My daughter is 3 years old and enrolled in pre-kinder next year. By nature she is a very shy, reserved child who has had a very negative experience of childcare (we pulled her out of childcare at the end of 2005). She does not have difficulty socialising in settings she feels comfortable with (as long as I am there with her) but experiences seperation anxiety. This is complicated by a slight delay in her language development which we have been working on with professionals for the last 12 months. She enjoys the company of other children but is challenged by structured environments where there is an expectation on her involvement.
I am not sure if I should send her to pre-kinder next year? Does anyone have any advice or have a child with similar temperament? What should I do?