Nursery failing to move child into next room

[chorusgirl]

Just wondering if any one has experienced this? My little one turn two this month and already the staff are making noises about there not being any room available in the next room. This is exasperated by the knowledge that they are taking on two years olds eligible for free nursery places. Do they not have a duty to provide for those already in their care? I worry as my son has speech delay and I don't believe it is helping him mixing only with children much younger than himself.

Any thoughts?

[Ellie78]

Ours has a blockage too - no one is moving up to toddler room for maybe another 7 months...It would drive me nuts if I heard they were taking in more though - are you sure?

I'm not seeing any other option but moving him so I'm going to look at another nursery this week.

I don't want to - as he loves it there - but there are several older kids in his room that will have priority when they do start moving and I don't want him in the baby room at 2.5.

Sad.

[Ellie78]

Should have added that nursery have said that it's because schools no longer do a January intake ....

[minder]

Ellie78, schools have been doing a January intake only for at least a couple of years now (might be wrong) so can't see how this would affect your 2 year going up into the next room? If he loves it there I wouldn't worry now.

chorusgirl, I wouldn't worry about your just turned 2 year old mixing with much younger children. I find it helps them a lot actually in their personal, social and emotional development.

Nurseries in England were given more info about 2 year olds being eligible for free 15 hour places (this was from Sept 13) and maybe they're trying to accommodate?

[Ellie78]

thanks minder - I didn't say I knew whether it would effect it but tut's what they'e saying is the reason.

I do worry about it though - my son does benefit from being around older children; the room is also designed to accommodate younger kids. to be honest, he'd be ready to move up in a month or so and would have been doing that under normal conditions. I don't think it is fair to him to wait an extra 7 or 8 months on top of that. If there's no reason for them to have toddler rooms....I kind of think...they wouldnt have toddler rooms. All nurseries I saw when we were first looking have made a big point to me about the differences between the rooms and the importance of moving up ...so if I can find a space in a Toddler room in a nice nursery then I will probably move him.

[oimissus]

might this be because they are keeping the children with their school peer group? I know that our nursery started to do this, as there could be quite a bit of upset when friendship groups were split up higher up, as they got more into the pre-school year.