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How is nursery different/better than FS1, opinions please
Hello ladies, for the last couple of weeks I have been debating whether to send my child to a nursery rather than start FS1 at big school as being a June born child she would be one of the youngest and I thought the routine would be more relaxed.
I toured/saw four nurseries in my area and to be honest I cant find a single difference between the big school version and the nursery. For those parents who chose to send your child to a nursery rather than FS1 what were the benefits or reasons you saw for your child that I might be overlooking.
Instead of a 7:30 start, they have an 8 am start (apart from one nursery that started at 8:30. They have to be in till 12:30, have a set curriculum to follow and must be in five days a week.There's the usual - the five areas they concentrate on, Arabic/French, swimming etc... similar class sizes with the same adult to child ratio.
Its a British curriculum and if they really followed the UK method, would a 3 year old in nursery there be expected to follow a proper curriculum five days a week? One nursery said I could choose to send her 3 or 4 times weekly but they would not be able to give a certificate stating she has completed the entire course! Am I just looking at the wrong nurseries?
I thought it would be a more relaxed thing where the child can come in 3 or 4 days a week for a few hours. That said, the Children's Garden did offer that schedule but they are following the IB system and according to them she would be one level below FS1 or the nursery equivalent.
I am quite confused at this point and not sure if I should let her get on with FS1, the one she is meant to go is closed off from the rest of the school, and after touring the nursery, structure wise also I don't see much difference. Am I missing something?
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