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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]NP here. It looks like everyone is discussing his expressive language ability - 40-50 words expressively in English only. There has been no discussion of his receptive language ability, which refers to his ability to understand speech.[/quote]

OP said early on that his ability to follow directions is growing every day, and gave an example of some pretty complex directions that he can follow.  It doesn't sound like there are concerns in that area.

I feel torn on what to advise here, because I feel as though preschool before 2 really only serves the purpose of giving the child a safe happy place to be when parents or other caregivers are unavailable*, and so I'd advocate the nanny.  I also think that 9 hours divided between 2 languages isn't going to be enough to gain the benefits of immersion.

But on the other hand, I think her child sounds very typical, and if this is the program she would otherwise choose, i don't see the language concern as a reason to change that.

*Before I get jumped all over for this, I'm going to say that my kid went to daycare, and it was fine.  I don't think daycare is a bad thing and if OP wasn't saying that she already had a nanny she was happy with, I'd feel different.  [/quote]

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