Autumn born DCs..did you keep them at private nursery until 5 or state pre-school?

[majidmania]

For this who have children that were born in the autumn, did you keep them at private nursery until the autumn term they turned 5? Or moved them to a state pre-school when they turned 4?

My daughters is October born and her friends are leaving to go to school for September. Her other friend is also leaving to go to a pre-school that is attached to the school she wants to go to.

Therefore it seems like my child will be with young children or will new children around her age start? Will this affect her?

I don’t even know which school we want her to go to yet but I am sure they don’t have a pre-school attached so I don’t think that is an option anyway.

Mine will move to school nursery at 4. As a Reception teacher (although not in the area my children will attend) I think there are many benefits to this including getting used to being part of a full class with a couple of staff rather than a 1:6 or 1:8 ratio in private provision.

I would stay in daycare until reception as I work all year round so need the daycare. We would then be using annual leave in the holidays/childminder once start school.

School nursery. My son is September born - all his friends from private nursery went to school so was a good time to move. He’s learnt SO much at school and it’s been great for him

DD will stay at private nursery, September born. I’n not managing school holidays until I absolutely have to. Our private nursery has a proper pre school room with an Early Years teacher so the preschool attached to our school is no better, just less convenient.

We didn't have a choice as I was still working full time and so we needed the 8 - 6 childcare 52 weeks a year. Wraparound provision was only for children who were in reception or older.
At least a dozen went from DD's nursery to her primary school. The comment from staff was that they were more independent (putting on their own coats, putting their stuff away, knowing how to use a tray) but not as good at reading & writing. I doubt it made much difference by the end of reception.

As another PP said, it was a dedicated pre-school room with an EYFS teacher. Due to this, the ratios were 1:15 or similar.

School nursery with wraparound provision was perfect for us. And that was with an April birthday.

DD is 4 in October and we’re keeping her in the private nursery that she’s been in since she started going to nursery after my Mat leave finished.

no way am I opting in to term times before I need to. The school nursery in our village (where hopefully she’ll go to primary school as we can see it from our front door) only do the first or last 2.5 days of the week too which doesn’t really work with our working patterns. Also DS (1.5years) goes to the same private nursery so we’d still have to go there anyway

DS has an October birthday and stayed at private nursery until the week before he started school as I needed childcare 8-6. Once he was at school he went to a childminder before and after school. His teacher said he was very independent and had good self help skills but had done next to no reading or writing as he spent most of his time at nursery playing in the garden on the climbing frame. He was exceeding expectations in all areas at the end of reception.

DS stayed at his excellent nursery until one week before he started reception. His nursery was open 50 weeks of the year and I fondly remember the days when (for a small fortune) I never even had to think about childcare.

Most of his friends did the same, the only ones who went to school nursery were the few with a SAH mum. They all settled into Reception no problems.

Mine is staying with nursery and CM.

She is independent anyway.

Also most of the schools in the area, including the school we want her to go to, don't have nurseries. This means you get your 30 hours term time as split sessions and that's it. So some working parents use a CM for the other hours they need. However it only works if your child was at the CM from under 2.

I work in a private nursery and most of our children have stayed with us from baby room to starting school in September. Our preschool room has a teacher but we still work on the 1:8 ratio where we can to ensure the children have plenty of adults around to work with them. We've had a high number of autumn term birthdays with this group so many will be coming up to 5yo in next few months. All early years providers follow the EYFS so there won't be a huge difference in what they learn in either private or school based preschool.

I work in a private nursery and most of our children have stayed with us from baby room to starting school in September. Our preschool room has a teacher but we still work on the 1:8 ratio where we can to ensure the children have plenty of adults around to work with them. We've had a high number of autumn term birthdays with this group so many will be coming up to 5yo in next few months. All early years providers follow the EYFS so there won't be a huge difference in what they learn in either private or school based preschool.