To defer my kid’s start at primary school?

[Garethkeenansstapler]

Posting for traffic.

Our buyer has pulled out. We were supposed to be moving a 30 minute drive away, and we were on track to be moved in by the time DD starts school in September. Now we are back to square 1.

Do we put her in primary school here, and move schools when we find a new buyer and house to move to?

The alternative is we can keep her in the nursery she loves until we move - she’s a summer baby so isn’t 5 until July 2024. I’m on maternity leave until March 2024, so if she did stay in nursery I’m thinking it would be for 2 days a week and the other 3 days at home with me, as I know we wouldn’t have any free hours.

Which would you do please? Having a bit of a mum panic…

YABU - send her to a local primary then move schools when the time comes
YANBU - keep her in nursery until we move

Change can be good for kids! If you're in a situation where your children will face very little adversity when they are young then things like this are a good way to teach them to cope with being out of their comfort zone. My child went to reception in one school for six weeks and then we moved to another country and he did great.