In Jan we put our kid in a 2 day a week half day preschool. It felt like a nice balance/transition to get them ready for 5, 1/2 days this coming Sept. Our kid definitely cried for a bit, but now he lets go of my hand when we are close to the school hurries in.
My daughter started preschool 2 right before her 3rd birthday. We decided to put her in mainly because of behavioral issues at home. She does Mon/Wed/Fri and she absolutely loves it and is doing great.
My daughter started a playgroup twice a week in October 2024. It’s 3 hours and it is run like a pre-school ages 2-3 years old. She was starting to have a lot of behaviors that we found to be normal at her age but still challenging. She loves going to play group now and has many friends there. It has been a good for her to socialize and be with her teachers. She does a good job sharing and listening 90% of the time now. She never cried before going but did say she misses us at school sometimes. I think it was the right decision to send her, hope this helps!
My daughter started pre-k right after turning 3…I’m a sahm and we’ve always been super attached so I was worried but she has loved school since day 1 🤍