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@Jaz he's been going 5 days a week. It has impacted for him too. He would wake up screaming at night.. just shit getting better. I haven't considered a childminder. I preferred this as this is a stones throw away from home. Thank you for your reply
My boy has always been very easy going and because my daughter was a covid baby (affected her socially in lots of ways) I tried to take him out and see people as much as possible. He slotted into nursery straight away and absolutely LOVES it. He was going to a child minder once a week and I wouldn't have said he enjoyed that as much as nursery, so might be the opposite for your little one and that they will enjoy a child minder more than nursery as it's more like a home away from home setting?
Does your nursery offer settle in sessions? My LG’s nursery offered us 3 settle in sessions, the first one we was allowed to go to for an hour, then she had 2 hours on her own and then 3 hours on her own. She’s been there now for a couple of weeks and everyday is so different, some days she’s absolutely fine and others she’s really unsettled I think it just takes them a little while to adjust especially when they’ve gone from being glued to mum/dad to someone different in a new environment x
How many days a week is your LO going to nursery? This will influence how quick they settle Mine really struggled and it impacted home life, sleeping and he has serious separation anxiety 😟 we weren’t expecting this at all.. We did everything to help but ended up switching to a childminder after 6 weeks of nursery. It’s made a massive difference! Trust your intuition, I know how hard it can be ❤️