Excuse Me Sir, But When Do They Eat???

My eldest son has now reached the grand old age of 3 and a half and is off to gan (nursery or kindergarten). Not because I actually think he will learn anything of any importance, but because I think it will be good for him to leave the house for a few hours, gain a little independence, speak hebrew, and learn to communicate with small hebrew speakers his age. Personal opinions on childcare are divided, and are a constant subject of debate, but my personal stance on daycare for 3 year olds is this — a few hours of good, loving, daycare a day, is unlikely to do harm, and possibly a little good (for reasons mentioned above) but more than this is detrimental…

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