Trawling around nurseries for DD, 2.25yrs. There are two great Montessori ones that DD really liked on visits (although one was a bit misleading cos she just got to do snack time and singing!) and that I am drawn to above the other, perfectly OK but not-first-choice ones.
The problem is they're both time-time only. DD is first and currently only child, I've been back at work a year, 2 weekdays a week and most Saturdays. I want to keep on the childminder at least one day a week, but wtf do we do in the holidays?
DP and I work together so we can't both be taking loads of time off over the summer. No family nearby.
So do I go for the one my gut tells me is best for DD, or do I go for the perfectly adequate one (which is also just round the corner from the school she'll eventually attend so might make friends she'd go up with) that is year-round?
The other alternative I've thought about is to go to the term-time one, and then just blag any free days her childminder has through other kids having holidays/staying away cos parents are teachers etc, to make up work time. And/or asking the full-time nursery if we could have a holiday contract! If she started in the next summer holidays, she'd be three and would have a good six weeks to settle, and I think would be fine to go back in half terms etc from then on. They do term-time only contracts so must have some space in holidays...
Dunno. Can't stop dithering.