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Following! LO has been at the same place since she started but we're switching her next year when she turns 3 (the place we're switching her to is only preschool and Pre-K so starts at 3). I like the place she's at now but I think the programs offered at the new place are too good to pass up.

Honestly, I wouldn't change. Since you have another LO on the way soon I would avoid multiple changes at the same time if you can. And if he's so so happy, why mess with a good thing?

We changed at 3 and it was mostly great! It took her awhile to adapt from a play based daycare to a Montessori preschool, but I am so glad I moved her. She really thrived in her new environment.

We moved after just one month in the previous preschool and along with moving Josie's, he has really taken I talk in stride. We talked about it a lot ahead of time and got him excited about new preschool and it's gone well...

Yeah, I would totally switch him! I think I often overthink things instead of realizing that kids are resilient and change is part of life, especially when it's saving time and money! And you won't feel bad about keeping him in school on unpaid maternity leave if you're saving so much! (Crossing my fingers this is a true statement. )

We moved DS at 3.5. We moved apartments and the new daycare is a 2 minute walk from our place. Keeping him in the old daycare would have meant a 1 hour round trip for me to drop him off and return home every day. Cost wasn't a factor since they were more or less the same price. I stayed with DS at school for an hour for the first 2 days and he was fine! He has been really happy and thriving at his school and we switch almost exactly a year ago.

@lovehoneybee: I switched my DS at 3.5 - it took a few weeks for him to adjust at drop offs (super shy kid) but overall he did great! His new teacher was fabulous!!!

we just changed preschools and it was a huge success! we had to do it because we moved. So not only did he leave the only home he has known, we also moved him out of his crib into a new room/bed, AND a new preschool all in the same week (and took away his pacifier, lol!). I am amazed at how well everything went.

He was at the old daycare/preschool for almost a year and loved it as well. He had friends and teachers that he would talk about when not there, I was so worried about moving him. He is 2 years and 9 months. What made the transition so easy was the teachers I think, he really took a liking to one of them and it is a smaller class. Also it is all new fun toys to play with and things to do.

The first day, i stayed with him for over 30 minutes before I left because he was nervous with all new faces, but once he felt safe and secure, i left and there were no tears. Since then there have been a few difficult drop offs, but it's mostly good and easy these days. One day i went to pick him and he didn't want to leave! that never happened at the old daycare.

And the best part for us is that it is so close to where we live, we can walk him over instead of drive which saves us a good 20 minutes on my commute in the morning and I LOVE it. every minute counts in the morning. I actually get to work on time now. And bonus it was a bit cheaper too.

To get him ready for the switch, we started telling him a month in advance that we were moving and going to a new home and new daycare and I think it helped because he was also excited to see his new daycare and would talk about it before we actually moved.

@birdofafeather: Agree, I tend to over think these things sometimes too! Kids really are great.

@KayKay: Yes, at age 3, she occasionally talked about a few friends and asked about her "purple school" but honestly after a year or so she's stopped mentioning it too much. When she asked why she moved we told her they didn't have enough seats in the classroom for her.