Forum : Mums

hey ya i dnt wanna make u feel bad, but i use to work in a nursery looking after 9 babies from the age of 6 weeks to 18months, its really hard to give the babies the attention they need as all of them are so demanding in their own little ways, yes they do put them in a cot and live them to cry, its not nice i know but if they did that with all the babies it would be a night mare, if i was u i would try leaving ur little man to go to sleep on his own instead of u holding his hand as this is a bad habit that ur into, so try leaving him let him scream the place down if he has to, but it will help in the long run, i dont wanna sound horrible im 21 and im 16 weeks pregnant, all mums have thier worries when they drop their babies off, just write a list in simple form of what ur little one likes and hopefully they will stick to his routine for u, where about in england are u from

With my son I was worried as he would only fall asleep on me and would not sleep in his cot until fully asleep. I told the nursery this and the nursery I went to would rock him to sleep and if he fell asleep in the bouncer would leave him. The ratio was 1:3 so they had time for him. I am not sure if all nurserys are like this one. I am now sending my daughter to another nursery and the first one is full until next year so during her settleing in period I will stipulate the way my child falls asleep and they should go according to your routine. But I do know the fear as I would hate my child to be left alone to cry. Discuss your feelings with them before hand and tell them what you want and dont want after all you are paying them to look after your child. Make sure the nursery your son is going to is a good one and the ratio is 1:3. My son went to Torwood Lodge (Bristol) and my daughter Amberely Hall.

Hi a return to work on tues and my son has just turned 8months, i work in a nursery and i am taking my son with me 3days a week although im not allowed to work in the same room he is in. no nursery should ever leave a child a cry, they should do what ever your wishes are, your child should have a keyworker and if you say to your childs keyworker the way she likes to go to sleep is havin her hand held then thats what should be done, it is a regulation in every nursery that the ratio for 0-2year old is 1:3 the ratio for 2-4years is 1:4 and 4-8years is 1:8. so when you choose a nursery make sure they have a keyworker system and that these are their ratios otherwise they are not keeping to their ofsted regulations, your child should NEVER be left to cry, there should always be enough staff in the room to be able to tend to every childs individual needs and to respect and follow parents wishes. if you go on the ofsted website you can read tha ofsted reports of every nursery in your area, the grades awarded are outstanding, good, sastisfactory and unsatisfactory, only consider nurseries that have an outstanding or good report. good luck, hope all goes well for you.x