Nursery- is this a red flag?

I’ve just enrolled my son in nursery, on the registration form there was no option to specify half days. I’d want him to do half days as we don’t need nursery for childcare, only for the socialisation and getting ready for school aspect. I sent a follow up email to specify that we only want to use his funded hours & spread that across however many half day sessions, which was an option confirmed to me by the nursery manager. The enrolment manager said that as I’d only selected full days (this is the only option on the form) then he was registered for full days. My son doesn’t need to do full days, I don’t want him to do full days (yet) and now it’s turned into a massive faff of trying to get people to understand what I’m asking for.

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Not sure it’s a red flag but I know a lot of nursery’s don’t do half days our way -

It wasn’t an option on the form for the one we go to. They do offer them, you just have to ask specifically and they can see if they can accommodate that. I don’t think it’s a red flag x

Frustrating but not a red flag

Not a red flag, our son is starting in January and we were told by the nursery manager (who we've had a brilliant relationship with for years) to sign him up for full days and use all 30 hours but only send him for half days if we want 😊 they then get the full 30 hrs funding and we always have it as an option if we want him to stay for a full day ad hoc or if we do decide to fully switch to 30 hours. If we just signed him up for half days then the option to switch to full days would probably disappear due to funding

Not a red flag but some nurseries don't offer half days. And it can affect the funding too

It should fully be your decision, and you should get what you choose as he’s your child. I’d ring again and discuss this because it isn’t right. Either they change it or you change to a different nursery setting x

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