The DDs are at a wonderful nursery - DD1 has been there nearly 2 years; DD2's just started. DD1 has always adored it, right from day 1 - when she was on only 3 mornings a week she kept asking why she couldn't go on the other days, and even wanted to go on Sat and Sun!
Suddenly though she really really doesn't want to go any more - plus her behaviour at home has deteriorated spectacularly. She's given various reasons, including the cooling off of her friendship with the only other girl who's close in age to her, and the fact that DD2 has 2 mornings off that she doesn't have. (Other reasons include having to wear a smock and being told off ...)
But the one consistent reason is BOREDOM - and in fact one of her teachers commented recently that she's outgrown nursery. I think part of the problem is she's the oldest in the nursery, there's a big age gap between her and the next oldest, and lately they've started accepting much younger kids (2 instead of 2.5y) - it's a small, one-room nursery and they do almost all activities as a group, so maybe it's all getting pitched far too young for her.
OK so she's leaving this summer, but how do we keep her happy and stimulated till then? She's extremely bright but I can't do much 'educational' stuff with her at home because of DD2 (2.5y), and anyway she doesn't like being 'taught' by me, and it's unlikely to solve her resistance to going to nursery. One of the other mums is having the same problem with her son, and she thinks the nursery needs an 'ideas injection'. But I'm no expert - what do I suggest?
I have a great relationship with the staff by the way and we have discussed this already - they made an extra special effort to keep her busy and it did seem to work ... for one day! I still think it's a brilliant place and it's sad that a glorious 2 years is ending like this. There's not a huge amount of time left but I just want DD1 to be happy!