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I'm a SAHM too and we are thinking of doing something like that too. Or I've heard of something called "mothers day out" where you drop off your LO for a few hours once or twice a week.

I think it would help LO become more socialized as well as help her to learn how to listen to other adults, and learn a bit of independence.

She's only 5 months and I probably won't think about it until she is at least a year old but maybe closer to a year and a half.

I think we'll probably wait until she's 3 for part time at preschool. But it might depend if we get another LO before then.... it might be easier if she goes a little early so I'm not taking care of 2 babies all day every day.

If I were a sahm, I would definitely consider daycare around 15-18 months just like nycalimama. Charlie started daycare at 21 months because that's when the new year started, but we enrolled him when he was 18 months.

Two part-time days sounds perfect to start!

I am a SAHM and we're not considering daycare, even part time. We're busy enough with swimming and playgroups for interaction. I have a sitter that comes once a week for a half day for me to go to appointments. When he turns three, he will go to plat based preschool part time and depending on my work schedule at that time, I will supplement with Montessori preschool activities at home.

I would consider a mom swap though, where I would take care of another LO at my home and vice versa.

I was working full-time up until we had DS a month ago, so DD has been in daycare since 9 months. Part of our decision in me staying home, though, was an agreement that DD would stay in daycare two days a week, and that DS would join her from an early age (3 months or so). Part of the reason we made this decision is practical (I'm also a full-time grad student, so this gives me two days a week to work on school), but also a part of the reason is simply because DD enjoys it so much. She has some great friends at daycare, and the social interaction (learning to share and play with other kids) has been wonderful for her development. I was never a big fan of daycare of DD actually started attending, but now I think it's an awesome experience, if your LO has the opportunity!

My mom did this with me and my brother. We started a year ahead of preschool and went two days a week.