SAHMs of 12-14 mo LOs

NYBride0813

Will you be sending your LO to a toddler program at preschool in the fall? I would love to hear your about your decision.

megs042107

I don't think I will this year, he won't even be 2.  But I will for fall of 2011.

I'mAcrossThePond

I will send DS to a pre-school program when we move back to the US. He'll be 3.5...at that time. While I can stay at home with him now, I'm going to take advantage of it...we do go to playgroup once a week, playdates with friends at least once a week, and music class once a week. I'm hoping when he's a little older, we might do gymnastics together...until his little brother or sister is born at least!

brooketini

megs042107:

I don't think I will this year, he won't even be 2.  But I will for fall of 2011.

Ditto. I don't think she would get much out of it before the age of two (if there are even programs that allow children under 2).

citygirl_

Nope, we aren't sure that we'll do preschool at all.  If anything, at age 4.

smiling76

I don't think those programs around here start until age 3 (at least that I can find)

kellyloveszach

Not until 2012.  For now I just make sure I get out of the house each day and try and do playdates.

sweetfrogy

Not until the school year when she will turn 3.  We did that with my DS as well.

FutureMrsCaesar

Not until he's 3.  Or a month away from being 3 I guess, since his birthday is in Oct, or even the year after that.  Anything before that is more like daycare IMO, which there is nothing wrong with, I just don't see it being much like 'school'.  We go to a lot of playgroups and story time and stuff, if we didn't get out an socialize I'd consider sending him somewhere sooner just for the social aspect.

JessiRaye

My older son is finishing up his last year of preschool. (He'll turn 5 in May and start kindergarten in the fall.) We plan to use the same preschool for Colin, but they start taking children at 2. Since he won't be 2 until January, he'll start, most likely 2 days per week, next fall.

ETA: My B/SIL started their kids in a Mother's Day Out 'preschool' thru a local church when they were about 15 months old I believe. 2x per week.

Gramyson

no, maybe next fall and probably the year after that. 

lisabowman

we will start Montessori when he is about 3 1/2.  And even then, I suspect we will do the half day class.

anna7602

Yes. I am sending DD two days/week from 9am-3pm. A lot of her friends in the neighborhood are going, so she'll have two full days to play with them, then we'll still have music class and yoga on 2 of the other 3 days. DD gets really bored being with just me all day.

Plus, quite frankly, I am looking forward to the break. The only breaks I get now are to do some freelance work. It will be nice to have time to do work if I have to, but to also just be able to relax.

ETA: Another factor is that we don't speak to DD in English at home. I think it will be good for her to be in an all-English environment two days/week as opposed to classes or playdates here and there.