Nervous about daycare?

Question

At the end of Sept i will be bringing my 21 month old to day care. This is my first time IM SCARED AND NERVOUS. The daycare center is great. The director use to be my preschool teacher. She is a wonderful lady. But Im afraid of leaving my daughter. I have to go to school. Soo her hours will be from 8am until 3pm 4 days a week. is it normal for me to act like this and cry. I can just imagine the day i bring her im not going to be able to let go. Have other moms felt like this? Please help. Thanks for ur time.

Oh and btw. i went to tlook at the place today and my daughter did not want to leave she loved it. But im scared that when she finally starts going she is gong to relizz im not around and cry for me =(

Answer 1

if your nervous can you not call  the day care and let them know how you feel and ask if you can make another visit before your daughters 1st day and ask iff you can take her for an hour but you sit in another room, im sure they would be fine with that and you would be kind of test leaving her to see haw she reacts! kids are normally very good at day care they just sometimes play up for their mums the little monsters!

or another option is get some1 else to drop her off.  im sure you will soon realise you were worrying about nothing

Good luck

Answer 2

It gets easier and the day care place teaches them a lot, it will be a positive thing. Its normal to feel this way but it will pass quick for you.

Answer 3

Typically parents have a harder time letting go than the kids do when it comes to daycare. I had to start daycare at 3 months old because I had no choice but to go back to work. It was SO hard but I rested easy knowing I could pop in at any time or call at any time, as many times as I needed, just for peace of mind. My daycare person understood and also had no problem with it. And 9 times out of 10, my son was sleeping.

Now he’s 21 months old and LOVES his new daycare. Seriously, he’s cried when it’s time to go home before. So don’t stress about this, you’re doing what you have to do and you should rest easy knowing that you chose this place for many good reasons. I know at my son’s daycare, those kids are kept BUSY all day long. They play with toys, do arts and crafts, go play outside twice a day. They take a nap for almost 3 hours (or at least my son sleeps that whole time) and then it’s almost time to go home after snack time. I love going inside and seeing my son’s artwork all along the walls and he loves showing it to me.

It’ll get easier for you. I can assure you that your daughter is having a blast. She probably even forgot that you dropped her off until you came to pick her up :) Go ahead and focus on school and just greet her with a BIG hug and kiss each time you pick her up.

Good luck with everything!

Answer 4

First, accept that the first drop-off is going to be killer. It is for every mother. It was for me. I cried all the way to work. My daughter was fine (she started daycare at three months and is now 14 months). She loves daycare now, loves her friends.

It gets easier. She may cry the first time you leave, but the teachers/daycare professionals are very skilled in "distracting" them as Mommy leaves. Once she starts having fun, she will be fine.

It's not easy at first, but after a while, it becomes a part of both your morning routines.

You'll both do fine.

Answer 5

Hey I work in a nursery and we get lots of mums that feel sad the best thing to do is to let the workers know how you feel. Most nursery assistants are very understanding and can help. We used to give a number that went direct in to the room of the nursery and if any parents felt unsure and worried they could phone and we would tell them how their children were doing. Try taking your child for half a day or just a few hours at start insted of full time straight away. I'm sure your daughter will be fine most children get used to it within a couple of days.