Ds is 4 in July, his statement is nearly sorted, he has a place at a specialist learning unit for complex needs in the ms infants at the end of our road. It is a lovely school, the unit is great, there is a small intake (4 children this year), it is next to the preschool he attends, and they are starting to take him down there to get him used to it, and introduce him to staff etc. He will be going with his friend, the son of my closest friend, and he will know most of the children in year R ( they spend some time in MS with 1-1) - it is all good.
So why am I having a sudden headspin about sending him in September? I know we would have a pretty good chance of delaying entry and sending him in to reception in 2015, and I have thought and thought about this, and we came to the decision that sending him in September is the right thing to do.
He has made huge progress over the last year, and is getting on so well at preschool, which partly makes it seem like the right time for him to move forward with the other children, but also makes me feel like he could stay there for a bit longer.
I think a lot of it is to do with how wonderful his 1-1 at preschool is, he is very attached to her and I know it will be very hard for him to move away from her. She is great, but now every time I pick ds up she says how young we send our children to school in this country, and how much she will miss ds, which makes me doubt our decision every time.
I am just having a massive panic, and could do with some honks or someone to tell me it will all be alright
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