From isolation to full-time daycare

I’m torn about what to do and could use some perspective from others. I have a four-year-old daughter who I’ve stayed home with her whole life. I do work part-time from home, but my work is flexible so I just do it when her dad is home to watch her. She hasn’t been in any kind of preschool or daycare since before Covid hit (apart from virtual and then “hybrid” which consisted of hourlong playdates at a park with parents in attendance).Now, I have a job opportunity I think I might want to pursue. It’s full-time, and we would need to put my daughter in pre-k/daycare four full days a week. I KNOW it would be amazing for my mental health because I am struggling these days, and I feel I can’t give my girl everything she needs to thrive at this age. But I worry the transition is too much. She is sensitive, shy, and extremely attached to me (of course, after being with me constantly for four years). It would probably be better to get her back into part-time preschool this year as a slow prep for full-time kindergarten next year… right? I just need a reality check. Part of me just wants to take this job and roll with it, but part of me thinks I should just wait one more year. via /r/Parenting https://ift.tt/3CMtVmP