Mums I really need a bit of sound advice please.
my daughter attends a primary school that all of my family and I used to attend. She has family in the year above and in juniors. She will be going into year 1 in September and has been at the school nursery since 3. (Before that was in private nursery).
the problem is the school is in a different town that we live in. It is 4.2 miles in the car and can take from around 15 mins - 25 minutes I’d say.
the reason we put her here was in case I needed childcare from my family members since they already collect from the school.
however since my job has changed and I do all of the drop offs and pick ups. My son will be starting a school nursery next year and it makes sense for us to change our daughter school for September. There’s a school 12 mins from home walking distance. In 2023 their ofsted was rated good, I know prior to this they had to make some improvements. Me and DH have walked round the school with our DD and were happy with it. I’ve found a local group and asked for feedback from mums and again there’s no concerns.
the dilemma is I feel awful for moving her. She’s settled, has her own friendship group and gets to see her cousins. However I am thinking longer term for her being able to make friends more closer to home and to avoid the unnecessary travel.
im also thinking for trips to the library or swimming with school, I’d rather her be around our local area.
any advice or tips would be hugely appreciated!