I haven't really thought much about nurseries as I really enjoy time with DS (read that as patheticly clingy mother who can't bare the thought of her PFB being away from her!) & at the moment don't need to have him in a nursery.
He is 2.5, and just now starting to want to play with, and interact with other children. So I think its time to start looking.
People have said the waiting lists in our area are huge, so I should have started looking a long time ago - but I don't really know where to start.
DS can go from January 2014 (to get the 15 hours entitlement) - so I have a while yet.
So, my questions, if anyone can help, are as follows:
- Can I choose any nursery, or do only certain ones accept the places for the free 15 hours?
- Is there a list of nurseries anywhere? I cant seem to find one on my borough's website - but can find lots on Google..
- Obviously I want to look around - do I have to book this? Or can I just turn up?
- What happens when you look around a nursery? And are there any questions I should be asking the staff?
- Do I have to apply for the 15 hours before I find a nursery, and where do I apply?
- Is there anything else I should be thinking about, or finding out about?!
Thanks!