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Do i NEED to put my child into nursery?? is it compulsory?

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mrsjoker35 · 28/11/2015 13:34

I've not even HAD my baby yet ,due date is tomorrow. But people have been speaking to me about nursery already, and I'm not sure why..

Ok so i dont plan on working until my child is old enough to be in school(my partner works, and is on his way on becoming manager) ,then i can work whilst their in school and then i can bring in my share ,i really dont want to miss out on precious years with my child to be honest..
But yeah, do i NEED to put my child into nursery?
My plans where to ,once my babies room is sorted ,kit it out with a white board, books,paints ,toys, flash cards etc etc, and turn it into my own wee nursery and teach my child all the basics before I send them off to school :') i could cover the educational part,but obviously its the other child, interaction i would need to figure out, and i thought, playgroups... I would much rather watch on a few days a week while my child interacted with other kids other than dropping my kid off all day, while i sit on my ass and let other people teach my kid stuff ,then go get off my ass just to pick them up ....
Like is there any kind of "must" that you should put your child in nursery because i feel as if i dont need day care for my child i can care for my child lol...
Everyone seems to be just throwing the nursery thing in my face as if is compulsory or something... And those are the people who just put their kid into nursery for like 3-4 hours then go collect them like whats the point in that??

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xogossipgirlxo · 13/01/2023 11:49

I'm pregnant with my first baby and not planning to send child to nursery until 3-4 years old. Heck knows though, I might want to go back to work to keep me sane? I don't put anything as definite answer until I have the baby. I don't think kids benefit much from staying at childminder's when they're 1 year old, but when they're 3-4, many kids want to play with others and they want to go to nursery for at least few hours a week.

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