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[quote=Anonymous]As a parent of a 3 year old, I would say skip it if you really and truly do not need the childcare.

Agree with others that socialization is overrated at this age.

When my child was 2, she started going (first one morning a week then eventually 2 mornings, so not a ton) to a playschool just for 2-3 year olds. Do you know the best thing she got out of it? Her relationships with the teachers. I mean, she had her "friends" as well but as others have noted, at this age they mostly do parallel play. There were sweet moment with them helping each other and displaying kindness and empathy. But there were far more battles over toys because kids this age don't really know how to share and are still learning how patience works.

But it was nice for my child to develop a trusting relationship with another adult who was not her parent, and I think this helped set her up a bit for school later. We have no family in the area and she's never had a nanny, so this was her first experience with that.

But is it worth risking during Covid? Nope. They will figure it out when they get to school.

(BUT if actually you could use a few hours off each week to take care of yourself, do housework, pay bills, just be alone -- do it! Childcare isn't just for people who have to have it to go to work. It's okay to need childcare just for yourself.)[/quote]

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