Hello,
My 3 year old dd is due to start preschool in September. She’s never been looked after by anyone other than me, my dh and my mum. She is generally quite a shy and timid little girl, who will often stick by me or dh in new places and around new people.
Me and dh both wanted her to experience a year of preschool before she started school, mainly to build her confidence and encourage her to play with other children her own age. We looked around a few different preschools and found a really lovely one, not too far away, which seemed to be the perfect mix between being a home for home environment and also a classroom type setting. We were really pleased with how the staff looked after the children and all the children seemed happy too.
A few days ago we went to one of their induction evenings where we were told about all the nice things they do. It all sounded lovely! However, our dd wasn’t so keen on the idea of going to preschool and wanted to be picked up the entire time by either me or dh. All the other children went off to play with the toys and the adults sat and listened to the talk, but our dd wouldn’t leave our sides and spent the whole time clinging onto us. She also wouldn’t speak to any of the members of staff or other children.
I now just feel really unsure as to whether this is right for her or not and whether we should put her into preschool in September. She has another induction type morning late July and so hopefully that goes better. I know September is a long time away and she might change a lot in these next few months and be ready for it. Do you think we should give it a go?
TIA xx
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3 year old starting preschool in September
Mummydaddydaughter · 24/06/2022 21:11
Mummydaddydaughter · 24/06/2022 22:13
Hi,
Thanks to everyone who has commented so far. I know it’ll be beneficial, it’s one of the reasons we wanted her to attend in the first place, and it sounds as though preschool really helps them with social development. In response to a question, we attend swimming class every Saturday morning however it’s more focused on swimming than the social aspect. She is an only child too, however has lots of cousins who we see regularly but none of them are the same age as her. So I do think preschool will be good for her. Do u think she will cry?
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