🚨 Advance warning 🚨 This forum will be closing on 1st May – please see our pinned thread for more information.
Am I being naive about pre-school / nursery
I've just had a look around a pre-school /nursery and I am so disappointed. I'd just like to hear your opinions and what goes on where you are.
It really looked like a stay n play type of thing. Children running around everywhere and just playing at lots of different things alone. They apparently have a 'story time' and play around the weeks theme 'bob the builder this week'.... Anyway it looked like fun but I want zachariah to go somewhere where he will learn things. He's already so behind that I feel this just isn't right....
Am I being completely naive? Do they not learn anything useful until 5+? is learning about numbers/letters/colours for example solely a parental responsibility and school don't even attempt to do basic things like this or was it just a rubbish place I viewed? .... I'm sure the one we had originally picked out for z before moving had a little more intellectual capacity to it? He needs help not playdates?
It really looked like a stay n play type of thing. Children running around everywhere and just playing at lots of different things alone. They apparently have a 'story time' and play around the weeks theme 'bob the builder this week'.... Anyway it looked like fun but I want zachariah to go somewhere where he will learn things. He's already so behind that I feel this just isn't right....
Am I being completely naive? Do they not learn anything useful until 5+? is learning about numbers/letters/colours for example solely a parental responsibility and school don't even attempt to do basic things like this or was it just a rubbish place I viewed? .... I'm sure the one we had originally picked out for z before moving had a little more intellectual capacity to it? He needs help not playdates?
0
Replies
When the children come in they have to find their own coat pegs (which have a little picture of them on) then they find their own chairs, where they sit and do the register, then we do days of the weeks, months of the year and talk about the weather. We make sure each child knows their numbers and their colours, as well as having fun. At the end of the day we sing songs. Hope this helps you on what to look for
I am very pleased with our nursery and will be sad when G leaves!
I'm going to check a few others just for comParison but at least I can go in knOwing it's meant to be complete madness lol!- as lOng as he's happy and not left in a corner I guess
Em does bryn get one on one support? - I'm trying to get this for z ATM and a statementing. Feel free to pm me if you don't want it On here
I have to say that the childminder does teach aswell in a fun play way, colours, learning his name so she did it big on paper, pit a photo of him, then favcolour, food etc and its on her wall... he learnt the other day F is for finlay...!!!
x
xxx
As for the support worker it will depend on Z's needs. I was employed as a key worker for a special needs child so i was in addition to the other members of staff and there purely for this boy. However it didn't mean I worked one to one with him all the time I was just there if he needed it and he benefited by able to do things himself within his own limits, not mine, if you see what I mean. Any preschool should adapt to the needs of the individual child anyway. I know n has had days when he's needed extra comfort because he's had a clingy day or whatever and I know that's completely different but that's what he needs and thats what he's got.
All preschools should follow the early years foundation stage guidelines (eyfs) and so should all childminders. If you can find a specialist childminder you can use your funded sessions for Z with her.
Go with the one wher you and Z feel comfortable. Good luck xx