DD 2.8, I'm a single mom to her and DS 13 months.
I work 2 days a week and currently they go to a childminder on a Thursday then on a friday DS goes to my moms and DD goes to a nursery as mom thinks having both of them is too much for her.
I have been offered up to 15 hours childcare funding by teriffic for twos and there is a lovely playgroup just up the road. I've been to see it and its a big hall with lots to do but 30 children so much bigger than the 10 she is used to at Nursery. It's got an outstanding ofsted report if that's relevant.
They are offering Monday and Wednesday mornings, I wouldn't change Thursday because my childminder is a god send and is super flexible and I love her and I can't use it on a Friday because the playgroup is term time school hours only and I work 9-5 all year so that doesn't work for me so she would be in playgroup Monday morning, with me all day Tuesday, playgroup Wednesday morning, CM all day Thursday and nursery all day Friday. Is that too much change with 3 places to go?
Selfishly it works for me because then I get to spend time with DS and I avoid her terrible 2 Outbursts that have seen me do quite a bit of shouting
by the end of the day with both of them I am shattered!!
Any suggestions or opinions are appreciated because I am super confused!!