My almost 2 year old has been at nursery for 11 months now, he goes 2 days a week. He absolutely loved it from the get go, especially for a lockdown baby with minimal previous interaction with kids. He at times would actually ask to go to nursery and at drop offs would actively walk in no problems at all.
In August he missed 3 weeks of nursery due to it being closed due to covid, then he was sick, then nursery was closed for their yearly break, he then was inconsolable about going nursery following this break and has never stopped since. It’s been months and he still breaks down on mornings he goes to nursery, he is hysterical before we’ve even left the house and cries all the way, in the queue and when given to the nursery staff.
We’ve tried nursery giving us a task ‘toy’ that we complete at home and send back into nursery, we try talking to him about it, we try not talking to him about it, I’ve even moved his days about to see if that helps but he’s just getting worse.
To add, he absolutely adores nursery once he’s there, before I’m even at work I’m sent a picture of him happily playing or eating. On pick up he’s absolutely delighted at his day and will tell me all about it. He talks about nursery on his days off like it’s the best thing ever. The nursery itself is truly amazing, so I know it’s nothing on their side.
Is there anything I can do?