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In my naivety, I was excited. Thrilled. Overjoyed, even, to be leaving the cesspit of germs, the $180-a-day fees, the baby-ness of long daycare behind.

In the sweet summer days of January, I was looking forward to a predictable, super local, $0 per day (except for school fees, of course) existence at the public school up the road.

It started strong – my delighted child came home from the first day, a crown proclaiming him king of kindergarten atop his head. The novelty of making a lunchbox stuck around for at least…

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