Which option would you choose?

[Rachell1]

Hi All,

I am in a predicament over which nursery to send my son to as they both offer different days/hours and are quite different to eachother.

Option 1 is a nursery which has ALL the things he loves (mud kitchens, amazing garden with toys and bikes and cars). Different play areas and it is located conveniently round the corner. They can have him x5 days a week for 3 hours and considering I am about to give birth, I thought I might appreciate the little break each day!

Option 2 is a pre school, it looks rather plain when you walk in, there aren’t really any toys to play with as the day is structured and toys and paints etc come out and go away throughout the day. It is much more educational, they wear a uniform and it overall it does seem a lot more……. well, like I say, educational. The downside is that it is a 15-20 min drive away (I don’t drive so will be relying on both parents to help me) and the pre school can only take him for 2 days per week 8am - 3pm. It is quite a long day for him and the remaining 3 days that he isn’t there might be tricky with him being home all day and a newborn!

I feel the first option is more convenient and tbh I feel he would have more fun (he is so full of energy and loves to play!) but then again, I feel the pre school is a missed opportunity, it is always full and the fact that a space has come up is rare.

What to do?!!

In two hours a day at two year old he won’t learn much differently at the second one - it’s more about developing social skills and play surely at that age (and also giving you a break)

1, no competition

To add to the enormous numbers of people who all agree, option 1!

You might be able to add extra hours as he gets older and can do longer days. At 2yrs he will just want to play and if it's the closest one it's a no brainer

Option 1 , but not all 5 days , you will probably want some days when you can all spend the whole day together or go out to places , visit people etc .