I understand how he feels, I didn't want my kids there til I felt they were a little less vulnerable, once they could walk, and talk a little and knew what they wanted I felt they were a bit safer, IYKWIM. Thats why they didn't go til they were 2.

Once there the benifits of all that really messy play that I didn't do at home was great!! I didn't mean to sound nosy, but what I was thinking was maybe if you started off with mum, and take him around to some of the childcare centres down the track, for an "emergency backup" only.