Dd2 starts nursery sept, she will be 3.10 so one of the oldest.
She is quiet until she knows people, says very little when out even when she knows people, she is clingy to me, she stays at my side when out, she hates loud noise and crys at shouting, squealing, hand dryers, sirens. She avoids boisterous children and if they snatch off her she crys and doesn't stand up for herself.
She loves drawing and does recognisables pictures of people houses animals. She knows almost all letter sounds. She loves jigsaws and does 20 piece ones alone. She loves Lego. She loves craft playdoh painting glueing felts.
She can blend letters and read simple words like cat dog man tip.
She can spell mom dad nan cat , her name and sisters name.
She knows what letter things start with.
She can write lots of letters and mom, her name and sisters name.
I think she will be fine at nursery, will love the craft and play area and make some friends similar to herself and settle once she knows the staff who are all lovely.
I keep being told I will have trouble in sept as she is too clingy, young for her age, crys a lot, won't want to leave me, is shy, is quiet, won't stand up for herself, needs to deal with screaming and shouting.
Do I need to worry?
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Comments that dd won't cope at school
muddyprints · 09/04/2014 23:15
Are these comments from people whose children are loud and obnoxious? 
FWIW Dd is very very similar to yours (hearing,sensitive...but also very bright) she is now mid way through YR.
Don't want to cause alarm but she never really settled in nursery, it was a large intake that year with many boisterous Dc , this could be different for you Dd. She was the last to go onto full days (did part days until the Dc were ready, all other Dc were FT by the end of the first term). She had days...probably 1 a week throughout the whole year...when she happily went in and I'm pretty sure it was when a particular staff member was in. Although she was upset when going in (I saw some pretty distressing mornings TBH and was very close to taking her out but also felt it was something she needed to do) according to the staff she was "fine" when I had gone 
, when she came out she was very clingy and seemed very tired from her busy day (constantly told me it was too loud, the children were nasty). Something that did piss me off however was when the CT told me many times that she "cries like a baby" when things don't go her way..............I did point out "it may sound crazy but maybe it's because she is 3????"
We thought she was going to be the same in reception at the beginning (still got upset, although not as much as before) until January when they changed a few things in the classroom and it became more structured...so split the class, more time sitting down writing, therefore quieter etc. She absolutely loves it now! I don't even get a kiss! Hindsight tells me that she was bored, she didn't know what the day would bring and there were too many in the class.
Of both of my Dc I thought my Dd would take to nursery like a duck to water, if anything I had comments that she was going to be fine and love it. You may get these comments but at the end of the day your Dd may prove everyone wrong and be absolutely fine. My experiences just goes to show how wrong people can be.
I'm glad you started this thread because my DD is the same. She also starts nursery (pre-school) in September, although she is an August birthday, so will be one of the youngest - if not the absolute youngest.
It's very reassuring to hear that others have had the same concerns & everything has turned out fine 
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