School Nursery V Private Nursery

[HOMum]

At the moment my 2 year old attends a nursery that will offer the 15 hours free schooling and it can be used for 'full' days. She currently only attends one day a week and the nursery is open 51 weeks of the year. (I am aware that the 'free' schooling will be pro rated as it is only offered 38 weeks of the year)

Do I leave her here until applying for school (as we can get full days and wont need to find cover in any school holidays) OR do we get her in to a school nursery we would like her to go to where she will be offered 5 mornings/afternoons a weeks and will still have to pay for childcare every day to pick up and look after until one of us is home? And it is only 38 weeks a year so would need cover every school holiday?

I really dont know what is the better option, Grandma looks after her 2 days a week so in terms of cost leaving her where she is is probably the better option, and I know that being in a school nursery holds no bearing as to whether she will get in to a school - but what is better for her...?

Sorry for rambling...I am just so unsure..what have other people decided to do?

Edited to add: as of 1st October I will be working full time - so my daughter will be attending an extra 2 days at nursery.

[Sol]

I will leave her where he is at the moment

[LondonMix]

I agree with Sol. However, what are the pros for school nursery that you are weighing up against your current situation? Perharps there are things unique to your situation we are over looking.

[katgod]

my eldest sayed at private nursery til he started Reception class, middle one went to school nursery then into Reception. Has made zero difference in terms of making ftiends and 'fitting in' if that is what you are concerned about.

[HOMum]

katgod - I think that this is my concern and just which way is the 'norm' I guess everyone finds their own 'normal' according to their set-up.

[Kes]

I'd say keep her where she is too, we also looked into this but decided that as it doesn't garuntee you a place in the school we didn't want to risk moving her and then potentially having to move her again a year later. Also the 5 half days thing would have been pretty impossible to organise on my working days and I want to have the whole day with her on the days I don't work!

[oimissus]

keep her where she is, if she's settled and happy. Very few people I know have used or will use school nurseries because both parents work and the half days don't work for them, so that's the 'norm' for us. Miss Oi will be staying in her private nursery till she goes to school. I think you will find when she starts school that it's all irrelevant and they'll be a mixture of nursery 'backgrounds'.

[JessM]

plus if you go to a school nursery you have to shell out for uniform which you may only use for a year.

[mich]

My daughter was in private nursery and we moved her to the school nursery when she was entitled to 15 hours. I am so glad that we did as we was intending on sending her there when she started school, and absolutely hated the place.

She is now attending another local school, and although it has only been a week, so far so good, and a major difference. The transistion hasn't been a problem at all for my daughter, and through both moves she has settled in great and made friends.

[Saffron]

mich Wrote:

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> My daughter was in private nursery and we moved

> her to the school nursery when she was entitled to

> 15 hours.

But many private nurseries also accept the free 15 hours. Plus many private nurseries also accept childcare vouchers through the parents' employment.

In the OP's case, it doesn't look as if there is any cost benefit to moving to a school nursery. If there's no cost benefit, and the child is happy where she is, personally I say leave her there. But everyone is different of course. No right or wrong answer.

Go with your gut. xx