PRM - Good point, We have considered starting him at school later, but are currently against it as its a WHOLE YEAR, and as he is used to the childcare environment, classes and teachers etc the transition for him 'should' be easier (well than a kid coming from a non child care environment), however we will make our final decision closer to the time (eg when we are offered a school placement etc. Its a long way off so he could be a whole different kid by then

But should he start school in 2014, I want to make sure that he has been through the kindy program as a pre cursor to school to prepare him, so as I am currently working out how much money to stash aside for when I am not working, am needing to estimate what I may need to allow for - whether it be kindy or childcare.

The other thing about kindy v childcare - the other thing is that the pick up / drop off times at childcare are going to be a lot more flexible if I have a sleeping baby to consider versus kindy which I understand has set times. At child care I only need to give an estimated time of drop off/pick up - eg if I am 20 mins early/late etc its no big deal.

So many things to think about