socialising as she is starting school in September and missing her friends dreadfully. Have told nursery we can be flexible about when she attends if that helps with making small groups. Very rural here and very few cases- would probably be more nervous if it involved public transport or larger numbers.

I don't know. I'm a primary teacher and the reality of what we're going to have to do makes me think no to DS at nursery. I'd also prefer not to send DD to school.

The getting them ready for school part is tricky. Who knows what school will look like in September. And even if we do go back, it seems likely that there may be another lockdown to cope with winter so I think next year is going to be very different too.

Had an update today from nursery. They won't be social distancing per say which I'm glad. Instead sessions and days will be shorter to accommodate everyone. kids will be split into smaller key groups. Deep clean between sessions and end of day.

Yes absolutely, mine are going back from 1st. I think they're at greater risk of serious injury from the piss poor supervision they get while we're both trying to WFH than from COVID.

I work in a nursery and we’ve had a small and healthy group since lockdown. We’ve just sent out a letter to find out who will be thinking of attending again in June so we can plan for numbers, sessions, taking staff off furlough etc.

The main thing to remember is they won’t be social distancing as not possible with under 5yo, not in the way we’ve been told to. If anyone has family shielding that needs to be considered before they go back.

My son is staying home. I’m on maternity leave so I’m not worried about financial impact of him staying at home.

Dh had to stop him physically, from going to another child to play at the park. He is getting used to it but he still has times where he forgets about social distancing and runs to other children. Until he can master and understand social distancing and learn he needs to warn teachers about him needing the toilet before it becomes critical, he will be staying home. He is used to going to the toilet when he needs it. If a child is in the toilets, he would need to wait for that child to finish & teacher to clean it before he can use it.

I’ll be sending mine, no choice, I need to work. I think the risk is very small, and I think the precautions our nursery are taking are a sensible balance between minimising risks but still cuddling the little ones etc.

Absolutely not, we're both working and struggling at home but I just don't feel comfortable with the level of risk yet. It's not logical to me that he can go and mix with other households and not Socially Distance in the middle of a Pandemic. I'm also delivering shopping to vulnerable parents who are shielding.

I’m not sending DD back until beginning of July but only because I am furloughed until at least July so I’m at home anyway. If I was needed back at work I would have no issue sending her back on 1st June.

Forgot to say she’s only just 18 months so I’m not too concerned about her missing out/learning being affected just yet. I’m enjoying spending the extra time with her at the mo so trying to see it as a positive.

Yes absolutely. Mine are 8 and 10 so not sure nursery will have them but it's worth a shot.

Yes, sending mine back. Unfortunately still have my 8 year old but will help a lot

Yes my 3.5 year old will be going back (when Scotland is finally allowed to)

Out of curiosity, do any of you know why they won’t be testing under 5’s? Is it because of the number of tests required or is there a scientific reason?

Still really torn on this as I wouldn't feel comfortable being out as usual in the world so feel I should also be protecting DD. I am furloughed until mid June and we have 2 weeks AL beginning july so I'm hoping I can stall till August. Our nursery haven't been in touch to ask who may be back or with any actual info about measures in place - Im just hoping they will be okay with reducing DD for a while and won't expect fees to be paid but who knows

I would imagine that the reason for not testing under 5s is the difficulty getting a reliable result. Little children aren’t going to be as capable of tolerating someone sticking a swab so far up their nose that it hurts then twizzling it around for 10-15 seconds or rubbing it on their tonsils till they gag for a similar amount of time. So the already high rate of false negatives would probably be even higher in under 5s.

It’s also not exactly necessary for their own wellbeing if they aren’t sick themselves so it seems a bit unethical to put them through such an unpleasant experience when you could just isolate them at home if they have symptoms.

Is anyone being offered full day sessions, DDs preschool have been in touch with me and they are only offering 2.5 hours per day max for each child?

For paid days nursery is open 7:30-4:30 used to be until 6. This so they can deep clean everyday. Funded hours are going to be 3hour sessions and you can have 2 max.

My DD usually goes 9-4 three days a week (all funded) and DS is paid for 9-4 two days a week. They’ve offered me two days 9-4 each, so DD missing one of her days but no arseing about with just having to take them in for a morning which I’m pleased about.

We’ve been offered full days too (too young to be eligible for funded hours though so might be why?) and they’re closing at 6 rather than 6.30 each night to accommodate for cleaning.

Have been sent info on the measures our nursery is taking - bubbles will be by room rather than by the number of kids as they said, and I agree, that it would be quite cruel to split rooms into half and tell the kids you can’t play with that part of the room, and sinks being installed in the rooms for example. Still don’t know when I will feel comfortable sending DD back though. They’ve offered us a delayed mid-June or July start and none the wiser