Moving up room at nursery

When did/will your little ones move up to the next room at nursery? I find it mad that my boy is still in with 3-4 month old babies now he's walking and talking šŸ¤£ Does every nursery do it differently or is there a standard age they move up into the next room?
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I was wondering the same. Think my son's nursery is age 2 for the next room although they do move some up from 18 months if they feel appropriate (and if there's space). I've been tempted to ask but really happy with the staff in the baby room so happy to stay the same just now x

My little boy has just moved up as of today, he is 18 months now x

@Hannah same! Mine is so settled and attached to the girls who looks after him in the baby room! I know he'll have to move up eventually but I don't really want unsettle him and pull him away from them. But I also don't want his development being impacted! X

@Cheryl I think I'll ask when he turns 18mo. Finding it hard as he loves the girls who look after him in the baby room! X

I guess it just depends on the rooms at your nursery, we have a 15 month - 2 year room. Itā€™s been so nice to see him in the new room with all walking talking tots! If it helps Iā€™m sure he will settle quickly in a new room. One thing that def made transition easier was he moved with 2 pals!

Our nursery has 4 rooms - baby room is up to 18 months, the first toddler room is up to 2 years, then next toddler room is up to 3 years and the pre-school room is up to 4-5 years. I think its geared towards their progression and them becoming increasingly mobile and independent. My LB was very attached to his keyworker and loved all the staff in his room, so I was quite worried about unsettling him, but he was definitely ready for the move. He did quite a few settling in sessions in the month before he moved up, so it's definitely something I would enquire about if you are worried about the change. We had a few tears this morning at drop off as he isnt used to me leaving him in his new room and obviously he has gotten used to me leaving him with his key worker but he settled down really quickly after I left. I have noticed how much he has developed over the last month from just being in the toddler room for his settling in sessions, so I'm hoping he gets used to the new normal fairly quickly.

It also helps that one of his little friends is currently doing his settling in sessions and will be moving up in the next few weeks, too.

I think it depends on how they divide the rooms at your nursery? My girl went straight into 1-2s because she started at 12 months. I know thereā€™s some kids they kept in the baby room until they were confident walking.

Ours has three rooms. Baby room 3 months to 2 years, young toddlers 2-3 years, toddlers, 3-4 years. I assume they make sure activities are differentiated but also make a point of telling them what he is doing at home currently. I figure they'll either do similar or that he'll be super advanced in the next room šŸ˜‚

Iā€™ve been thinking the same! Itā€™s crazy picking her up and seeing little babies being held whilst sheā€™s running around talking to everyone. I think we have to wait til thereā€™s space in the next room which makes sense, but also I think sheā€™s ready now! But then I get sad that she will leave the baby room and the girls she settled in with šŸ˜‚ mum emotions! X

My nursery said they will move him into the toddler room when heā€™s 2 but he ends up in there most days already šŸ¤·šŸ¼ā€ā™€ļøšŸ˜‚

@Natalie I donā€™t even know what ages the rooms actually are. I think baby is 0-2 but Iā€™m not sure! Thereā€™s a few other walking toddlers in the baby room so heā€™s not the only one and then babies but still just feels a bit odd now šŸ¤£ I donā€™t even know if he has any pals šŸ¤£

@Cheryl ah that might be what ours do actually as thereā€™s 4 rooms. Thatā€™s good to know they can do settling in sessions for the different rooms, Iā€™ll definitely ask if ours do that. For drop off we can only drop them at the front door and the staff take them from there so that wouldnā€™t make a difference to us. Heā€™s always taken up by all of them as well rather than just his key worker so heā€™s not too attached to just one of them which is good. I donā€™t know if he has any specific friends šŸ¤£

@Ali yeah I need to ask. I think baby room is 0-2 but canā€™t remember! Thereā€™s a few of them confidently walking in the baby room which makes me think itā€™s 0-2 as well.

@Becky I canā€™t remember how they split them at ours, I need them to check. It just seems odd when I see little babies at drop off/pick up now and it seems so long ago since that was ours!

