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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP again with follow up question to several posts that mention the toddler not getting enough attention from the nanny with newborn twins. As someone unfamiliar with preschool, given the child : teacher ratio, which would be roughly 5:1, wouldn't he be getting even LESS attention there? Not trolling daycare structure, genuinely trying to understand.

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This is just based on my personal experience with my 3 year old, but he doesn't really need much one on one attention at daycare. He doesn't really need a teacher to sit down with him and do activities with him. He can do a lot of stuff on his own and the real benefit is having all his friends around. I've seen pictures/videos from their class and they sit at cute little tables together and do arts and crafts, build Magnatiles, use the play kitchen, etc. Or they're outside and running around together. They have circle time where they all sit around and the teacher gives them "lessons" or reads to them or does yoga with them or whatever. I feel like there are SO many intangible benefits to having this time of structured time with other kids. They also help teach your kid to be independent. I've picked him up before and he'll go and use the bathroom, wash his hands, throw his plate away, etc. all on his own and I'm like woah.

I've had playdates with my kid (and with 1-2 other kids) and it's sort of the same thing. They don't need parents to hold their hands and play with them. They find ways to play together and they love it. Daycare is just a larger version of that. I think having 10ish kids in a class with 2 teachers would be perfect.

Maybe some 3 years really thrive with a nanny who is there all day with them, but I just think that newborns (when they're not sleeping) are going to require a lot of attention, even if it's just holding them (which can impede the caretaker's ability to fully engage with them).

Just my 2 cents :)[/quote]

For additional context...I'll just mention that my kid is and always has been fairly social and bursting with energy so this has been what worked for us. I can't speak for other kids who are not like that and who might benefit from more time at home. Even when I was on maternity leave for my 2nd kid, I still kept him in daycare until late afternoon because i believe that that's where he would be happiest. [/quote]

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