If you read my post in toddler section you'll know I was looking into nurseries for Imogen for one morning a week. We've just been to look at one and I really liked it. It wasnt super modern or special looking but everyone was really friendly. We were allowed to look everywhere, i remember when I worked at a nursery there were loads of places closed off from parents, and you couldn't pick the kids from their set room only the reception, basically cause they were hiding things from parents. So that made me feel better. Best thing was Imogen, the girl who normally clings to me even around family loved it. She was straight in there having a nose around.
They have a place for her Wednesday mornings from age 2 so next month. Thing is though it's £18.50 for 8am-1pm, so £74 a month. That does include breakfast and lunch (which was more of a full dinner to me). Still pricey though. I know if I find a preschool it will be cheaper, but the ones here won't take her till she's 2yr 6m at least.
I also haven't looked at any other nurseries so can't compare. Altho it seems like there actually isnt anything in this area, you have to go to the next town, and with us sharing a car thats very annoying. This nursery is in walking distance.

I don't know what to do. she doesn't need the nursery as i am at home, but for her development I feel she needs to get out there and be away from me and properly interact with others. It would also give me a morning with the new baby as well.

What do I do, sign up and get this all going before new baby comes, I don't want to wait and for her to think I'm shipping her off somewhere cause I'm having a new baby. But then I don't want to rush as well. Confused!

It's a tough one hun. Alfie has been in nursery 2 full days a week since he was 9months old and i went back to work and they was he has progressed is amazing. Seein how he interacts with other babies and learning to share etc. If you can afford it i would totally recommend it. It is really pricey. I pay 340 a month now since it's gone up. If you can't afford it is there no toddler group near you that you could take her to so she also learns to interact? I know we have a local one which only charges a pound a session and includes snacks x

We probs can afford it, we're not rolling in it but i'm sure we can spare the money each month but it's thinking, do I need to do that.
There are toddler groups, i'll admit I havent really tried any here but when we went in Sussex she still liked me to be near her and i'm thinking she really needs something completely seperate from me. I'm glad you've said Alfie really progressed as I'm hoping Immi's speech and ability to share with come on with a proper nursery environment.

it is expensive but it sounds like a really good idea - both socially for immi and emotionally for you, especially when the baby comes it would be great to have it in place so you know that if things are tough, she is used to nursery and you can get a bit of a break. i would definitely try it at least if you can get the pennies together

if you can afford it then i say do it.

Rowan has now moved from 3 full days to 3 half days 8am-1pm and it's £36.50 for us a day. since starting there his development has come along brilliantly.

its expensive but we can afford it. We've still to decided if he'll stay there for preschool or move him closer to home

if you can afford it then deffo I'd got for it. You will see such a difference in her! You can always move her if you find somewhere else and themove will be really easy if she's already used to going to a nursery. Tyler is a different person since he started nursery he used to cry if anyone even came into our house let alone being left with anyone.

Thanks for all the replies. I think I'm going to go for it. I've looked even more into nurseries and this really does look like the only one near us, would have to drive to all the others and they wont necessarily be cheaper. I could always move her when she gets to preschool age if we are struggling.

thats the same price as sophies nursery but i work so we get tax credits to cover a little bit of that. sophie really has come on so far since being at nursery so i would really recommend it, one word of warning, dont let them shove you into monday mornings! you will have to pay for them even when its a bank holiday and they dont open!!!

I dont think thats too expensive to be honest esp with 2 meals included. I think you should def go for it. If Imogen doesnt like it or it doesnt work out then you can stop sending her. But I think she will love it there. She sounds just like Hannah and when I took her for her playschool look round she loved it, she ran straight in and I didnt see her for the whole 45mins we where there. She has a go on everything was going up to them all. At the preschool we are sending Hannah to they let them 'mingle' with the bigger kids, which she loved, and then at different times let the under 3s go in a seperate room when they are doing things they dont expect the little ones to do.
Im sending her for 2 sessions in 1 day so 9-12 & 12-3 and its costing me £15ish (they still deciding what fees are going to be after new term) I cant wait and its only a day, I dont like the idea of her going in a nursery I have no idea why, its just me. And the playschool is ace they have a massive outdoor area and an allotment they grow their own 'snacks' on. even a digging bit for the likes of my little lady.
I felt bad never sending her before now as she was straight in there but I think until 2 they dont really interact with each other anyway so wouldnt of sent her unless I had to go back work earlier etc.
My playschool do an out of term club as well that Hannah can go to when they are shut in school holidays. Have a look what other options are around you, but for £18.50 it sounds like a good price with 2 meals included. Gives you a break hun, esp when new baby is here.
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Jessica I thought about you when they said they had a monday session available. I said we couldn't do mondays

Steph the preschool Hannah is going to sounds really good. When is she starting? The ones here don't take them till at least 2yr 6ms.


Just been looking at the paper the nursery gave me and it seems the minimum amount of sessions you can have a week is 2 so I'd have to pay £37 a week not £18.50, which is a lot more and I don't think I'm willing to do that. Also they never said this when I said I was thinking of one morning a week..

I've found another nursery but actually seems more like a preschool to me, its in the next town but only about 5mins away. Going to look at that one. Also there's a preschool that looks lovely down the road so we're going to look at that too. Won't take her till Jan but i guess we could wait 6months.

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Just been looking at the paper the nursery gave me and it seems the
minimum amount of sessions you can have a week is 2 so I'd have to pay
£37 a week not £18.50, which is a lot more and I don't think I'm willing
to do that. Also they never said this when I said I was thinking of one
morning a week..

its weird they didn't say anything - i would check that with them if you really liked the place as they may be more flexible than the information states

The paperwork said that when i put Alfie into nursery on Fridays, it said they had to be there a minimum of 3 sessions but i only wanted 2. They said it was fine when we looked round so i just ignored the paperwork and it's been fine.

Maybe ring them and double check?

I'm going to look around the other two, as its probs best to look at a few, if we still want to go ahead, i'm just going to send the paperwork in that says i only want wednesday mornings and see what they say.

would deffinately recommend it, braden has been at pre-school since he turned 2 and his speech and interaction has made amazing progress. Also they teach them things that may never occur to you lol, its great hearing them come out with things that suprise you! I pay £7.50 for a 2.5 hour session with snack x

Its one attached to the local school of the village that my friend lives in, shes the one who will be taking them for me while Im at work for the 2 days. We eventually want to move over that way so will be probably sending Hannah to that school anyway, not that thats ever bothered me as at that age they dont make 'proper friends' so wont be bothered whether they will see them again or not.
Id maybe look at local school ones hun, and the session thing is a load of rubbish.
This playschool has only started this year taking 2+ but loads round me take 2+, wonder why they want the extra 6 months??? Surely they want the income??
Weird.

I think its best to sort it now before baby comes along as that gives chance for Immy to settle down as they can be a bit funny to start with, but soon get over it.
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We are the extra 6 months here too.

I havent bothered paying for Aimee to go to a nursery and am just waiting for her to start pre school in September.

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