Only baby in the baby room

[Katlow]

My son is 18 months old and his nursery costs £52 a day. I know he's the only baby there full time in the baby room (I have SO much guilt about this) and on Thursdays he's in the baby room on his own with no other children all day.
I'm trying to console myself in thinking that he'll have undivided attention all day, but I'm wondering whether he'll be getting mixed in with the toddler room as he's only 6 months off from being in that room already.

So my questions are:

Will he be in the baby room on his own?

Will he have one member of staff solely dedicated to him or will he be in with the toddlers? He is technically a toddler.

I'm hoping he enjoys his day there, I'm feeling really really sad about being the only full time parent.

I doubt they'll staff a room with just one child, to be honest. Normal practice would be two staff minimum for safeguarding reasons. Obviously can't say for sure but in my experience he will be in the next room up.

It's likely that as the year goes on the intake will be higher, so probably after Christmas you'll see more babies in the room.

Why don’t you ask them? I’d be very surprised if he was in a room by himself all day. But even if he is, babies are by themselves with one caregiver all day all the time, and it won’t do him any harm as long as he is loved and cared for while he’s there. I know mum guilt is hard but be kind to yourself.

I’m a baby room leader and I’d say he would probably go to the toddler room with a staff member from baby room so he’s closely supervised but has the chance to interact with peers. However I can’t speak for your nursery, best thing is to ask them d

Please don't feel guilty (I know easier said than done, my DD is in childcare a lot). To be honest most kids at my DDs nursery are in full time, so yours sounds like quite a unique situation.

Can you ask the nursery? I'm sure they won't mind talking you through what he does. I see pro's of both outcomes. He either gets one day of undivided attention surrounded by toys, or he gets to mix with older kids (which younger kids love), or it could even be a mixture of the two!

Please try not to beat yourself up, the fact you worry means you are a brilliant Mum!

So, my husband asked this morning at drop off. I love his nursery, all the staff are wonderful. They said he's been in the toddler room which makes me feel a little better that he's had other kids to play with. They reassured me when I picked him up. I think the guilt of having him in child care for such a long time is making my head go loopy :'( he loves his nursery, I don't doubt that and I have no doubts about where he is, I just wish I had a little more time with him or I wish I had family to take on a day so it didn't feel like I was shipping him off so often.

Please try not to feel guilty about him being at nursery. You’re just trying to do the best thing for your family, everyone’s circumstances are different. This is exactly why baby rooms exist! You’re not shipping him off at all, you’re sending him somewhere where you know he is safe and by the sounds of your posts it’s a great place for him. Please don’t let yourself feel bad, I bet he has a lovely time! Xxxx

I doubt he's there on his own - the costs wouldn't cover the staffing needed. Ours moved up into a 'little toddlers' room as soon as they were walking, so just after a year for mine.