Nursery/preschool dilemma

[wapphighwood]

My dc is 2.5, currently goes to a day nursery 42 hours a week over 4 days whilst I work. They have been at current nursery since they turned 1 and I went back to work. They are happy there, the carers are good and has some little friends. Nursery is ofsted outstanding and hugely in demand, a lot of children from our village go there. There are a few things about the set up there I'm not 100% happy about:

1. It only has a very small outside space so they have to go out in groups over the day so normally only outside about 30mins a day which doesn't seem enough
2. The setting is a converted house so made up of many small rooms which they rotate the children round on a rota, seems a bit cramped and a lot of herding children. They do make good use of each room though

We have been tentatively looking around at other options and have been offered a place that had come available unexpectedly at the preschool section of a local independent school from this September. I loved it when we visited, more time outside, feeling of space and light, lovely parkland setting, forest school, larger play ground, staff seemed nice, well qualified etc. This setting isn't quite open enough hours for us, we would either need to get some outside help to drop off/ pick up ( no local family) or I try and change my hours at work, good chance that would be accepted. I'm expecting dc2 in Jan so those arrangements would only be less than a term then I will be off work. Intend to get a more local job after maternity leave so hours should work then.
I have a few concerns:
Can't find the help we need or changed hours not approved.
Moving dc to the more structured pre school setting at only 2.10
Missing out of little friends in the village as moving away from the closest setting most families use, but at 2 is that really an issue? The children don't all go to same primary, there are 3 in the village
DC LOVES her current carers but dc would move groups anyway in September, although would still be in the same floor so would have some contact with them

We've got a week or so to accept the place at the preschool.

[NoahPinnyon]

If you can change your hours then I'd advise you to accept the place in the new setting. 30 mins outside is disgraceful for young children and shows how Ofsted outstanding ratings are a joke.