Childminder versus nursery

[hispanomum]

What do people think are the pros/cons of a nursery versus a childminder.i'm thinking of a childminder as its far more affordable!

 

[rachael22]

hi i would defo go 4 a nursey as baby will get into a routine with getting dressed etc and having experience with other children i put my daughter in nursey and she came on loads ive had no problems with her starting a state nursey shes very confident xx

 

[hispanomum]

I thought all nurseries were private?

 

[rachael22]

no u get private nurserys from birth untill the time they go 2 state nursey which is wen they are 3 years old then u stop paying for them 2 go 2 private nursey there all registerd child minders xx

 

[hispanomum]

Ah ok-thanks for that

 

[totallyashley]

You can go the to a private nursey still until you start school where you can go to a state school. You don't need to go to the state school nursery to go to the primary school. I know this as it is what my brother did as he had already made friends who were going to the same school so it was pointless taking him out for a year.

When I start uni in September 2011 I will be putting Daisy into a nursery. I like the idea of her being able to interact with all the other children as well as having a routine and also being taught in a laid back way. Many childminders I know or know of only look after the children and don't in anyway try to teach them. I also think at one it will be good for her to interact with other babys as I am the only one in my group of friends and family who are having a baby now. All the other babys are about 1/2 years old.

 

[Mummy2Asher]

my son has been in nursery since he was 8months old and i battled with the thought of childminders...
my pros were: more flexible, cheaper, smaller amount of children
my cons were: that childminder can take your child out anywhere and do anything they want, there is generally only a few children and they vary in age whereas nursery they are in classes according to age, less activities and space due to childminding in their own home,

i love my sons nursery, he has a key worker, soo many activities and they have someone come in probably about every 2 weeks like a firemen, policemen, doctors, people from zoos bringing creepy crawlies, dance teachers, he does french lessons etc etc its really safe, they have cctv and there are forms you have to fill out in advance if someone else is to pick your child up, theres a cook, they have designated art room, role play room, baby stimulating room full of big lava lamps and fairy lights, then huge gardens.
my son has soo many friends and is so confident, he was talking full sentences by the time he was 2 and at 3 he can read and write easy words, i think it was alot to do with nursery aswel as helping him at home.
so thats my choice...

 

[rachael22]

You can go the to a private nursey still until you start school where you can go to a state school. You don't need to go to the state school nursery to go to the primary school. I know this as it is what my brother did as he had already made friends who were going to the same school so it was pointless taking him out for a year.

When I start uni in September 2011 I will be putting Daisy into a nursery. I like the idea of her being able to interact with all the other children as well as having a routine and also being taught in a laid back way. Many childminders I know or know of only look after the children and don't in anyway try to teach them. I also think at one it will be good for her to interact with other babys as I am the only one in my group of friends and family who are having a baby now. All the other babys are about 1/2 years old.

i took mine out of private nursery when she was 3 because the private nursey was 2 miles away and wanted her 2 start a nursery where she would make friends before she starts school but yes u can keep them there up untill they start school.and i would highly recomend private nursey my DD was coming ome singing in welsh at 2 bless her xx

 

[coccyx]

Whats a state nursery?

 

[upsybetsy]

I'm a SAHM, but if I had to I would choose a nursery. There's pro's and con's for both but I've seen some shocking childminders at playgroups I go to and I wouldn't be happy to trust someone I initially didn't know with my child i.e. - what they were doing and where they were going day by day.

 

[totallyashley]

Whats a state nursery?

A state nursery are ones run by schools for children aged 3 for a year until they start school. It is suppose to help the children who have never been to nursery to get use to the idea of school and being with other children, ect.

 

[WhiteGeisha]

I haven't decided yet.

My 4 yr old nephew goes to nursery and they don't even help him go to the toilet and leave him to wipe his own bum. Poor kid doesn't have the knack to it yet and because they dnt go with him and make sure he is doing it right he walks around all day with pooh caked pants and a sore bum!

Makes me mad because if they dnt show him how is he supposed to learn? Of course his mum does it with him but she works full time and he spends a lot of his time in nursery as he dnt go to school until this september.

This reason alone is putting me off nursery. I think it's terrible. x

 

[xpinkyperkyx]

well i work in a nursery so obviously i'm gonna vote for that, but i would advise that you got recommendations from othr parents and visit as many as you can as i strongly believe you can get a feel for the nursery and it's your gut instict that counts.

all nurseries and childminders have to folloe the EYFS which runs from 0-5yrs so right upto foundation stage at school, you can also check nursery and childminders ofsted online so you can get a good idea of their standards of care aswell as the education your child'll be getting.

don't get me wrong, part of me would have loved to put my DD with a childminder as i liked the idea of more contact with carer and being able to go to differnent groups and walks, but now she's in the 2s room she goes for walks regularly through the woods and the ratio for under 2s is one adult to 3 children, in our nursery, we have a 2adults to 3 babies (under1) as this allows us the time to spend with them aswell as getting paperwork and development records completed!

i think that when you start visiting nurseries or chatting to childminders, you'll suddenly click with one or the other and once yor child is 3, they qualify for 16hrs(i think) free childcare a week, from experience, those who have started at nursery youger are more socailised than those starting at 3 but they soon catch up and i'm really pleased my daughters got a great start to education x

 

[hispanomum]

Thanks to everyone for their input - the cost of a nursery is really too much for us to pay at the moment so i'm pretty much forced down the childminder route. I just hope i can find one i click with.

 

[xpinkyperkyx]

i'm sure you will, there's quite a few round here and once babie's born, you find all the baby groups and new mums like you then you'll begin to notice differnt childminders.i found this really good as you could kind of spy on them whilst they're working! there was one lady who i definately wouldn't trust as she kept ognoring children and chatting to mums whereas there were others that you could sense had a real gift for woking with children. good luck hun x

 

[hispanomum]

Thanks so much xpinkyperkyx, it's a really difficult decision to leave you child with someone unknown, but i guess, like you said, once our baby arrives and i'm on the baby scene, i'll get more of a feel for who's good and who's not.xx