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How Quickly Did You Get Your Child's Name Down For Nursery

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miranda82 · 21/08/2014 07:46

So I am due in a few months and have been hearing from friends that its a good idea to get your child's name down with a good nursery as soon as you can. Is this true? I hadn't even thought about this yet as it will be a few years away before I would be thinking about nursery placements. Is there really any need?

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Fairylea · 21/08/2014 07:53

I think it depends where you live and the nurseries themselves to be honest! I'd ring the ones you're interested in and ask if they have a waiting list and when to apply. I applied for the one I'd like ds to go to shortly after his 1st birthday (he'll be going when he's 3, it's a local state infant school with a nursery attached but it's very good so demand is quite high).

BikeRunSki · 21/08/2014 07:55

I went back to work a week before DS's first birthday, and put his name down when he was about a month old. With dd, I don't think she was even born! I wanted to be sure of particular days to work around my job-share partner.

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miranda82 · 21/08/2014 08:09

I hadn't even thought about doing this. Will the nursery then agree to reserve days that you want that far in advance? Even if it is say 2 years away?

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Friedbrain · 21/08/2014 17:28

Normally a year is long enough

rallytog1 · 22/08/2014 21:46

I knew I'd be going back to work when dd was 9mo so I put her name down when I was 7 months pregnant. I knew which nursery we wanted and didn't want to miss the opportunity.

dannyboyle · 22/08/2014 21:55

I'm sw. We on advice put name down before child even born and we were still on waiting list for a couple of days given child starting when 14 months old. If you want a decent nursery then get in early.

onestepbeyond · 22/08/2014 22:02

We had to put dd2s name down as soon as I found out I was pregnant in order to get her a place when I went back to work at six months - small, very popular nursery.

Emus · 22/08/2014 22:06

I put my then 5 month old down for nursery in August to start the following March and I could only get 4 days a week as they didn't have availability for full time! That was 7 months out but is a popular nursery.

WidowWadman · 22/08/2014 22:07

Nr 1 when she was 6 weeks old, nr 2 when I was still pregnant with her, both started nursery when they were 9 months old

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