Nursery Days Advice

I think your nursery days seem fine as 3 in a row might be quite tiring especially to begin with. My youngest is 3 and has Wednesdays off so only does 2 days together
However, how are you going to manage with LO with you when you’re working from home though? Have your company approved this as most won’t allow you to wfh with a child in your care.

I found consecutive days better. Also try to avoid Mondays so you don’t have to pay for bank hols when they fall

Definitely don’t recommend a Monday due to bank holidays which you still need to pay for x

Agree, I’d do consecutive and try to avoid Mondays due to the bank holiday factor - although it’s tiring it’s good for routine building x

I attempted WFH and I would highly advise against it if you can arrange something else. How old is LO? Consecutive days in a row would mean they’re more likely to be knackered so will want to chill?

I am a nursery teacher. And I would always suggest consecutive days over split days.

When your child settles into nursery, they will probably find the transition difficult to begin with, but the more consistent it is, the easier it is for them to adjust. For example if they spend the weekend with mummy and daddy, the nursery on Monday, they find that first initial day tricky, because they need to get used to all of the changes, if they then have another two days off, Thursday ends up feeling like Monday, where they have to readjust to the routine and changes again. Where as on consecutive days, each day is easier.

Also if they are having a specific learning journey in the classroom, your child will miss out on less if they have the consecutive days. Staff will often expand on the learning as the week progresses. They should still have access to all learning opportunities, but it is easier to absorb information when presented consistently rather than with gaps. Especially if your child finds settling hard

We have done both Monday and Wednesday and for 6 months we did 3 days which were Monday, Wednesday and Thursday and it’s been perfect. She was really tired by a Thursday evening so I can’t imagine how she would be if she went three consecutive days.

Find out about bank holidays at your nursery. Our nursery do not charge for bank holidays so attending on Mondays has actually saved us quite a lot of money over the years.

I personally like not having her at nursery on Fridays as more plans fall on Fridays and I would be picking her up early afternoon a lot.

Also, when she’s been poorly she has been able to attend one of her days whereas if they were consecutive she would miss more days due to 48 hour rule