Nursery World - Working Mum - I cried and she cried

What does early years education and childcare look like through the
eyes of a typical working mother? In the first of a new series,
Working Mum explains how settling her second daughter into nursery was as
hard as first time around

I cried when I visited my daughter's nursery before she started. I didn't care about the fantastic activities, nappy changing policy or observations. All I wanted was reassurance that my 12-month-old would get cuddles.

I thought settling DD2 (Dear Daughter 2) into nursery would be easy. I'd been through it all with her big sister, DD1 (Dear Daughter 1), who already attended the setting. I was wrong. Leaving my youngest to return to work was equally heart-wrenching and filled with guilt, but the staff were wonderful.

The nursery staff told me that DD2 would get plenty of cuddles and the warmth of their actions towards us was also reassuring. They didn't laugh at my tears but told me how normal it was - I even got a hug.

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