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👄 REAL TALK - What to ask at daycare, kinder or school orientation

Season 9, Ep. 155

Real Talk is back and Liv & I are giving you all the intel on our break and also what we wish we’d raised at orientation days:


🎙 Your top questions to ask during any orientation day


🎙 Insta v real life; holiday break intel


🎙 Waitlists and soon to sign kids up to daycare, kinder, school


🎙 A hot tub incident and car breakdown


And so much more…


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For more episodes on school selection see:

Episode 118 Our kids start prep next year

https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/real-talk-our-kids-start-prep-next-year/id1534951122?i=1000638217777


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