I'm really torn. My son will be 3 this summer and so, will be starting school in the fall/Sept. 2013. I am debating whether to enroll him in a local daycare. The one I have in mind is a small center, with a 1:8 ratio for preschoolers and in such a setting would really set him up for school in terms of routine & socialization. He is already there in terms of school readiness in terms of knowledge but the fact that he's only been home with me (& the other daycare kids) or in church Sunday school has limited him socially. I keep thinking; being home with him & not having to pay out over 1/2 my salary on childcare was the primary reason I chose to stay home & open a home daycare; why on earth am I sending him out? Anyone else had to make this decision? If I send him only 2 to 3 days a week, am I totally messing him up (toddlers really do not like change)?