i started my son at a childminders when he was 6 months old (i was supposed to be going back to work when he was 7-8 months old, but it didnt end up happening) he was very clingy and i thought i better get him started sooner rather than later. it started that he would just go to her twice a week for an hour, this went on for a week or two, then started a couple of hours twice a week. to be honest it took him a while to settle, id say about 3 months, i mean from about 3 months he is absolutly fine with her, somthimes cries a little when i leave but only for about half a minute then he is fine. but the first 3 months were hard, she said he cried pretty much the whole time for a week or two, then for the next couple of months he would cry but if she held him he was ok. i wanted lo to go to a minder as he wouldnt go to anyone except me, oh and my mum, and i thought it would do him good, and its been brilliant, now he is settled in he will go to other people more and enjoyed being with the minder!
Toby did 28 hours settling in. This consisted of a few 2 hr sessions a few 3 hour sessions - he has done 2 6 hour sessions and has a full day next tuesday.
He will go to the child minder 8-6 on a tuesday and 12-6 on a friday - we will most prob have to increase this but at the moment we wil manage on this.
Hope it all goes well - i muich [referred childminder to nursery - the price is really no different but they are much more flexible and he is in a home instead of somewhere with strip lighting!
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i started my son at a childminders when he was 6 months old (i was supposed to be going back to work when he was 7-8 months old, but it didnt end up happening) he was very clingy and i thought i better get him started sooner rather than later. it started that he would just go to her twice a week for an hour, this went on for a week or two, then started a couple of hours twice a week. to be honest it took him a while to settle, id say about 3 months, i mean from about 3 months he is absolutly fine with her, somthimes cries a little when i leave but only for about half a minute then he is fine. but the first 3 months were hard, she said he cried pretty much the whole time for a week or two, then for the next couple of months he would cry but if she held him he was ok. i wanted lo to go to a minder as he wouldnt go to anyone except me, oh and my mum, and i thought it would do him good, and its been brilliant, now he is settled in he will go to other people more and enjoyed being with the minder!
ashy x
Toby did 28 hours settling in. This consisted of a few 2 hr sessions a few 3 hour sessions - he has done 2 6 hour sessions and has a full day next tuesday.
He will go to the child minder 8-6 on a tuesday and 12-6 on a friday - we will most prob have to increase this but at the moment we wil manage on this.
Hope it all goes well - i muich [referred childminder to nursery - the price is really no different but they are much more flexible and he is in a home instead of somewhere with strip lighting!
HTH x