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Worried about ds1

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ShowgirlnamedLola · 24/08/2018 20:37

Hi all, looking for some advice please and I'm happy to be told AIBU!

My two year old has been at nursery for over a year now. Two days a week. He started in the baby room and has recently moved from 1-2s to 2-3s. I have loved his key workers until now - they have developed lovely nurturing relationships with him. But now he's in 2-3s I don't get a good vibe at all. Frankly, they don't seem to give a damn about him and it upsets me that if he were upset there isn't anyone there to take care of his emotional well being.
I pushed these feelings aside as 1. Ds1 likes going to nursery and that's the most important thing surely..? and 2. It's convenient and we're in a good routine now. But yesterday he had a parents evening and I hated how they spoke about him and didn't even give one nice bit of feedback about him.
I know he's not perfect - he's a handful! He's v excitable & boisterous but he's fun and sweet too. FWIW he's developing normally and they had no concerns about him...

Am I being overly precious by expecting them to care more about him, given the amount of kids they have? Am I expecting too much...?

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BackforGood · 24/08/2018 22:14

No, You aren't.
I would expect honesty at a parents' evening, but I would also expect their love of a child to come through too.
As he has been there a while, do you have a relationship with The Manager, or another senior member of staff, to express your concerns ?

ShowgirlnamedLola · 25/08/2018 08:11

Thanks for the reply Smile yeah there's a manager who I can speak to. Ultimately I came away from parents evening wishing I hadn't gone. I think I'll give her my feedback and see what she says

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IGiorni · 25/08/2018 12:03

It should never be all negative. Nursery staff are only human and not all practitioners and children will have strong bonds but they should make an effort to form better relationships in such cases. Even the most badly behaved child (not saying yours is, just in general) will have some good points as well and should have a key person that they have an attachment to. I would definitely complain, it’s fine to discuss areas that children need support in but this should be done sensitively and no parent should go away feeling like you do.

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