DS scared to go to nursery

[Coffeeandcake32]

Hi, my DS has been at the same nursery for almost a year and since he has been there its been plain sailing apart from the last couple of weeks.
He started off by saying he didn't want to go to nursery and wanted to stay at home, then crying when he was dropped off but nursery said he would settle. I didn't think this was too concerning at the time as the class from September has changed as some of the children have moved onto Reception so assumed he was missing his friends.
However last week he told me that he was scared of two boys at his nursery and that they "hurt his bum". This concerned me but I couldn't get the full story out of him. After contacting the nursery they didn't seem too fazed by this and that they would keep an eye on the situation and nothing had been noticed by then.
After a bit of probing he keeps changing his story that they scratched his bum/ hit it but it's bothering him a lot. His behaviour has been very bad at home over the last couple of weeks which I don't think is a coincidence either. He is extremely upset abut going to nursery and consistently saying he doesn't want to go as he is scared even though before this he absolutely loved it. I find it bizarre if this is a one off as he has been hit and scratched by another child as we got the accident forms through and wasn't fazed at all , yet this is really playing on his mind. I have contacted the nursery several times about this but they are just not really saying anything. Could anyone advise me what to do please?

Firstly: have you spoken to the nursery in person? You say you've contacted them - by email? phonecall? chat with staff at the door? This seems to be becoming a problem for your child and I would make sure you speak to someone senior in person at this point.

How old is your child? What kind of setting is this? A day nursery with multiple rooms, or a single-room preschool, or something in between?

Something is bothering him, obviously you know that already. In my experience, some children can get fixated on a single incident and talk about it for months. If Jack hit Luke on the bum once, Luke will still be talking about it six months later, even after Jack has learned to not hit other children. I'm not saying that's the case here, but it does happen.

Is he naming the two boys in question? And consistently saying that they scratched his bum and hurt him? Even if that's not the consistent story, he's upset by something that has happened. Get back on at the nursery and make sure you speak to someone senior. Make sure they know exactly what your child is saying and who he's talking about. I would hope that they give him some extra attention and make sure that any incidents with other children are reported.