What Does LO Do at Nursery/Day Care?

[holly2234]

Erin goes to a Montessori nursery and its basically learning through play (chose that one because it was close and she seemed to enjoy it and the staff were all really good. Not because its Montessori). But i just wondered how the day goes at other nurseries and how different it is

 

[_laura]

Max spends the day playing games, learning through playing (they do touchy feely things and stuff) they read together and go on walks.
He then has lunch and 2 snacks in the day.

I think when they are young its more about playing than doing learning and more regimented things.

 

[holly2234]

I didnt really think a nursery could be that different. Ive seen the rooms for the older kids and there just seems to be toys everywhere and books etc. Im not even sure how its different!

 

[Lauraxamy]

My LO doesn't go to a nursery yet but I've worked in two and both were very much child led, so children learning through play in sand, water, with chalk, playing outside, playing inside. However they did do a weekly activity like yoga, football or dance once a week for the older children. We also did forest schools once a week for the 2+ which is where they were just took out onto the field, listened to birds, dug in mud, played hide and seek etc. We also had storytimes twice a day and snacks and lunchtimes where we all came together. I loved it it was so much fun haha, and the kids seemed to as well

 

[mayb_baby]

Well Michael goes to 'The Dry Arch' he has a little book in two days it looks like this:
9.00am Ready Break (ate well)
12.00pm Chicken Casserole (ate well)
2.05pm Greek yogurt with fruit medley
4.05pm Egg and toast(ate well)
Slept 10.10am-11.00am
Changed 11.05 wet
Changed 1.00 wet
Changed 3.25 soiled
Michael enjoyed the sensory room, very pleasant

Ready Break and toast 9.00am
11.00am Bottle Finished
1.45pm Potato and Bologinaise ate a few spoonfuls
slept 12.20-1.25
changed
11.15am (wet)
2.25pm (soiled)
Michael in good form today he sat content painting and got his hand prints and foot prints


Michaels nursery is beautiful he paints, plays with water, sand and loads of toys.

 

[annawrigley]

I think they're all pretty similar! I LOVE Noah's nursery, the staff are lovely and they take them out to play twice a day (which was very important to me cos Noah loves to be outside, and obv it's good for them and stuff!)

The day goes something like this

9.30 Snack
Then they play outside, and then probably inside for a bit. Think it depends on the weather and how quick the kids get bored
11.30-12ish Lunch
Then he has a nap
Then usually something arty painting/clay/sand/gluing and sticking, they do all sorts
Then another play outside
Then 3.30-4 Tea
Then I come get him

Obviously its different every day like yesterday his book said he enjoyed reading stories, and sometimes they take them to the local park and things like that xxx

 

[rileybaby]

Riley started last week, and his nursery is great, its just downstairs from my class and is for students and staff children only, they only allow 9 kids and have 4 staff. They provide everything.. formula, whatever nappies you use etc. He gets breakfast at 8.30am when i drop him off lunch at 12 and pick up at 3.20, im not sure what they during the day tbh lol but the nursery has all been done up for a baby room and toddler room, they have double buggies to go on walks and baby music groups are held at my school for the public so he goes to that once a week with the nursery too

 

[lauram_92]

Really stupid question, but do they put them all for naps separately or is there like a nap time? Cause what about kids that won't go to sleep on their own and need rocked, do they have to rock them individually? Where do they sleep?

Oliver doesn't go to Nursery but I take him to Mothers & Toddlers twice a week and he plays with toys..

 

[Rhio92]

Connor plays in the ball pit, reads books, and stuff. They feed him really well too, he loves it

 

[mayb_baby]

Well in the baby room there is a cot room with 6 cots where when any child is tired is put in, in the crawler room they have little camp beds with pockets for shoes and its the same for the waddlers and toddlers

 

[annawrigley]

Really stupid question, but do they put them all for naps separately or is there like a nap time? Cause what about kids that won't go to sleep on their own and need rocked, do they have to rock them individually? Where do they sleep?

Oliver doesn't go to Nursery but I take him to Mothers & Toddlers twice a week and he plays with toys..