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@Leanne good point, I didnā€™t even think about them actually having space in the next room! Itā€™s such a mixed bag of emotions isnā€™t it! X

@Katie haha that would probably be mine too if he could šŸ˜‚

Mine is moving up next week! šŸ„²

Ours moved at 18 months

My LG started nursery in July 24 and was moved from the baby room to the ā€˜toddlerā€™ room in October. The nursery generally tend to stick to the term after they turn a year older. So theyā€™ll look at moving her up a room in September 25. Although my LG was already confidently walking when she started in the baby room so this contributed to her moving up earlier x

@Molly theyā€™re growing up šŸ„¹

@Joana good to know, thank you

Weā€™ve just gone through this. My lo (17 months) was supposed to switch from the baby room to the next room up (they usually move to that room around 18 months) at the beginning of February but she is such a sponge she ended up missing that room and going straight to the 2 year old room šŸ˜‚. Honestly is hasnā€™t affected her development at all being in the baby room longer than she should have been (they didnā€™t have space for her to move up sooner) if anything she has made such great connections with her nursery workers in the baby room and she used to help them out getting the babies out of their sleep sacks, handing bowls out at meal times and tidying up. I was so worried because my lo was so attached to one of the nursery workers in the baby room (we called her her second mum šŸ˜‚) but sheā€™s coped really well not having her there and has found another worker in her new room to attach to (although her second mum will never be replaced lol).

She did need her second mum one day where she slept so poorly then had a meltdown because she was overtired and she was the only one that could settle her šŸ˜‚. The only thing she is struggling is the sleeping transition as they sleep in cots in the baby room and on mats in her new room. The first day she slept okay (she is usually a 2 hour napper) and slept for an hour and 15 minutes, the second day she slept for 40 minutes but the third day she only slept for 20 minutes and I was so worried about how her development was going to be affected by the lack of sleep. I was chatting to her second mum about it and she said try a bed sheet from home over the mat and a white noise machine so I took both of them in yesterday (her 4th day sleeping on the mat) and she slept for an hour and 40 minutes so it really helped her. She is doing so well in her new room though.

@Antonia oh wow well done to your little girl! Thatā€™s good to know in terms of being in the baby room a bit longer. Thatā€™s so sweet that she would help them out! Thatā€™s great that sheā€™s managed ok without her second mum šŸ˜‚ too. Sleep isnā€™t a concern for us as heā€™s such a bad sleeper anyway. They let them sleep where ever their preference is at ours regardless of room so that shouldnā€™t change in the next room. Glad it all went ok for you and your girl and thatā€™s really reassuring to read!

@Rebecca definitely donā€™t worry about them being in baby room longer, especially if he has others in there that are walking too. Your lo will probably get more ā€œadvancedā€ stuff done with him when the baby babies are sleeping and he is still awake. She loves helping out šŸ˜‚. Her favourite things with the new room she is in are that they have a garden attached so she can go outside all of the time (her favourite place to be) and she gets to eat with a fork rather than a spoon šŸ˜‚. You could always do more advanced stuff like teaching him to put his own socks, trousers, shoes etc on at home if you are concerned about him falling behind however half the children in the / year old room my lo is now in ding know how to do that even though my lo does. Oh no bless him, at least you wonā€™t have to worry about sleep though šŸ˜‚. It definitely went a lot better than I thought it was going to!

@Antonia that's a good point! Mine loves helping out at home but no idea if helps them at nursery šŸ¤£ Love that those are her favourite things! Mine loves being outside too but he's had the outside access in the baby room too so that's all good. I'm not concerned with him falling behind as he's either on track or ahead with his milestones. He's pretty good at dressing and undressing himself as he's so independent, he just takes over that himself every time we're getting dressed šŸ˜‚ All really reassuring to hear, thank you šŸ™‚

@Rebecca bless him, so good that he loves helping you! Outside is the best place (Iā€™m an putdoorsy person too and we are always out at the weekend). She used to go out twice a day in the baby room but they donā€™t have a garden attached to the room so it wasnā€™t free access. Thatā€™s brilliant, independence is so good but also so bad at the same time. Like I love that you can put your clothes and nappy on yourself but it also takes so much longer than if you just let me do it and we are in a rush so I donā€™t really have time to let you do it yourself but Iā€™m also keen on avoiding the strop that is going to occur if I donā€™t let you do it yourself šŸ˜‚. Also I know you can pour your own cereal but your portion is overflowing the bowl and I canā€™t deal with that mess at 7am šŸ™ˆ. ā¤ļø

@Antonia works to my advantage too šŸ˜‚ They defo love being outside! Ours havenā€™t taken them outside much in winter so will be good for them to get out more again in the spring. Omg totally! We have such battles sometimes when we need to be somewhere on time! The mess as well šŸ˜‚ totally get you!

I think that it completely depends on the nursery. Ours move after they have turned 2 as that is when the legal staffing ratios change! My little girl is now one of the oldest in the 'baby room' but I feel that she is definitely still doing age appropriate activities. I think that it is also really good for her to learn how to be gentle and compassionate with the younger ones. It is nice for them to be the 'big fish' before being the youngest again and my lg has definitely grown in confidence since the older ones have moved rooms.

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@Zoe thatā€™s a good point! They are definitely all pluses to staying in the baby room.

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