When should i enrole my baby in nursery?

Question

When should i enrole my baby in nursery?

Answer 1

Keep him home as long as you can.

Nurseries are great for kids 3 and older, only for half day.  Of course some parents have to work and place their kids younger, and for longer, but it's not the best situation.

"Mommy and Me" type classes are better for younger babies.

Call around to pre-schools/nurseries.  Most of them have long waiting lists.  I've heard of mothers getting on pre-school waiting lists while still pregnant!!  You don't want to wait, only to find out the school you want is full for the next 3 years.

Good luck

Answer 2

my son went to his chilminder from 6 months as i had to go back to work , we then lost her 3 months later as she moved away and i got him into a great nursery. he loves it  and is actually there 5 days a week all day.  i now have a very independent 3 1/2 year old who is very good at all comunication,

i think nurseries are great  so long as u get a good one  

remember to ask loads of questions when u visit any  and if u do put ur child into one turn up at different times to collect them just so u can see what goes on ,,  u will soon see if it anything u don`t like

good luck xx

Answer 3

when you feel ready to be seperated, dont foret you can ring the nursery as many times as you like [trust me some parents do] they are well looked after and you can usually get a feel of a place when you go in, let your child ave something they willl find comforting and they will be fine, it only takes a couple of weeks to establish a routine. it has to be down to u, if u feel they wont cope yet dont send them, but usually as soon as muum leaves the nursery they carry on playing!!

Answer 4

You mean like School or Church?

My doctor suggested not to put them in kind of nursery until 6 mths unless for work reasons I had to.

He said no Church nursery until then for sure.

Answer 5

do it now as you can put there name down from birth. and at least you know it's done and that your child will defo get a place

Answer 6

My little one started nursery when he was 2 years old, he only went for the mornings not all day and loved it, some can go from 6 months if you have commitments (i.e work), but I think it is always good to get them into nursery it builds their confidence before they start school and will also teach them how to interact with other children.

Hope this helps

Nicola

Answer 7

What country are you in and how old is the child?

Answer 8

I'm a nursery nurse in England and at the nursery I work at we get children from the age of 3 months up to 4 years old, so really its when you want to put your child in nursery. I personally think that 3 months is far to young and the child should be with their parents. I think age 2 is a good age to start for about 2-3 days a week on a short day from  9am-3.30pm then your child can socialise at nursery but is also still getting attention and time from you when they are not in nursery. Some children where I work are in from 7am until 6pm and I think its unfair to the child and also us as nursery nurses see the first crawl, walk etc before the parents which I think is sad.