At Noah's they put them whenever they're tired/whenever you ask for them to go down And they have a big display on the wall of how each child likes to get to sleep, it's really cute. Like "Noah sleeps on his front", "Tom sleeps with his dummy and blanket", "Sam is rocked to sleep" etc And he sleeps in a cot in the 'sleep room', but they can push them to sleep in a pushchair if you prefer

 

[mayb_baby]

Heres 3
they look like them
https://www.alibaba.com/product-gs/492909937/blow_up_toddler_bed.html

 

[rileybaby]

Really stupid question, but do they put them all for naps separately or is there like a nap time? Cause what about kids that won't go to sleep on their own and need rocked, do they have to rock them individually? Where do they sleep?

Oliver doesn't go to Nursery but I take him to Mothers & Toddlers twice a week and he plays with toys..

At rileys nursery i had to fill in a 'routine form' where you write everything they do on an average day and at what times. Rileys nursery doesnt let them sleep in prams or car seats, or have a blanket or toys in thier cot for health& safety

 

[mayb_baby]

Really stupid question, but do they put them all for naps separately or is there like a nap time? Cause what about kids that won't go to sleep on their own and need rocked, do they have to rock them individually? Where do they sleep?

Oliver doesn't go to Nursery but I take him to Mothers & Toddlers twice a week and he plays with toys..

At Noah's they put them whenever they're tired/whenever you ask for them to go down And they have a big display on the wall of how each child likes to get to sleep, it's really cute. Like "Noah sleeps on his front", "Tom sleeps with his dummy and blanket", "Sam is rocked to sleep" etc And he sleeps in a cot in the 'sleep room', but they can push them to sleep in a pushchair if you prefer

our's is the same Michael sleeps on his front with a dummy in a cot

 

[JessdueJan]

I work in a nursery and Lucas goes to it too.
He is in the15months to 2 years room and his day goes:

8-8.30am - breakfast if needed and child led indoor play
9.15am - outdoor play in the playground
10am - snack
10.20am - 11.30am - creative and sensory activities and also child led play if preferred
11.30 - 12.15 - lunchtime
12.15 - 2pm - circle time story followed by sleep/quiet activites
2pm - snack
2.30pm outside play in the garden/park or if weather is bad active activites inside (tunnels and soft play)
4pm - teatime
4.20pm - 6pm - creative/child led play

 

[JessdueJan]

oh and in our nursery any child under 15months sleep whenever they like and however they like - rocked or in a cot or pram whatever parent has asked for.
Once they go into the next room at 15months there is a nap time 12.30ish until 2pm and they each have a little fold out type mattress thing on the floor with a sheet and a cover on and they are generally patted off to sleep but if a child or parent prefers hey can go in a pushchair and be rocked off that way. Also if a child is tired before or after this time then they can be put down to sleep in a quiet corner too.

 

[holly2234]

They dont really have nap time at Erins nursery. If they fall asleep/get tired or you ask for a certain nap time they put them in the little sleep room which has 3 cots in it and they stick their name on the wall above so they know to change the sheets when another baby goes in. They also have little mats for the floor too. I filled in a sheet with all of Erins likes/dislikes and sleep routine etc. She loves it there and theyre really good with them all.
She's taken to one of the students who works there and goes to her when im not there!

 

[mayb_baby]

There is 6 babies so they all have there own cot in our nursery
6 crawlers
9 Waddlers
9 Toddlers
20Playgroup

 

[holly2234]

Ours is pretty big. Theres about 20 in the baby room but they stay there until theyre 22 months. Then they go upstairs into another room until theyre 3ish then the third room until theyre going to school. They move them depending on when theyre ready really.

 

[xx~Lor~xx]

I'm likely to have a different nursery routine, as Robyn only goes 2 hours on a wednesday morning, and is starting this week going 2.5 hrs on a friday afternoon. But basically last session they played playdough, did some painting, had some snacks, iced cupcakes and played with bubbles.

Friday I give her a packed lunch and she'll eat that. I doubt they'll put them for naps as they are too old for that now IMO.

But.. yeah that probably wasn't too useful as she only goes a few hours twice a week