How can I help dd to settle easier at nursery??

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dd, 2.6, has been going to the same nursery 2 days a week since she was 6mths old. she has always been happy their until about 3 months ago. The nursery moved to a new building (same children and mostly same staff) but ever since they moved she always says she doesnt want to go in the mornings, cries all the way there. she refuses to walk in herself then the staff have to peel her off us. After 5-10mins they say she is fine, she always eats her meals and naps well, and at the end of each day she will tell us bits that she has been doing.

Is there any way I can help her get used to the initial separation without all the stress and tears? I HATE leaving her like that. She also spends one day a week with my mum and never cries when i leave her there.

Thanks

I think they always go through phases of doing this. Ds has been going to the same nursery full time for 3.5 years now and he still has days every now and then (usually when he is tired) when he has to be peeled off one of us! The change of building has probably just unsettled her a little and she will no doubt feel a bit more confident shortly. She wouldn't settle so quickly after you leave if she were really unhappy. Doesn't make it any easier I know!

My DS (2.5) is exactly the same - he has also been going to the same nursery since he was six months old and in the last couple of months really doesn't want to go. He goes two days and week and while we're getting ready in the morning on those days he's started to say I don't want to go to nursery, can I stay at home. And then when we get there I have to virtually drag him through the door and hand him to his carer while he is sobbing. I hate leaving him like that but his carers assure me that he's absolutely fine a few minutes later, and when we pick him up he seem really cheerful and chats about his day.

We have just had another baby so I was putting it down to the fact that things have changed at home and he knows that I'm staying at home and not going to work, so maybe any change, like your DD moving to a new building, can unsettle them.

My DS also goes to my mum's one day a week and he loves going there - he can't wait to leave me!

To make it easier for me I've started thinking of it like me going to work - I never want to go in the mornings, but actually really quite enjoy it when I'm there!

thanks for your replies, dd sounds exactly the same as your ds iwouldgoouttonight, really hope they both settle soon. i'm having another baby in june, hope it doesnt get even worse then!!

any more ideas how i can help her??