Big Steps

Callie has graduated.

She had her last day at Babywood Nursery on 1 September and in the evening they had a graduation party where they all came up to the stage (complete with cap and gown) to collect their certificate and have photos taken. It was quite a sad time. She's been at that nursery since she was just a few months old, and they have been so good to her there. She has got really attached to them to, because most of the staff have been there since well before she started. She left saying that she would come back and visit them. We will.

Callie is now at Big Nursery. We've been going on about it for so long. "In September you'll be a big girl and you'll be going to the big nursery at Barford School."

Callie always asks in the morning what day it is - just checking we know. On September 1 I told her and said it was the first day of September. She stood up on our bed with her hands right up in the air. "Are we in September now mummy?" "Yes" "But I don't touch the ceiling."

First day at full time nursery went smoothly and although I stayed for about 1/2 hr to see her settled in and to make sure she knew where everything was, she didn't really need me. She loved it, and came back covered in stickers. They score really high on the priase and positive discipline bit at that school.

Her day also went amazingly cleanly. Her white blouse stayed white, and the jumper only had a little splodge of something that dabbed off easily with a damp cloth. Bless her. Day 2 (today) wasn't quite so spotless, but I am still very impressed. She never came back from her old nursery without being covered in dinner. I don't know how they keep her so clean, but their efforts are greatly appreciated. Well done Barford. Callie is well impressed with her new school.

Having said that at the moment there are only dozen or so of them in there. That's about the number she was used to at her old nursery. The nursery she is now in has 60 places, but they start the children a few at a time to let them settle in before the next batch arrive. Apparently they won't be at full capacity until nearly the end of September. Let's see how it goes when she's competing with all that lot!