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[quote=Anonymous]Why would playdates be out of the question?  If they take walks around the neighborhood, I would think that they would be able to meet other kids who are doing likewise and could set up playdates that way.

Are there NO parks, stores, etc. within walking distance?  That seems very odd.  Walking distance defined as 30 minutes each way, I would think there would be some sort of place they could visit.  Is the home they'd be atuck in a single family home with a dedicated playroom and a lawn or a tiny apartment?

In any case, I would say that it depends on the nanny, the school and the kid.  Is the Montessori school teacher warm, loving and efficient or is she overwhelmed and tightly wound?  Is the nanny "uneducated" in the sense that she lacks a childhood development degree or in the sense that she is barely literate?  Is the child a 13 mo who tends to be sensitive and shy or 23 mo and gregarious?

I am an "uneducated" nanny in a not-particularly walkable area, but my 12mo charge has playdates with kids his age and older/younger, does different crafts, activities and sensory exploration and is read to and talked to and sung to all day, as well as getting lots of exercise walking in our neighborhood and playing outside on the lawn.[/quote]

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