My dauhter turned 4 in September.
She attends daycare 3 x days a week. The other two days she is looked after at home by her grandfather or myself if I can have a day off.
We will increase her to 4 days come start of next year.
She is switched on and doing well. Quite clever and independent.
Tonight I was given a kinder info pack and had a word with her daycare educator who said she was ready for kinder and they were going to do orientation with her but needed to work on her emotional and social skills mainly sharing or else she will not be school ready.
How can I help my daughter be ready to school.
She will just be short 5 and a half years come school start time.
She is an only child, does not see cousins often or our friends of friends who have small kids.
I figured that was not too bad because is is at daycare for 3 x full days. Prior to the start of this year she attended 5 x days, then she went to 4 days and about mid this year we cut down another day. So she has been attending 3 x days since the corona hit Melb.
She plays very well with other kids in parks... please help very worried!
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To be honest my children 7 and 9 still struggle with sharing! Role playing at home in the early stages helped us. Ie Thank you for sharing with mummy that makes me feel happy, included, valued (insert positive word!) and I think it helped a bit. She’s having plenty of exposure to other kids at childcare which is awesome. 4 is still so young try not to stress too much. I remember thinking at the start of 4’s kinder no way my kids are ready for school the next year, then half way through they seemed really ready. I felt there was a lot of growth between 4 and 5 1/2 😊
I dont understand, is she starting school 2022? Shes 4 now? Why are you stressed over this, its very normal
You will find she matures heaps over the next year. I wouldn’t be too concerned yet
My DD is 4 (Match) so starts prep next year. She was exactly like your child.
Kindy 3 days (at her daycare) has seen her blossom this year. Her teachers said to me last week they were concerned at the beginning of the year but have now agreed she's more than ready.
So don't worry about school readiness, that's what kindy teachers do very well. I try to help by encouraging her to do things by herself, and identify how big a problem is & find a solution instead of crying.
She has a whole year and a bit, that’s a lifetime for a child.
You’re doing a great job Mumma. Maybe consider a kinder not attached to a daycare to give her a new experience as well.
I will be doing this with my daughter when she is 4. 2 days at a free standing kinder (they have long days, 8:15-4:15) then 1 or 2 days at daycare as well.
Also, I’m a teacher. If the only thing we have to worry about is a child not sharing then that is the dream.