Recent news articles (Nursery World, 9 March) cite a rise in the intake of young babies in day nurseries in response to the current economic climate. We have certainly seen this in my own settings.
Our youngest registered child was just six weeks old when she started with us. As a single parent with a mortgage and running her own business, the mother simply couldn't afford to take time off work, so had to return to her job quickly. Practitioners needed to consider how to deal with this baby in the nursery environment and how her care would differ to others.
Our initial discussions centred on the mother. It was worth remembering that the mother might still be experiencing the strong post-birth hormones, and potentially not have physically recovered 100 per cent from the birth. We needed to be exceptionally sensitive to the mother's needs.
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