Hi Jacqui and welcome to the forum,
Cyprus is much more child friendly, I think. You have two options for schooling/childcare - local or private.

If you send you child to a local Cypriot school then they seem to start at 6 years old. School starts early and finishes at lunchtime. There are a number of pre-schools in the Larnaca area. Maybe someone whose children go to a local school can help with definite ages and times.

If you send your child to a private school then they start younger and many have pre-schools attached. However private schools are an expensive option in relation to wages.

I am finding Greek difficult to learn, mainly because of the alphabet...the script is just not sticking in my brain. However I am picking it up and go out of my way to use the few words I know. However I reckon 75% of the people in my area speak really really good English and it is tempting not to bother to try!