Stay at home mom & preschool question. Am I doing the right thing? Am I going to regret sending her to preschool?
For background my daughter is four and has one year of Pre-k and then will be in kindergarten in a year.
I quit work last year to be a stay at home mom to be with my one year old and to spend more time with my now four year old. We were going to do a preschool a few times a week but she is thriving in her current program and they don’t offer part time. She’s going in the morning around 9 and then I pick her up around 3 after my son’s nap. Is that too long? She does dance, splash pad, etc and she tells me that she loves school every day. She also loves spending time with her best friend there. I felt as though keeping her home or switching schools would do more harm than good. She is good with routine and struggles with transitions. I was thinking maybe some days I could pick her up before my sons nap so it would just be 9-11:30 some days but I’m not sure if she would do better on a consistent routine. Currently I watch another baby in my home 8-11ish for socialization but it’s going to be more part time soon so I’ll have more time to pick up my daughter earlier.
I feel like I’d be guilty if I kept her home and guilty if I kept her in school. I also have worked in the elementary school system so I know how beneficial preschool can be. But I’m also aware these years are fleeting and my daughter is growing up so fast…
Mom guilt is so hard