3 options on nursery

[bak2skool]

Hi all

First time poster, long time reader.

We have 3 options for nursery coming up and unsure on next steps. Our daughter learning and speech is delayed (9 months behind) so unsure what might be the best for her going forward. We have 3 options

1. Keep her with her childminder (who is good) and then have her 2.5 hours a week at a nursery
2. Full time trust nursery
3. Private nursery.

I know there are many factors but the main one would having her interact with more children, her age, be better for her development (she has no siblings and the childminder has children various ages)
wanted to know if there were any other parents who have had similar points?

Thanks

If 2.5 hours is only one sessions I would say she needs more to get the benefit and settle. Could you not do less at cm and more there?

Hi Lizs

The 2.5 hours was just to the 30 free hours - it was proposed to split this between the nursery and the childminder. It's so the childminder still gets paid (even though they are doing less hours technically). I suppose we could shift the balance more (I'll be honest that a psychological aspect it paying our childminder for when she doesnt have her)

What is the skill level and experience of your cm? I have lots of training in speech and language and work with speech therapy so can provide a lot of targeted support for speech delay. The danger of a larger setting is not getting the level of adult interaction and modelling so the benefit would depend on the individual setting. A wide age range may not be an issue if there is good modelling of speech and other children who are speaking. Younger children like copying what others do and some younger ones have very advanced language skills some of mine are over a year ahead.
What activities does your cm do?

I am a CM supporting a child with speech and language therapy. She doesn't go to nursery. The SALT felt she benefitted from being with children of different ages and abilities in my setting. Also facing the challenges of communicating with new children when we are out and about. It depends on your CM really, but if your child is happy and settled, I wouldn't move her without a compelling reason.