Hi, just hoping for some advice.
I have 3 DS’s (3 year old who’s just started nursery school and 19 month old twin boys) and I have worked in a nursery for 10 years in which I now work term time 8-4. However after going back after the holidays, work is tough. Understaffed, large amount of paperwork and a lot of pressure for a poor wage. So I’ve been thinking about becoming a SAHM. Financially it would be tight (we are getting married next June) but my partner could do some overtime but I worry about the twins.
They attend a nursery which as babies they loved but since moving to the toddler room I feel like their care is different. One twin always seems to be in trouble even though he’s just being inquisitive (he got banned from the water tray for the day as he poured a cup of sand in it) and has now become overly sensitive and my other twin has global developmental delay and is struggling being in an older room. I’ve voiced my concerns to management and provided them with information from the paediatrician as to what support my one twin needs but I don’t feel listened to.
They would get Flying Start sessions come January so would be able to interact with children every morning in a new setting but am I being selfish for pulling them out of their nursery that they have been at since six months old to be at home with me where I feel I can meet their needs more? Yet work is making me miserable and the demand at home is difficult when I’m working.
TIA