Drive through nurseries

[CathB]

Did anyone see this story? Apparently in Stockport there are plans to have a drive through nursery where the children can be dropped off under cover, picked up by the staff, without the parents having to stop (unless they want to). I thought this was really depressing. Both that the nursery thinks there is market for such a service and that working parents are under such pressure that they might need to save a few minutes in this way. My DDs are both in nursery and having a proper calm handover seems vital.

Poor babies.

Good God! What are you supposed to do, drive through at 60 mph, screech to a halt, chuck out dd/ds, chuck out bag etc and speed off into the distance?

Surely this will not take off?

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I'd think the nursery had something to hide if it didn't want parents going in. I always try and have a quick chat with my boys childminder first thing in the morning. That way she knows if there are any issues (bad nights slee, not eaten breakfast etc). And when I pick them I up I want to ensure everything has been ok during the day.
This sounds horrendous...

Agree it sounds a bit depressing - but equally, it drives me mad that it sometimes takes me 15 minutes waiting for a car parking space at our nursery (access via a one-way street, so once you're in the queue you're stuck!)
Can't believe the parents just stand yakking in the car park at 5.45 pm for 10 minutes, when there's a queue of about 8 cars waiting to get into the 7 spaces....
Grr....... rant over...

Hey, just had a thought - perhaps there could be a 'drop-off chute' like a slide, where the kids climb through, and slide down into the nursery... DS1 (4 years) would love that (not sure about DS2 though (1 year)

Do you mean like the quick drop at the video shop!!

Just makes me sad that the parents using such a service don have the 5 minutes to spre. 18 month old DD adores nursery and always has done so we never have tears, but evn so I do like to drop her off/pick her up in a calm relaxed manner, to have a chat with her key workers and/or the owner, to go through her day. I think Dd benefits from it to as she sees me happily talking to her carers and she must pick up on the fact that I am happy with them.

I was thinking of that too, Mo2. Maybe Britax could come up with an ejecter baby seat too.

Fisil

Maybe to really speed things up they could add a conveyor belt.
' Parents currently arriving at the nursery will find their luggage / children on conveyors 3 to 5. Conveyor 4 is out of order due to a dummy stuck in the machinery.'

I spent the day with the wife of one of DH's work colleagues in the US a few years ago and we went to collect her DD (5) from school.

The cars parked in a line, a 'teacher' opened the door scanned the card the mother gave her, popped DD in, did up her seatbelt and off we went. It took less than 30 secs.

I was horrified. DS isn't at school yet but I thought standing around at the school gates was part of a parent's life.

Actually it would be good if they could come to my house, get ds up, washed, dressed, breakfasted too. Then they could take him off to their nursery and I could have a lie in and not have to bother with any of the care stuff myself.

there are nurseries in London where children stay over, so you can even forget that morning drop-off cos they'll still be there while you're out partying
yuk

I wouldn't mind something along those lines, because it's always a problem when I arrive at ds's nursery and dd is asleep in her car-seat. Do I wake her to carry her into nursery with us, or leave her in the car and risk her waking up and getting distressed while I'm dropping ds off?