Enigma, kids up to about the age of 3 or 4 are sponges and can take so much in. It is the ideal time to teach languages and those that learn at that age tend to have it with them for life. I know of many kids who were bi or even tri-lingual by the time they started school. The earlier they start the better, and unlike us adults, kids don't tend to get confused by different languages. I would get her started on English right away.
I have also experienced a non-English speaking child at Jack's day care. The first few weeks were a little hard on her, she was also very attached to her parents, but the carers spent a lot of extra time with her. I loved watching her progression - each time I picked Jack up and she was there she would come up and wave to me, then before long she was talking to me. It was so sweet. So it can be done, maybe it's one of those things that you have to try and see how it goes. If it doesn't work out then you can always reassess. GL.




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