Nursery doesn’t want me UK town

I can’t shake this feeling about a particular nursery in my area. They don’t reply to emails. It’s been 8 months since I submitted forms but there is no communication from them until I call. They don’t reply to emails. When I call they just say you’ll hear from us soon. There is always something they still have to find out. They say my child is first on the waitlist since Jan. they only have days I don’t need eg Monday and Friday. I said can I have anything that you have available so the Monday and Friday. They said, they’ll call back to confirm nothing, next time I called they only have Monday but they need to check something and they will get back. Nothing I asked to confirm for September regardless of what happens in the mean time since they said children move up in September and mine is first on the waitlist. Now the excuse is they are going to extend so aren’t sure how many places there are in September. Is this normal? Im not white so I have a feeling this could be why.

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It does sound like they are trying to fob you off, either that or they have piss poor management and don’t respond to admin/e-mails. Either way, I wouldn’t bother wasting my time with them and would enrol my child elsewhere. The last thing you want from a nursery is to have poor communication so if they can’t get that right before your child has even started, it doesn’t bode well for the future.

This happened to us with kindy etc in Australia. We are white but ND.... i just ended up feeling like f them... they offered place's to other kids and never ours (i heard the same thing from so mnay parents ) and this was a few places. I ended up getting to the stage where i just felt like oh well i dont want my precious kid to go there if thats how they act etc. But its really hard and unfair. X

Same here! I’m guessing this is quite normal but VERY frustrating. So many nurseries didn’t reply to me. Some would reply a month later. I was told they only reply if they have space. Keep looking if you have other options. I had to apply to 5 before I got one. Good luck!

They seem to operate very last minute from my experience but that's only with playgroup and 1 nursery

Yes that definitely could be the issue sis but please whatever you do Don't go somewhere where your presence isn't welcomed. This is what we are going through over in America and black people are literally tired of the BS and would actually want Trump to go for separation because at least we'll know where we're not welcome to go and to go back to how things were when we had our own banks schools,daycares neighborhoods and stores and we supported our black businesses. Let me give some advice from one poc to another. Do not give your money to anyone who disrespects you or treats you like this. Now and in the future.ok,? I am sure you want to patronize the closest daycare to you however I don't think you know how to read what's written on the wall and is clear as day. They Don't want you there so stop trying to be there . Even if it's out of my way I will go where I am welcome with hospitality and kindness not the opposite. Move on and do not call this place inquiring anymore about your child

I would not send my child there. They sound like a disaster.

Don't send your baby there. Find another nursery.

Absolutely normal for nurseries. Parents mostly don’t want Mondays and Fridays because of bank holidays, Tuesdays are nearly impossible to get nationwide and if there’s not many nurseries around, Wed and Thursday will have the same issue. My LO was on a waiting list to start going on a Tuesday for a year and a half at the nursery she literally was attending lol Also nurseries absolutely cannot make the mistake of going over ratio because the people they care for are so tiny and need so much individual attention xx

The lack of communication you experience now could be the same when your child is enrolled with them. I would not send my child there, sounds like the have poor management and bad communication. Your child is an income for them so just pick a different provider that you have a good feeling about. I went to view about 5 nurseries in different locations around my work, my husband's work and my house, ended up sending her to the one that was the most clean, and with nicest staff don't regret my choice.

Thanks ladies. I agree I think whichever way you look at this situation is not good. I wouldn’t want to leave baby here if I’m already questioning them. I’ll just start looking at other places until I get the right one. There are going to be spending a good amount of time there so I fully agree it needs to be a place I’m at peace with ❤️

I've had this 😂 technically still waiting on a follow up from about 21 months ago... And I know of other parents whose children have joined since then! 🤷🏼‍♀️ Doesn't create the best first impression!!! Take it as a sign that there's somewhere better out there x

Well, the nursery my child goes to were terrible at communication. They had such a long waiting list they didn't need to bother with manners They usually get more spaces in September when preschoolers leave to school. I'd look into a different one if they don't even answer phone calls.

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