DD is 2 years, 7 months and is referred to a paediatrician due to a developmental delay (including a physical delay) and speech delay. She has other conditions as well; asthma, eye problems and hearing problems. She was also born with a hip dysplasia but this has recently resolved itself.
She attends a private nursery 3 days a week while I work. And the progress she has made is amazing, she can now actually speak and says a few 3 word sentences. Most of her speech is still unintelligible but she keeps trying and I'm noticing more and more words from her I'd say she's picking up a new word every few weeks. She is also not stalling on her development, even though she's still 6 months behind she's developing at the rate of her developmental age which is great. I am forever grateful for the work the Nursery have done with her both 121 and in a group.
We attended a Paeds appointment on Monday and the Paediatrician is keen for her to attend Nursery an extra day a week. We can afford it (we get DLA for DD and use the 2 year funding to fund 15 of her 30 hours) and the Nursery have space for her but I don't want to put her in the extra day.
I already feel like I don't spend enough time with her as we have a busy week. Plus when we don't have hospital appointments I like to attend groups. I feel our week is balanced and busy enough without adding an extra Nursery day in. So I wanted to ask MN if they agreed with me so I can take it back to the paediatrician and say this is why it's a no. I do like her to have a bit of time at home playing with her own toys too.
Our week looks like this, DD still naps so everything fits around her naps. It's also Nursery policy that as long as it's not raining/snowing the children should spend at least 2 hours a day outside, in bad weather they spend as much time outside as they can:
Monday am - Stay and Play Group
Monday pm - Week 1 - Swimming
Week 2 - Afternoon at home
Tuesday - Nursery - Messy/Sensory Play
Wednesday - Nursery - Forest School and/or Nature Walk around a local nature reserve
Thursday am - Toddler Music Group at local play centre. We visit the library as we walk home to swap books.
Thursday pm - MIL spends the afternoon with her - they do a variety of things from visiting MILs parents, to shopping, to baking and walking MILs dog.
Friday - Nursery - relaxed day with lots of free play and free access to the garden. They do 1-2 structured activities but children are free to take part or not
Saturday am - Weekly Shop
Saturday pm - Week 1 - Visit my DM
Week 2 - Afternoon at home - but DH might take her to the park
Sunday - Chill out day at home we go as far as the park opposite our house or might walk down to MILs and walk the dog as a family but that's about it.
So MN AIBU to not put DD in an extra day? Paediatrician wants her in on Thursday so she loses her time with MIL, which I actually feel is just as beneficial to her as seeing me/DH.
WWYD?