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1·23 Aug 2026·on The daycare staff know our baby better than I do, and they talk to my partner, not me

I'm on the other end of this: I do the pickups, and I've been asked to 'pass this on to amma' more times than I can count. I think staff go to whoever they saw last. Writing to them yourself, even a two-line message about the feeding change, might shift who they think of first.

0·30 Jul 2026·on Our lease ends next May, right in the middle of nursery admissions. Does a new address mess things up?

From the outside, since we're in Chennai and not there yet: if you're buying, I'd look at the bus routes of three or four schools rather than buying next to one. A colleague bought a flat right beside the school they wanted and then didn't get a seat.

1·24 Jun 2026·on study sessions run till 8 every evening this month. the caregiver has started leaving me a note about his day

Keep every one of those. Our daughter's daycare sends a diary page home and we've started filing them in a folder. I'm not sure who they're for yet. Probably us, when she's fifteen.

0·19 Apr 2026·on Can I take our toddler to my department for a week while daycare is shut for repairs?

Asked both. The university does have a crèche, but only from age two. The daycare idea looks more promising: one of the teachers might be free for three of the five mornings. I'll take her to the department for the other two and see how far the plug-point tape gets me.

1·17 Apr 2026·on Can I take our toddler to my department for a week while daycare is shut for repairs?

The plug points I hadn't thought of. The office has four at floor level. Writing this at half three with her asleep on my arm, so the floor mat is going on the list right now.