Suspicious behaviour by a nursery key worker

[Claymentine]

Hi everyone
I am posting here for the first time here, as I really need some advice. I put my son 3 years old in a nursery, he had two settle sessions. He is a calm happy boy and settled in well. I was happy until the second settle session when I went to collect him . And the key worker was not aware I was there. So they had served lunch to other kid but because my son starts the next week and is not included inblunch time yet she had made him sit on the floor by the wall alone. Mind you it's a small setup with 8 kids per key worker. So the 7 kids were sitting having lunch while my kid sat infront of them watching them . When I enquired the key worker if she could have offered him any activity in the mean time or take him to another room , all she said was i can't leave the other kids. I talked to the manager afterwards but I have a bd feeling about the key worker as both the days I didn't see her interact with the kids as much unlike her colleagues. Also while other kids had their backpacks hanged up on pegs outside of the classroom my sons backpack was lying on the floor in the middle of the classroom???! I need advice on whether I shd give this nursery a chance or change it even though its only been 2 settle sessions. DH says to look for another nursery .
Thanks.

Of course, that goes without saying. As for someone saying about allergies, surely these questions had already been asked prior to the settling in session?

Why on earth not? Why can't a 3 year old sit and wait for his mum for a very short while?

Goodness me, children can wait for a couple of minutes! They shouldn't be constantly entertained.

Of course children can be left without entertainment. I'm a great believer in benign neglect for all ages. It can be beneficial but it's not always OK.

It's not OK to leave a 3YO who is essentially excluded from a group activity sitting on their own when the are in an unfamilar environment being cared for by strangers. They are often holding in difficult emotions at this time and distraction helps.

It's not OK for young children to be left sitting without toys, books, etc while waiting for parents as this just makes them more conscious of the situation. The end of the day is often emotionally charged for young children so, again, distraction helps.

So a key worker is watching the other kids eat, how are they fetching the snack for OPs kid? How are they getting his hands washed, arranging his bag and coat again, wiping his face etc all whilst supervising the other kids in the few minutes it took for OP to arrive? Just practically speaking, how would they achieve this?

Hello .
If the very few people on here who have some empathy and kindness in them please don't bother with the over critical mums on here . I have stopped replying to any one any further. They are not listening to understand only being critical . Anyway thankyou for being understanding of the situation . ❤️

@Claymentine why were you late? Who is the “we” that was late?

Give it a rest. She has acknowledged her mistake and has taken advice on board. Seriously. And we wonder where the little bullies come from. Just nasty behaviour on this thread.