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And thank you all very much indeed for taking the time to post - all invaluable information. Thank goodness for online forums - makes you not feel quite so alone :)

Sally - thank you for your post and good to know we are in the same boat! Yes, please keep me posted and I will you.

Ludoscotts & Carbonara - thank you both for your replies. I love the sound of the Dulwich Village preschool but need something year-round rather than term time only. As far as primary schools - yes, we are planning on sending her to a state primary but wouldn't qualify for a faith school. Area wise - we are completely open, we both really like East / West Dulwich. Atmosphere of the school - creative, spacious (lots of outdoor space if poss), warm, friendly...prob stating the obvious but she's 2 1/2 & it's hard to even imagine her going to school let alone figuring out what type of school she'd be best suited. How do parents decide besides going on gut instinct? It all feels like a bit of a minefield at the moment! Thank you for taking the time to respond - I realise I wasn't very clear in my first post and needed to be more specific. Now we've just got to find somewhere to live...another small minefield!

Hi, we are very much in need of some nursery / primary school advice. We are hoping to move to East Dulwich with our 2/12 year old by the end of May. We are property hunting now and would love any advice we can get on the best local nurseries / primaries. We need to register our daughter next Jan (for primary) but in the meantime will need to find a good nursery - so any advice on nurseries would be massively helpful. THank you!!

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