Yet another question on nursery/kindergarten

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Sazzy

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Hi All

Im feeling somewhat overwhelmed at the moment with the amount of choice. My DD is 21 months and Im thinking of starting her at a nursery/kindergarten next term. But where do I start? We are in Parkview so dont really want to travel to far but thats all I know.

What are you doing with your 2 year olds? Playgroups or school??

Where do you take them and do they enjoy it?

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I'd be interested to know this also as my son will turn 2 in Feb and we will have #2 by then. Currently he goes to Baby Buddies once a week but thinking of enrolling him for a second class next year. I work part time so was going to ask my helper to take him to one class and I'd take him to the other. Should I be thinking of something more formal? He struggles with mat time as it is (he is on the go the WHOLE time) - something more structured may not suit his personality.

SB2
 
We did a playgroup 2 mornings a week to start with, and in the afternoons we'd go to the playground or catch up with friends. When he was 3 we increased it to 3x week and at 3.5 he started kindergarten 5x week.

Ask around in Parkview. There used to be a playgroup teacher that organized groups at home. We also did a mummy group, which we took turns to host. We met 1x week, and each week was centred around a theme. The host, would organize an arts/crafts/ find a couple of songs to fit the theme, and read a story. And then we'd all sit down and have a Huge snack.
 
Im currently doing 3 playgroups. 1 is concentrating on language, one on sports and one on socialising and play. Its so hard to know what to do for the best - you dont want them missing out on anything!
 
i have quite a few 2 year olds that come to my playgroup 2-3 times per week. but i've also lost quite a few to "kindergarten/nursery" when they turn 2...
 
my son losses all his friends in playgroup when the school starts this September. He is the only one that i did not send to nursery but continue in playgroup. So far he managed to make one new friend his age at the playgroup, even this her mom is planning to send her to full time nursery. All others are below 2. My is 2.8 months. Interview for kinddy this week and next week for class 2010.

my friends sent their bubs to playgroup as young as 3 months old :0 i did not until he is 1.5 year old.
 
Which playgroups start at 3 months old?? Interesting ... I wonder what my baby can do at that age :)

If you know which are the good ones, will appreciate some recommendation, I'll check out the websites. Thanks.
 
pekip is from birth to 10 months only . most other playgroups start when ur child can start walking
 
i dont send my girl to any playgroup. she is 14 months old now.
the one time, i wanted to bring her to free trial, she was sleeping at home, so i didnt wake her up.
 
depends on the playgroup. we accept babies from 10 months, but i always suggest that parents wait a little, like maybe closer to a year before they start.
 
I think it depends on the child. I've been feeling that lately my 21mth old 'needs' a bit more and there's only so much I can do with him at home (until he can start doing some arts and crafts, I suppose). At the mo, he's going to playgroup once a week and one kindermusik class. I actually want him to do one more day of playgroup. We go to Vic Park and have an occasional playdate with a neighbour but that's about all.

We've got pre-nursery interviews lined up next month and I only plan on starting him in Aug 2010 (he'll be 2yrs 7mths by then). I believe in spending more quality time with them before they actually start their 5-day week school life.
 
I also think it depends on the child and also how much other social interaction they are getting.

My daughter started with Pekip when very young, then added Mygym plus one short session of formal playgroup at Woodlands a week as an introduction.

She then progressed to three 2 hr sessions a week accompanied by either me, my husband or helper when she was 18 months.

She's now 2 years, 3 months and goes on her own to Woodlands for those same three short sessions a week. We are not going to send her 5 days a week until she is 3 and going to Nursery - it's nice to have two days of relaxed mornings, no rushing etc.

She has informal playgroup (helpers getting together at our houses) in our building on both 'off' days, plus one afternoon with another group of friends so plenty to do.
 
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