Son Going To Nursery School

Janepig

notanewuser wrote: »

Nurseries don't feed into particular schools now. Even when they're attached to/part of the school there's no guarantee they'll go to that school.

They do in DD/DS's school - once you've been accepted into the nursery class (meithrin) you're in full stop. You don't have to re-apply for infants or juniors. However, I do know of other schools where you do have to re-apply.

Jx

notanewuser

Janepig wrote: »

They do in DD/DS's school - once you've been accepted into the nursery class (meithrin) you're in full stop. You don't have to re-apply for infants or juniors. However, I do know of other schools where you do have to re-apply.

Jx

Thanks. Swansea is about 30 miles too far from here!

Janepig

notanewuser wrote: »

Thanks. Swansea is about 30 miles too far from here!

Llanelli. Another 12 miles further away :D.

Seriously though, if you want WM for your child then you need them to know that you're aware of the class size exemption thing. They have to legally provide you with the nearest suitable WM school. Perhaps they don't envoke this on a regular basis because they rely on people not knowing about it.

Jx

notanewuser

Janepig wrote: »

Llanelli. Another 12 miles further away :D.

Seriously though, if you want WM for your child then you need them to know that you're aware of the class size exemption thing. They have to legally provide you with the nearest suitable WM school. Perhaps they don't envoke this on a regular basis because they rely on people not knowing about it.

Jx

I assume they only have to do it at compulsory school age though, eg 5. DD isn't 3 yet. She'll just stay at the Cylch until I can work through it.

Janepig

notanewuser wrote: »

I assume they only have to do it at compulsory school age though, eg 5. DD isn't 3 yet. She'll just stay at the Cylch until I can work through it.

Well it does say infants on the link I posted, which would mean 4/5, but the ones I know who appealed for DD/DS's school appealed to get into the nursery/meithrin. But then as I said, once you're in there you don't have to apply again, although I also know people who have wanted their children to join the school in other years higher up the school and they've appealed then too.

Jx

iammumtoone

I didn't want my son to go either. I am not sure if I have met many mothers who want their child(ren) to go, they do it because it is not about them, it is about the child and what is good for them.

I remember I had it all planned in my head. I wanted my son to go for just the one session per week for a while until he (and I) got used to it and then extend it to two sessions. The nursery told me whilst they would/could not stop me doing that, it was a really bad idea and they did not recommend it as in their experience children did not settle in so well this way as the time gap was too long between sessions so it took longer for them to settle. I remember I cried all the way home after being told that I did take their advise and my son started off two sessions a week.

StressedOutMummy

So, I bit the bullet and took him to nursery. He was so excited he wet himself and member of staff who realised it humiliated me and my childin front of other parents and children! Not going back there!

ognum

StressedOutMummy wrote: »

So, I bit the bullet and took him to nursery. He was so excited he wet himself and member of staff who realised it humiliated me and my childin front of other parents and children! Not going back there!

Well that gives you the perfect excuse not to go back doesn't it. He was excited and I guess you don't want to let him be excited do you!

He will not be the first child who has wet himself at nursery or even at primary school, it happens all the time, how you react to it is important though.

You will do what you want with you child but remember this is about you isn't it, not your child.

CH27

StressedOutMummy wrote: »

So, I bit the bullet and took him to nursery. He was so excited he wet himself and member of staff who realised it humiliated me and my childin front of other parents and children! Not going back there!

What did she say & do?

StressedOutMummy

ognum wrote: »

Well that gives you the perfect excuse not to go back doesn't it. He was excited and I guess you don't want to let him be excited do you!

He will not be the first child who has wet himself at nursery or even at primary school, it happens all the time, how you react to it is important though.

You will do what you want with you child but remember this is about you isn't it, not your child.

Whoa, hang on there.NO - it is not about me at all! I want my son to go to nursery and interact with other children. What I object to is a staff member hauling him out of the class with disdain in front of other parents and children.