Dexter had been attending the pre-school attached to the primary school we hope he will go to since April this year. We figured it would be good for him to make friends with children he will potentially be spending his school days with.
The pre-school is separate from the main school and has a very relaxed approach, with the kids just operating on a free movement basis. He went four afternoons a week - just a few hours each day to reduce the boredom of being stuck at home with his mum & baby sister....
But the school year after their 3rd birthday, the children graduate to the school nursery. This is attached to the main school. They have a much more structured routine to prepare them for reception. He will be going for longer days. And they get to wear a UNIFORM....
He looked so grown up when I got him ready this morning. And he was so keen to get back after such a long break over the summer. Almost every day he has asked me "Is it a school day today?" He's really missed it. He was so ready for it.
Shane asked if I'd shed any tears waving him off this morning.... but the truth is that it was more of a happy time than an emotional one (I did all my crying the first day I left him at Waters Edge). If he'd been nervous or scared then maybe I would have felt different....
....but while all the other children were taking their parents in with them to help them find their peg and hang their coats, Dexter had already given me my kiss & cuddle and had gone marching in all by himself like the confident and independent young man he is! I could not have been prouder.
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