Awww thanks girls, we both made it through the day intact!

Kim - congrats on your pg btw, I didn't realise!

There are only a couple of preschools in our area that take them from two and to be honest the one she is going to is the only one that IMO is a proper preschool and not just a daycare centre for the over-2s. I personally didn't want to send her off to childcare. Liz, are there any occasional care centres in your area (there's one near here that some of the Mums love)? They would give you the odd morning or afternoon break here or there and give Tallon a chance to socialise without having to put him into regular childcare.

Her teacher told me when I picked her up that you would never have known it was her first day, she was absolutely fine. She was happy to see me, but not overly ecstatic or clingy and really just excited to tell me that they'd had a chicken that she gave a pat. (They've hatched them from an incubator).

Thanks again girls!