Unhealthy to wait until DD is 3 to put her in nursery??

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My DD has just turned 2 and I am getting worried that she isn't around other children her own age all that much due to location of where we live. I take her to a big park everyday but I want to wait until she is 3 when playschool is funded because we can't really afford to put her in any sooner. Is this going to damage her development??

Another thing - people say they need to go to nursery or pre-school to get them ready for school. I do think this is an odd way of looking at it - Reception is for getting them ready for school. That's why it's called Reception, not Year 1!

personally i think it is THE very best thing for them to wait until 3. mine went in at 2.5 as that is what everyone does round here and i just followed. but at the very least it wont harm her. DO NOT WORRY! she has had YOU!!! what more could she hae wanted...

I think its fine to wait untill 3 - I did with my dds, and will do with ds. They will get a good year of mixing with other kids, etc, before school/
Plus I agree with seeker, kids don't need to go to nursery to get ready for school, I used to think this but have totally changed my mind. Reception does do that job.
I think the only issue could reside with very clingy kids being scared on first day of school if they'd never been left before.
Nurseries in my area all looking a bit crap at the moment, and although ds is only 16 mo right now I am already worrying about which one I will send him to when he is funded.

I am a cm and feel like just keeping him with me until reception, but not sure how good this will be for him in terms of being left, and getting used to it.

But back to original point, no it defintely won't hurt your child to wait until 3 plus.