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any advice on changing nurseries?

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thirtysomething · 18/09/2003 20:16

My dd (nearly 3) goes to what is considered to be the best private nursery in our area (glowing ofsted report) but I have been trying to decide whether to take her away from there as recently it has undergone a huge amount of change in terms of staff turnover (they pay very badly) and, this may sound odd, but it also seems very small and pokey to me in that they can have up to 20 children in a room the size of a standard bedroom (it's in an old victorian house) She has gone through various stages of loving it/hating it depending on which stage/member of staff she has been with and at the moment is changing rooms and seems to be enjoying the new one but could just as easily dislike it if the staff change again. It's a very formal setting with reading books from age 3 and a uniform which I'm not too keen on either. Of course as soon as I make the decision to take her out of there I go to pick her up to find she's had a fantastic day and then when I decide to keep her there she goes through a clingy and unhappy phase! She also goes to playgroup and loves it there - never clings at all! Does anyone else face the same sort of dilemmas? I have identified an alternative nursery which is much roomier and less formal but I'm not sure if it's worth the upset of settling her in there!

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Trifle · 18/09/2003 21:09

I've just moved my ds1 who is 3 from a very similar sounding nursery (old victorian house, up to 20 kids in pokey room). I moved him as I didnt feel there was enough structure and toyed with the idea of moving him for ages. It too has absolutely glowing Ofsted reports but I think you have gut feelings about these places. I moved him in September to another nursery which has far more structure and I did wonder to begin with whether I had made the right decision as he was reluctant to go and didnt seem to be enjoying it but now 3 weeks later he is extremely happy and it was the best move I made. I think initially your child will be fretful as they will be familiar with the current nursery and not appreciate the upheaval but it might be worth persevering with in the end particularly as, like mine, I have another year to go until he starts school.

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