10 MO starting nursery only one day a week - is this bad?

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I am about to head back to work and have a couple of care arrangements for my lil ones set up - I need some feedback on what I am planning!

a bit of history...I have a son who is 3 who attends daycare (we call nursery daycare in Oz!) one day a week - he used to attend more often but since I went on maternity leave we have cut down to one day - he has been there since he was 7MO and has loved and hated it in that time - but I am very happy with the care they recieve so no issues with that - we cannot afford a nanny and i dont plan on changing his arrangements now. My parents are also caring for him one day a week for a few hours. He has also been cared for by my DH 1-2 days a week here and there

so

the plan is to start my 10MO DD (who is very clingy! ... so am i, i guess!) at day care on the same day as her brother but in a different room obviously - they will also have one day a week together with DH and one day with the grandparents. The DH and grandparents days would be 0800-1630 and the daycare day would be 0800 - 1200

My question is this...
Do you think this is too many different care arrangements?? They will all stick to the loose routine we follow and all be loving caring environments - but I cant help but think the different places might be a little overwhelming!

She already has a few hours with DS and grandparents each week which is going better each time - id love to hear any opinions/ideas/experiences!

Thanks

ps - we arent locked in to this arrangement yet - changes are possible and I could hold off on daycare a few months ... but would be a stretch financially not to work that extra day

Sounds perfect to me. I did similar altho it was GPs for 2 days a week and daycare for one long morning. My view was that daycare also gave a back up plan when GPs went on holiday/illness/training courses. Nice DS and DD at same location too. As a result both settled into school really well and went into before school club no problems. Good luck!

thanks for the reassurance wolveschick - i have actually decided that we will do daddy daycare friday mornings as well - and daycare can wait a few more months - feels right! thanks again!!

Anyone who doesnt think men should look after kids is being sexist. It is no different to the types of men that say women cant do traditional male jobs. Not all men are paedos or dodgy. It is why men get put off from doing things like this and I know men who work with older children as they are very caring and good with children but worry about people judging them as 'paedos'

Not every woman or mother is naturally good at looking after children not by a long shot. How many times even on sites like this do you hear people who find it difficult to spend all their time with their children or dont naturally know what to do with them? They find it tedious and think their skills lie in other areas?

Some men and some women are just naturally good with children. Some men and some women find it a struggle and it doesnt come naturally to them at all.

haha sorry wrong thread please ignore me!