Don't know what to do, two preschools, both are niice, dd1 went to one, dd2 went to other. Preschool A wants acceptance of place by end Mar, first drop in mid April, start Sept, ds will be nearly 3. Is 10min wwalk from home, 20min from school. Drop off is same time, but combination of him with friend one day and girls on walking bus another would work. He could never do the afternoon sessions for older children.
Preschool B is in girl's school, so drop off easy, still 10 -15 min walk home. He can't start there until he has funding in Jan (sept baby); and they only offer places the half term before they start. Competition for places and most children starting reception in sept means am not certain he will get place, although he has siblings in school and crow flies distance is near, which are the criteria they use. I would be happy to keep him at home until Jan, but if preschool B is full of children a year ahead, worried he either won't get a place and he will have to stay home until he is nearly 4, or he will go, but most children will be a year ahead of him, so he would make friends, only for them to go up a year ahead of him.
I think for ease of drop-off/pick up he would be going to preschool B in sept when he is nearly 4 - can just tell him is his time to start at girl's school. He doesn't have many friends yet, but most of them will be at preschool A, but in the year ahead. Any views/advice on which to go for and moving children in preschool after either 1 term or 3 terms.
My preference would be a guaranteed place at preschool B (as easier for me), but that won't materialise until at least Nov. He is my last, will only do 2-3 sessions/ week before reception, but would like him to do some preschool + would help for my work from home to have some childcare for him.