There's only 4 weeks left until nursery closes for the summer, so that's 12 three hour sessions for my son.
He's been at nursery since he was 2.5, initially for 5 afternoons a week and in the last 6 months, it's been slowly dwindling down to nothing as we moved house, changed nurseries, illness, school transport problems with his sibling, etc etc.
He hasn't been for 3 months now.
He had his Reception induction last week and was very clingy and shy. He's a typical Mummy's Boy.
But he socialises well with children of all ages really, his sister is two years older and although he feels confident in her wake (he doesn't leave her side at playbarn, park, etc) he will play with other children, although at 4 kids are still in a world of their own a bit really.
I am a SAHM so we do go out everyday swimming, park, into town, museum, etc so he does spend time around children. We've never done the mum and tots playgroup thing.
Now considering there's 9 weeks of no nursery anyway in the summer then straight to Reception, and the fact he's been at nursery since 2.5, amd that there's several induction and 'stay alone' sessions in school as part of his Reception induction next month, and his new school is tiny only 2 Reception classes, 2 Year 1 classes, do you think I should bother sending him back to nursery now?
It's just that everyone I know thinks it's odd I'm not sending him back. We are really enjoying eachother's company and it's stimulating company too. Plus it's my last summer of freedom with the children as I'll be going back to work once he's settled into Reception. It's just such a long stretch over summer anyway with no nursery that either way starting school is going to be a shock to his system.
My daughter was at nursery until summer break, but she's trillion-independant so I never had this issue with her.
To summarise, should I bother sending him back to nursery just for 4 weeks, as everyone I know thinks it's odd I don't, so the majority must have a point.