TV at Nursery??

[marmum]

How would you feel if your child's nursery put tv on every day. My DD's nursery puts on tv usually as the kids are winding down before they sleep. It's sometimes something nice like children's songs, but today I walked in and they were watching Peppa Pig?!?

Would this upset you? FYI the nursery has children from 12-24 months in it.

Also, I asked the teacher, and they rarely watch tv, and try to keep it "educational", but Peppa Pig? Teletubbies? She said it's usually only for half an hour a day.

Would you be ok with this?

I'm an easy-going mum too so I thought I was changing my tune when I started getting concerned about the tv.
Tiggyd- I bet that is what happens though. They probably turn on the tv for a quick blast while they give the place a clean, and the kids just wander away anyway, wanting to play with their toys more!

Supergreenuk- Maybe you're right that tv doesn't make a bad nursery. I'm just looking for other opinions, and I can definitely see your point of it not being a bad idea. As I said, I don't really mind the good stuff, but I use Peppe Pig as MY down time!

Waswondering- Glad to hear other nurseries use it.

I guess I should think that if she had a childminder or nanny she would probably watch a lot more.

Thanks for your opinions. Feeling better about the tv, but happier that I'm looking at other nurseries for other reasons.

Dietcoke- No daily diary... Am really looking forward to changing nurseries now. Think I have found the root of my problem. I am friendly with a few of the parents and good friends with one of them. I think they're generally happy, but one mum says she doesn't like how they "graze" all day. They do have set meal times, but I think they also tend to snack quite a bit. One mum told me how her son's nappy hadn't been changed all day, and she would move him except for the fact that she loves his key worker (we all do!).

Marmum...Please dont move her without addressing these concerns. They may improve and if not then change her.

Will think of how to do this in the best possible way. Thanks for your help.

It can work as a good mood changer at nursery. If the children are all in bad, crazy or bouncy moods, a quick TV break that hypnotises them into being quiet and still can be useful. It's a bit like re-booting them.

I work in a day nursery where some of the children are there 8 - 6 but we manage to stucture the day so the children that need to sleep do with help from a music tape and a member of staff, and the other children have quiet time, as well the other things needed during the day. We do not own a tv at the nursery.

Sounds like the TV is being used as a member of staff to entertain the children while the staff have to do the 'chores'.
If you are not happy about this, then you need to bring it to their attention.
We have a tv in our nursery, which only the pre-schoolers watch.
When I worked in the pre-school room, I did not use it. The current lazy staff use it a lot. Makes me want to cut the plug off the bloody thing.
I recently visited a nursery that had just been awarded an 'outstanding' by OFSTED. They didn't have a tv.

If everything else about the nursery was great (and sounds as though you have a question mark there), half an hour of TV wouldn't bother me - even Peppa Pig. (which I don't think is the worst thing in the world.)

You have to think about the whole nursery day being 8-6 and all the other very stimulating activities the children will do during that time. In that context, I really think half an hour of TV is fine, may even be beneficial as someone else said re 're-booting'.

Of course I've read all the terrifying stats about TV for very young children but I simply don't believe that half an hour of TV a day, in the context of an otherwise positive and stimulating upbringing, does any harm at all (and I don't think many parents get through the day without it!)