My little girl is almost 3 and has been so happy in the baby room and now toddler room at nursery. She’s about to start at their pre school next week but has done loads of sessions there due to low staffing numbers because of Covid-related staff absences. She’s always seemed to enjoy herself and is familiar with other children there-both those going across at the same time as her and older children.
When I picked her up today the room leader told me the names of 3 friends she’s been playing with and one of them (can’t remember if it was the staff member or my daughter who said it) said that they were my daughter’s best friend. All sounded lovely.
Cut to bedtime and my little one tells us one of these children pushed her over and another put sand in her eye. Then this weird monologue that sounded like a children’s conversation about not sharing/playing. On reflection, she also said at dinner she wanted to stay in the toddler room forever, which I thought was unusual at the time.
I’m going to speak to the nursery in the morning. My daughter has a vivid imagination but not violent so I feel there must be some truth there somewhere and even my other half who is notoriously chilled about stuff like this was concerned.
I feel terrible for her being in that position and I’m scared I won’t be able to protect her when she goes into such a large group of children with less staff if the staff already thinks she was having fun with these children.
Any advice on how to handle? I don’t mind difficult conversations but I don’t want to be too heavy handed or too soft.