What age to use cutlery

We're still messy eating atm, was thinking maybe around 1 year introducing cutlery. However she starts nursery in 4 weeks so not sure if she'll be using it there

We use a spoon with me usually loading it for him and then passing it to him but haven’t started with anything else yet x

We do messy eating but I always sit a spoon on his tray and he used to just play and bang with it but he has just recently tried scooping mash and yoghurt and things.

Anytime from now really. Put a spoon on their tray with the food and see what happens. I'd say from 1 you can start to properly encourage it but no harm to see what they do. My (11 months tomorrow) baby can use a preloaded spoon and has started to make a scooping motion in food, with no success, but it's a start.

Thanks 😊