Nursery melt downs

Looking for some advise/help, my little boy is two years old and is currently at nursery, which he enjoys and goes two days a week
The problem I have with him is every time I drop him off at nursery he always goes into melt down mode and makes me feel bad! I don’t know how to over come this problem! Any suggestions will be much appreciated

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As a nursery worker I can promise you he probably only is sad for a few minutes and is completely normal. He will be there in time x

Yeah he’s fine once he gets into nursery and play with his friends, it’s just at the gate he cry’s all the time and it upsets me! I’d rather see him go in happy and smiling, that would make me feel better in myself.

I was told by one of my LO nursery staff that imagine when we go to work, we initially don't want to work for the day, but as the day goes by it turns out normal and we carry on with our work, it's the same with our children

My little boy was exactly the same - he started nursery at 2y (4 days a week) and would cry at every drop off for about 9 months (sorry 🙈), then it switched to just being sad and clingy.

He’s now been there just over a year and still doesn’t run in happy to see everyone, but it is easier to say goodbye and leave him.

I know he enjoys himself when he’s there, he just doesn’t like leaving us.

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