Re: UPDATED AGIN AT BOTTOM LADIES: Am I The ONLY Mom Who Is SO "Concerned" About My Daughter's Day Care Situation? Sorry, VERY LONG

I REALLY don't get what the big deal is if a parent calls everyday to ask about their child
Most phone calls are more like 2 minutes and there are always 2 or more people in the room so I don't see how that takes time away from the children.
I am all about making the moms happy because that is what I would want as a parent.
Plus having a good rapport with the parents is very important IMHO, so if a phone call a day is what they need then so be it.

IMHO of course

Re: UPDATED AGIN AT BOTTOM LADIES: Am I The ONLY Mom Who Is SO "Concerned" About My Daughter's Day Care Situation? Sorry, VERY LONG

I hope this doesn't offend you as I understand you wanting to know what your baby is doing.

Can I say that it just seems to me that maybe you aren't ready to part with your baby that long and have them in someone else's care? B/c the truth is, I don't think a teacher can talk to a parent on the phone everyday, even if the call lasts 2 minutes.

Not knocking you at all. But maybe a group daycare setting isn't for you! If you had a smaller setting you could ask these questions and more each day.

Re: UPDATED AGIN AT BOTTOM LADIES: Am I The ONLY Mom Who Is SO "Concerned" About My Daughter's Day Care Situation? Sorry, VERY LONG

Re: UPDATED AGIN AT BOTTOM LADIES: Am I The ONLY Mom Who Is SO "Concerned" About My Daughter's Day Care Situation? Sorry, VERY LONG

I have a 22 month old in daycare. He started sleeping on a cot just after he turned a year old and moved up to the next room. I also worried about how he would transition and he did fine. In fact, he naps better at daycare than he does at home now.

My guess is that the director probably doesn't know about the letter, but in general, I try to handle everything with the teachers first. I would only go to the director if I felt like my concerns were not addressed.

As for the calling....he started daycare at about 11 months old. I called a few times the first couple of weeks. I generally never call now, unless we had a rough drop off, or there was something I forgot to tell them at dropoff. I do drop off and pickup EVERY day, though, so whatever I need answered gets answered when I see them. I don't know if I would never call if I wasn't there twice a day.

A lot of people are using the arguement "what if everyone's parent called? It takes too much time away from the classroom" From the reading of this thread though, it is apparent that NOT every parent calls everyday. So, for example, in my DS class, there are 10 kids, if 2 of those parents call, even at 5 minutes each, it's 10 minutes of their day. I don't think it's a big deal. If I need to call, I generally call during nap time.

I do think you might be a little overprotective, but your DD is still pretty young and it's natural to be worried about her.