Starting pre-school aged 2.3 months

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Juat after some advice about startings DC's in pre-school at the younger end of the spectrum. Im viewing a pre-school on Thursday which does take children from age 2, my dd won't be 2 until oct so next intake would be Jan 2013 or Easter 2013. Just wanted opinions generally on how younger DC's cope in pre-school environment as oppose to a day care nursey. Thank you

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Ds1 started preschool on his 2nd birthday and its really done wonders for him.
He went 5 afternoons a week and now he is 3 i can see how he has come on.
At first he did find it hard to adjust to the routine of it but after a couple of months it all became second nature.
His speech, vocab and pronunciation has vastly improved (when he started he could only say about 10 words).
His social interactions with other children and adults is good.
His concentration is quite good.
He still has tantrums and is a cheeky sod bit thats mainly at home.
If you are worried then id advise to just try a couple of sessions for awhile to get settled in and then increase sessions when you are both comfortable.
I prefered preschool as it was smaller and seemed to have more time for the children individually, than our local day nursery.
Hope my post helps and isnt too much of a ramble!

Ds1 started preschool on his 2nd birthday and its really done wonders for him.
He went 5 afternoons a week and now he is 3 i can see how he has come on.
At first he did find it hard to adjust to the routine of it but after a couple of months it all became second nature.
His speech, vocab and pronunciation has vastly improved (when he started he could only say about 10 words).
His social interactions with other children and adults is good.
His concentration is quite good.
He still has tantrums and is a cheeky sod bit thats mainly at home.
If you are worried then id advise to just try a couple of sessions for awhile to get settled in and then increase sessions when you are both comfortable.
I prefered preschool as it was smaller and seemed to have more time for the children individually, than our local day nursery.
Hope my post helps and isnt too much of a ramble!

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No that's ok fox really grateful for you reply. I've seen (and had dd's name down for ) a nursery for a while & she was going to start in aug. there is something, and I can't pin-point what, but something niggling me about it. Not necessarily the nursery but something just doesn't feel quite right. So I'm off to see a pre-school tomorrow which does sound lovely but also has a plus of running longer days if need be so 930-430. I had hoped to find a local pt job but wonder whether to put this off now & wait for dd to go to pre-school.
Was your DS toilet trained by then? Did they do anything particular to help settle him as he was 2 rather than rising 3?

Thank you

Ds has only been fully toilet trained since new year ish and they were happy to assist in training him.he lots of accidents and some days i felt like i was bringing a full load of washing home with him!
As regards to settling him,i was allowed to stay for part of the time so he could show me all the fun things he did and i could make a fuss of what a 'big boy' he was.
Once i left and if he was upset then he got lots of cuddlea and reassurance. Other children had dummya and other comforters until they were happy to leave them eg putting a blanket away if they were painting.
When they did things like singing at circle time they allowed ds to potter about and join in when he was ready rather than forcing him to sit through it.
When you go ask them any questions or voice any concerns you and dd may have.

Thank you. Glad that they were able to reassure your DS & a bonus helping with the toilet training. there are a number of nice pre-schools near us but this one the lady seems particularly warm & I just get a good feeling about it. I guess you have to take your gut instinct into account with everything else. I do intend to return to work& really hope to find something that fits mainly around school hours & would like to work in a school myself so in the long run I hope that DD would e better off in a pre-school. I like what you said about your DS being allowed to show you what he had been up to & the fun he was having. For me that's a big part of what I am looking for.

Glad my posts have been of help to you.
I would definitly say go with your gut instinct...i visited a day nursery and just got a bad vibe for it.
I love the atmosphere there so much i have just put ds2 on the waiting list...hes only 4months
Good luck with the visit!

My DS started pre school - in september 2010 when he was 2 years and 6 months. He went every morning from 9:00 till 12:00, it took him about a week to get used to it and to realise that i was going to come back to collect him. After that though he began to love it, he got the opportunity to play with other kids his age and started to learn practical skills like putting on his coat, pulling his trouser up and down etc and learnt skills like how to use puzzles, basic counting and singing the alphabet. This year he is in his second year on nursery and will start school in september he has done so well, his drawing skills have come on so much, he know the whole alphabet-letter sounds/letter names - basic addition/subtraction and how to write his name. Going to a pre-school has really prepared him for school and he knows how to interact with other children by sharing etc. He also know how to listen and to follow instruction etc. We will be doing the same with DD who will start pre-school in september aged 2 years 4 months going 5 morning a week like a brother. Definitely think pre-school would have a positive impact on your child.

I wish I can find a pre-school in my area that takes from 2 year old...mine is 14months old and the pre-schools are expensive.