{"id":8,"date":"2026-10-11T00:08:03","date_gmt":"2026-10-10T12:24:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-tinytots\/settling-in-helping-your-child-start-nursery\/"},"modified":"2026-10-15T00:08:03","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T00:08:03","slug":"settling-in-helping-your-child-start-nursery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-tinytots\/settling-in-helping-your-child-start-nursery\/","title":{"rendered":"Settling in: helping your child start nursery"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Starting nursery is a big step for children and for parents. Some little ones wave goodbye on day one; many need a few weeks to feel at home. Both are completely normal. A gentle, steady plan helps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Before the first day<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Visit together a few times. Short visits where you stay let your child explore the room with you nearby.<\/li>\n\n<li>Share your child\u2019s routine: naps, feeds, favourite foods, comforters, words they use and what soothes them.<\/li>\n\n<li>Talk about nursery in a positive, simple way, and read a picture book about starting nursery.<\/li>\n\n<li>If you can, practise short times apart with a grandparent or friend.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The first weeks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Start with shorter days if your nursery offers them, and build up over a week or two.<\/li>\n\n<li>Pack a comforter or a family photo. Familiar things help children feel safe.<\/li>\n\n<li>Keep goodbyes short and warm. Say goodbye every time, rather than slipping out, and tell your child when you will be back, for example \u201cafter lunch\u201d.<\/li>\n\n<li>Ask the key person how the day went. Small details, such as what your child played with, help you talk about nursery at home.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When it feels hard<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tears at drop-off are common and usually stop soon after you leave. Ask the team how quickly your child settles once you have gone; most nurseries are happy to call or send a message. Expect a few wobbly days after illness or holidays too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If your child still seems unsettled after several weeks, talk to their key person. Together you can adjust the plan, for example with shorter days or a different drop-off routine. Every child settles in their own time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Short visits, a familiar comforter and a calm goodbye help most little ones settle. Here is a simple plan for the first weeks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":22,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-tinytots\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-tinytots\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-tinytots\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-tinytots\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-tinytots\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41,"href":"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-tinytots\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8\/revisions\/41"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-tinytots\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-tinytots\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-tinytots\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-tinytots\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}