One daycare has a toddler group for ages 2 to 4, and another has one for 1.5 to 3. Which one would b…

It's better to enroll them with their age group so they can go to school with the same kids later. One boy we know transferred because he was younger, and it was a bummer. He already had friends here, and it was awkward for everyone.

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Olga Are you and your kids still friends with people from kindergarten? Still?

Olga It doesn't work like that for everyone, going to school with your own kids.
My niece was driven to daycare a few stops away from home, and then she went to a school near our house, with completely different kids.

It will be hard with 4-year-olds when you're 2 years older. I'd choose an age gap of 1.5 to 3 years.

From 1.5-3 is better

1.5-3 years. It's better to play and develop calmly in a peer environment. The 'I'm like everyone else' stage during adaptation is much better for the child. Reaching for older kids only works when the child is adapted and not stressed by failures or 'losses,' which is unlikely for a 2-year-old. But movement, motor skills, and getting used to a routine like kindergarten are exactly what a 2-year-old needs in a 1.5-3 year group.

I believe that 98% of development comes from family and home, so I didn't rush my son. For two years in nursery, he was one of the older ones. Now, by age, he could be in the middle group, but he's still in the younger one.

From 1.5 to 3 years old. She'll have a harder time in the other group, and the kids might not play with her. Our second child was younger, from 3 to 4 years old. And somehow there was a 2.5-year-old girl. She was always separate, cried, and didn't play with the other kids. The teachers couldn't integrate her into the group all year.

Lyudmila And don't forget that the program there is different, not for little ones. Scissors and more complex activities too

Mine is in the 3 to 4 age group, it's fine, they all play. He easily plays role-playing and board games with them, and active games outside.

Zuhurova Shabnam So, 2-3 is okay too?

anya voronina Why?