Moving to a different Nursery

[yourlittleswampduck]

Hi, my DD is 15 months old and has been happily full time at Nursery for 6 months. I am unhappy about some policy decisions around protecting my child at Nursery during the recent heatwave and the owner of the Nursery has been rude and unresponsive. As a result I am keen to move to another Nursery but am unsure about how the disruption will affect her and whether she will settle - especially as she is very clingy at the moment. Has anyone got any suggestions for how you can make this as easy as possible please?

Hi yourlittleswampduck,

I'm sorry to hear about your concerns about your dd's nursery.

What were the policy issues that caused you to be unhappy? Is there no possible way to try and resolve them and avoid having to move or are there other things you are unhappy about?(owner's attitude does sound very unprofessional) What is the day to day care of your dd like? are you happy with her keyworker and immediate carers?

If you truely have lost all faith in the nursery then trust your instincts and start investigating other childcare options. I think your dd is bound to be a bit unsettled by the change, especially as she is a bit clingy but a good settling in period and a sensitive new keyworker will help to ease the transition process.

I don't think you should have too many problems unsettling her by moving her at this age. In the nursery she is currently in she would have to move rooms presumably so change is bound to come soon enough. I think I would go with your gut instinct and remove her.

Hi, thanks for the messages. She is in a mobile unit away from the main building. It's like a sauna during the afternoon when the weather is hot and I (and several other parents) have asked that they provide an air con unit. When the owner refused and I asked why, I was told 'Because I'm not!' Some days DD was like a wrung out rag when I went to collect her.. she had obviously suffered. It took them two weeks to even install a fan in there. We fortunately have other Nurseries in our area which don't seem to be run according to the whim of the owner (the fact that she drives a Ferrari doesn't help me). My gut feel tells me to move her but don't know how unsettling it would be and I get an attack of the guilts when I think about it!

i'm in the process of moving my DS aged 2. The nursery he's at is fine, but i don't like the manager, don't feel endeared to her at all - same with DP. The nursery he's moving to he's been on the waiting list from when i was pg with him and we absolutely love it. So long as you find a nursery you're really happy with, i'd say move her. She's still young and will adapt to new environment fine.