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[quote=Anonymous]Our nanny has been with us for two years. Come fall, my daughter is attending preschool. In May, our nanny is going on a two-week vacation. My husband and I are unable to take time off so we are thinking of just sending her to a different preschool that she already got accepted at months ago. This was a preschool we applied at (as our second choice) and have a reserved spot for, not knowing at that time that we'd get accepted at the other one (our first choice).

This preschool is basically just waiting for our go signal. The initial plan was to keep our nanny until fall, but since she'll be gone in May, we were thinking of just either sending our daughter to this preschool for two weeks (and just cancel after even though we'll be paying for a whole month) or have her go there until fall, after which, she'll transfer to the other one.

The problem is, from experience, it takes my daughter a very long time to adjust to school. She goes to daycare/toddler class twice a week and it's been 6 months now and she still cries during drop off. She eventually forgets and goes on with her day, although sometimes, still cries here and there. But at this new school, she'll be going there 5 times a week, so I'm hoping she'll adjust better? But assuming she eventually adjusts there, she'll have to go to a different school in the fall, so that's going to be a lot of change for her I think.

We also took a look at our finances and we'll be saving around $700/mo if she just goes to school. Nanny costs is our biggest expense next to rent. However, I'm willing to just forget about that if it would be better for her to not go to from one school to another within a span of a few months. It's a lot of money, but I'll do whatever is best for my child.

Parents, what do you think? Is it too much of a change for a toddler to go from one school to another within just 4 months?

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