Want a different teacher working with my child in pre-school

summerspring

amistupid wrote: »

It's forum policy to be 'especially nice to newbies' but I think this thread is a wind up.

There are certainly parts of it that don't ring true. An "elderly lady" would not be working in a kindergarten, let alone an elderly lady with all those other issues.

And look at the time it was posted




But on the off-chance it IS true, I would say look after your own child, - problem sorted :rotfl:

FBaby

It is always difficult when our children start pre-school so it is normal to feel anxious about how their needs are met.

DD started nursery when she was 12 and always loved it, but DS found it more difficult and when he was 18 months, he started to cry when I left him and overall was quite clingy and misbehaving. I noticed that his key worker didn't seem very pleasant and had an abrupt way about her, and I did question if it could have something to do with his behaviour.

Thankfully, as he was very bright, they decided to move him to the top group 6 months sooner than normal and sure enough, it totally changed him. He had a fantastic key worker who had him figured out from the start, ie. needing structure and discipline, but also a lot of caring. 6 months later, he was the most behaved child.

All this to say that you are totally right to want to keep an eye on what is going on but don't let only a few days, even weeks cloud your judgement. Give it a bit more time, see how your son is doing, and gather any evidence of concerns you have before you go and speak with the manager, maybe in a couple of weeks or a month's time?

summerspring

FBaby wrote: »

DD started nursery when she was 12 and always loved it,

Was she a late developer? :laugh:

amistupid

summerspring wrote: »

There are certainly parts of it that don't ring true. An "elderly lady" would not be working in a kindergarten, let alone an elderly lady with all those other issues.

Yes, it all just seemed a bit over the top to me. I was expecting it to go on that the toddlers were allowed to play with power tools and their petting animal was an American Pit-bull.

summerspring

amistupid wrote: »

Yes, it all just seemed a bit over the top to me. I was expecting it to go on that the toddlers were allowed to play with power tools and their petting animal was an American Pit-bull.

Oh, you'll get people who own an American Pit-Bull on your back now, saying they're lovely dogs and wouldn't harm a fly

Person_one

amistupid wrote: »

It's forum policy to be 'especially nice to newbies' but I can't help thinking this thread is a wind up

I'm glad somebody else said it first! A drugged up old lady sat in her wheelchair surrounded by 2 year olds? Sounds like a Little Britain sketch.

pollypenny

I don't think a wheel-chair user could be employed in a nursery.

GwylimT

pollypenny wrote: »

I don't think a wheel-chair user could be employed in a nursery.

Why?

Not enough letters.

GwylimT

OP, what qualifications does his alloacted carer have? What ofstes rating does the pre-school have?
I must say it is very unusual for a pre-school to allow children who are not toilet trained.

indsty

Do go and speak to the person in charge. Go in with a query such as "Jonny is really enjoying nursery, but could you explain how your system works please - as I have noticed Mrs X is his named person and I wondered how this works. I know she is very experienced but is she able to provide everything that Jonny needs? I am just a bit worried he may be missing out.

Any manager worth their job will not mind such a conversation. She has probably had it before.