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[quote=Anonymous]I have written about this before, OP - sending my son to daycare at exactly two-years-old was the biggest mistake I have made as a mother.  He became withdrawn and moody - he didn't cry, he just shut down.  Being in a room of 12 other two year olds made him less socialized and he developed behavioral problems he never had before.  Plus he missed his nanny, even though he saw her ever week.  When he would see her, he would burst into tears and cling to her.  It was heartbreaking.

We did it purely for financial reasons (DH wasn't working) but in hind sight I should have borrowed money, or accepted nanny's offer to do a nanny share to save money.

Daycare is not preschool.  It is institutionalizing your toddler.

Wait until three-years-old and find a true preschool with aftercare.  Have your nanny take your child to classes and library story times and join play groups.  That is all the socialization he needs.

One more point - it is an unwritten rule on DCUM to NEVER bash daycare so this post may well get deleted and I will undoubtedly be called names.[/quote]

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