So the area I live in is totally oversubscribed for nursery places so my 2yo DS has been going to one out of our area for 15 months. It's a shiny, well run nursery with good staff. The problem is its location and price! So we finally got a place at a local nursery which I've wanted for ages. It's on a city farm with great outdoor space and they spend time with the animals regularly. But we had our first session yesterday and I feel so disappointed and regretting the decision to move him.
In a nutshell is was really dirty, the toys were knackered, staff seemed disorganised and it was a bit chaotic! DS was a bit tentative but to be expected. He did however LOVE playing outdoors in their wood and that was one of the primary reasons I wanted him to go.
Just don't know how much emphasis to put on the other things. Am I being swayed by the other nurseries gloss?? Going to loose a lot of money if we move him back and need to decide in next 48 hours so that he's old place is still available.
Any advice on how to decide???