I’m an ex nursery worker and so many things parents do wind me up

A FORMER nursery worker has revealed all of the things that parents did that used to wind her up, including a clothing mistake that she said embarrassed kids.

Posting on Reddit, a mum who’s child was about to start nursery asked staff members for tips on how to be a “good daycare parent”.

The post was flooded with responses from nursery workers sharing their pet peeves about parents.

One person, who said they were a former nursery worker, shared a long list of things that parents did that she was not a fan of.

Her first qualm was when parents didn’t bring in the “necessary supplies” for their children.

She said: “I shouldn’t have to send home multiple notes reminding you that your child needs diapers, wipes, and a change of clothes.

“If you need help affording those things, I get it — this was a low-income daycare, and I’m poor too.

“But please speak up so I can refer you in the right direction.”

The nursery worker also said that she hated it when parents didn’t dress their kids for the correct weather.

She said: “It makes life difficult when I have to try to track down a spare coat because you didn’t think to bring one.

“Also, for older kids, this can be embarrassing.”

The former childcare worker also said that it wound her up when parents brought their children to nursery with things that they would be upset to lose or get broken.

She said that once a mum had stopped taking her child to nursery after her cheap plastic necklace broke apart whilst she was there.

She said: “Assume if you send it, that there’s a reasonable chance it’s not coming back home”

Next on the woman’s list of annoyances was parents who bring their kids to nursery in expensive clothes.

She said it was extremely difficult to stop kids from becoming messy when doing activities such as arts and crafts.

The nursery workers also said that it ticked her off when children came to nursery with lots of “unnecessary items”.

She said: “It’s not so much of a problem with infants, but with older kids especially, it causes drama and fights and tears if your child has some special toy and it’s not show and tell day.”

The nursery worker’s final pet peeve was when parents were not “consistent” with potty training.

She said: “It’s frustrating and confusing if we’re working with your kid all day and you make zero effort at home.”