My son (fourteen months corrected, sixteen actual) is moving to a new nursery in January
There were things we were really unhappy about with our current nursery, for example they left a child behind on an outing - but they have massively improved since then. As a result of this however they no longer take under twos on any outings. The staff are lovely though - he has a real bond with his keyworker and two other staff in the transition room.
They do however keep saying how tired he is, and I think a lot of this is because it takes forty minutes to get home from nursery, plus half an hour for me to get there from my work meaning we get home at about six twenty, then need to do dinner, playtime, bath, story, teeth and milk.
My fil is also dieing of cancer.
As a result of this we've decided to move ds to nursery two minutes from in laws house. It's still a forty minute journey in the morning (more if he decides he wants to walk himself.) However it means he can be picked up at five by mil, it's fifteen minutes walk from my work so I can be there by half five, he can have dinner, bath, etc there and then we can either stay the night or get a taxi home with him in his sleep clothes. This also enables him to spend more time with Fil if Fil makes it to January. It also means he'll be far less tired and in a better routine
This nursery also do daily outings, even if it's just to the local park. I just feel really sad about it though
He's in nursery three days a week. How will a child that age cope with change? Will he miss his keyworker and other lovely staff? Will he miss his friends?