As if turning three wasn’t exciting enough for my younger daughter, she also got to move rooms at nursery into the pre-school room, otherwise known by her as the ‘big girl room’.
This had been a much anticipated move for her, I think because the transition made her feel grown-up and special and some of her friends were already there. Her birthday is close to that of a friend of the same age who also attends the setting, so they were able to make the change together.
In the lead-up to the big move, they were invited into the pre-school room for some activities, such as cooking and acting out a story with puppets, so that they got used to the new surroundings. She told her dad and me about these visits enthusiastically.
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