When your little ones start at nursery it can be difficult to adjust to not having them around all the time. One exciting aspect is seeing them form close bonds with fellow kids or even nursery workers who provide care to them when they are away from home. But one mum was left livid when her son's nursery key worker asked to have a picture with her little boy on his last day for her to put up at home.
The child had only been at the nursery for three months but was moving to a childminder elsewhere. Taking to Mumsnet, the frustrated mum explained that this worker should be reminded of her role as a care giver and felt asking for the picture was not appropriate and as he had not been there long she felt they could not have formed such a tight bond.
In the post, the woman, who remained anonymous, explained: "This week is his last week and yesterday on pick up his key worker said to my husband that she wanted to get a photo with my son on his last day on Friday to put up at home as she was going to miss him.
"I think this is overstepping the boundaries and she perhaps needs to be reminded in what capacity she is there as a caregiver."
She went onto explain that she understands nursery workers must form close bonds with the kids they work with but felt uncomfortable for a few different reasons.
She said: "I understand nursery workers must form close bonds with their key children but 1) My son has been there three months so hardly like she's looked after him for that long, 2) surely you wouldn't want a photo with a child you look after at work in your home and 3) I'm not comfortable with someone else having a photo of my son in their house.
"I don't know if it's just me and to ignore it as I don't think she meant any harm by it as she is very young (she's an apprentice). But equally, I feel I should say something to nursery."
In response, many commenters agreed that this was not a professional way of doing things as one person wrote: "I agree with you. That sounds completely inappropriate regardless of the fact he's only been there three months."
While another stated: "I think that you need to have a word with the Nursery Manager in this case."
But not everyone was in agreement as one person replied: "A young woman, possibly in her first job, has got on so well with your child at work that she's going to miss him when he's gone. But you want to make a complaint."
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