Having been at a childminder for 18 months, my 3 year old started nursery last week. His days are Mon Wed Fri. I have 5 month old twins too, so the idea is that he'll get a lot out of socialising and independence with time away from me, readying him for a school start next year.
On Monday his start was good, however I collected a very teary eyed boy. The staff said he was crying on and off, and was happiest with staff, but they couldn't stay with him all day.. understandably.
On Weds I got a call at 11 after his 9am start, saying he was still crying after drop off and had been sick because of this.
He did attend 2 settling in sessions the week before for 2 hours each, but I have since found out that his settling in sessions were in a different room with different staff and children as they were only partially open before Christmas.
I'm terrified that the nursery isn't a good fit for him. We have agreed 5 two hour days for the next few weeks in the hope that he'll settle. I'm not sure that he ate much on Monday, as he is a very particular eater and snacks throughout the day more than eating a full meal. I'd prefer this to say him not eating at all. It works for us.
He's 3, only just, so in preschool room. He is a very emotional lad, sure of himself and confident but he holds his heart on his sleeve and feels his feelings very deeply like many children his age.
I'm absolutely dreading even thinking of taking him tomorrow. He really does need more than I can give him at the moment with the babies being so small, and this was just supposed to help him get some energy release etc.
No other settings near us have space for him, so moving isn't an option.
Please help 🙁