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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A kid that age doesn't need more socialization than the. Anny share and a few playdates here and there will provide.  I also think that your concerns about the other family moving somewhere inconvenient sort of cancel out, since either you will be taking turns schlepping to their home/ them schlepping to yours, or you and your kid will be commuting together every morning to the daycare--that's a "six of one, half-dozen of the other" situation, IMO.

As for the double transition from daycare to school, I agree that your kid would be okay, but that it's really not ideal.

[b]A big consideration for me would be your kid's sleep habits.  Daycares, by their very nature, aren't conducive to temperamental sleepers.  Typically everyone sleeps on the same schedule (and at 13 month that may be on the toddler room schedule of one nap per day) and many kids find it harder to sleep in a roomful of other kids.[/b]  I would avoid switching unless your DD is a very easy kid to put down and is already on one nap a day or you really, really think she's ready.  Basically, I just don't see the benefits to switching to daycare for a short period.  What are you hoping to gain /avoid losing?[/quote]

Our DC must be the exception...was never on a real nap schedule (and trust me, we tried!) until he started going to daycare. I was very worried how the first day would go. I asked how nap time went when I picked him up - they said he slept the same time as the other kids and there were no issues. I think my face looked like this  :shock: 
Fast forward almost a year later and DS is a champion napper, even on the weekend. That 1-3pm time is golden.  :)

That being said, I agree with the other that if you're fully set on your DD going to the bilingual preschool, there's no reason to have her adjust to 2 new places within the span of a year. Out of curiosity, what will you do if she doesn't get into the preschool?[/quote]

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