I was wondering if I could get some advice or different perspectives on what you’d do in this situation. Apologies if this is long and rambling - I have a four week old baby so not firing on all cylinders! I’m also prone to overthinking everything and post pregnancy hormones definitely not helping!
My nearly four year old son currently goes to both a playgroup and a childminder. He loves both but, come August, he’s going to be the oldest child in both settings. He enjoys both but I’m not sure if being 6months - 2 years older than the other kids is best for him. Both settings are excellent, though: the playgroup is small, with plenty of staff who know the kids really well and total free play throughout the day. The childminder is literally Mary Poppins and we love her.
Frustratingly, I did have him on waiting lists for two nurseries but he’s somehow fallen off their system. They’ve admitted their fault in this but can now only offer him one day a week from August.
Would you keep him in his current places or send him a day a week to the nursery in the hope other days would become available? I’m on maternity leave so it’s only for 2/3 days a week for him to have some fun with people who are more entertaining than post-natal me!
For extra context, my son is incredibly outgoing and confident. He loves playing with other children and talks to anyone and everyone. However, he’s also quite sensitive and we have noticed that he’s become more baby like since becoming the oldest at his childminder - suddenly can’t put his own shoes on, for example. Though obviously this could also be because of his new baby sibling too!
Again, apologies for the ramble and thank you if you made it this far!