Would you send dc back to pre school if you had a new baby and were on mat leave?

[mumof1littlebun]

I probably won’t but there is a part of me that thinks it would be good for him to be with his friends before he starts school and also for me to have a break but at the same time I obviously don’t want him to get ill or to pass it on to anyone else. What would you do in my situation?

I'm due in August and won't be sending my nearly 3 year old back before I have the baby. I will probably send him back in September if the infection rate is still very low in our area. My main reason for not sending him before I have the baby is I need my parents to look after him whilst I have number 2 and I don't want them to catch it.

Baby is due imminently and I wouldn’t send ds back as my parents are also looking after him but also don’t think it would be fair to send him off as soon as the new baby comes.

I'm in same position and interested to hear what others think. We have had an email to say we will have to pay fees once nursery reopens even if we choose to keep DS off. I'm in two minds really. He's almost 3 and new baby due in July...

I'm also due imminently and not planning to send elder DC back til baby is maybe 12 weeks. I've asthma and am immune compromised myself so other factors at play. I'm also aware that things are changing rapidly in our understanding of this disease and what we think we know now may change in the next few months so feel I may as well capitalise on the luxury of being at home and keep him off, even of it does make life more difficult for me.

I suppose that’s the thing that we’ve stopped paying as guided by the pre school and as he’s going to school in September we luckily don’t have to keep a place open

Mine goes to a preschool attached to a school so don't have to pay when its closed and in September he'll only be using is free hours. Which makes things easier and I can just take the decision based on infection risk. If I don't send him my parents will have him a couple of half days a week.

I would give it a month and make a decision in July. I will be sending mine back, but I’m working full time from home while homeschooling my older one, so not the same.

DC1 is only 2 so in nursery not preschool. Due DC2 imminently - I imagine we will have to pay full whack if nursery opens fully from June and we don't send DC1. Currently thinking July at the earliest, baby will be around 6 weeks then. We have no other vulnerabilities than the newborn though and infection rates currently v low in my area.

No.

No, not with a new baby in the house but I wouldn’t be sending my children anywhere they didn’t have to be regardless. It’s safer at home.

I will be sending my toddler back to her childminder. Due in June.

I’m pregnant and I’m sending my 3 year old back in June. DH and I are both trying to work and juggle childcare and it will just be a much more positive environment for him to be at nursery. Plus I worry about his social development having not had contact with another child for several months. We’ll keep the situation under review and withdraw him if we feel it’s not safe.

I have a pre-schooler and a 7mth old baby. Son came out of nursery even though we could have sent him in (partner is a keyworker) because I am on mat leave. I'm currently trying to work out when I should return to work but would have to send both children to nursery in order to do so. It's a really difficult decision. I want my son to have some routine before beginning school in September & I think it would be good for him to see his friends etc even if only for a few weeks. BUT I'm terrified of sending the baby into nursery. Really tricky times for everyone.