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transitioning to day care at 10 months

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DD is 10 months and will be transitioning to DC (3 days a week) in a couple of weeks.  This may sound stupid, but I don't exactly know how to transition her.  How long do I stay there with her?  How Iong do I leave her for the first few days? I am seriously clueless here.  What did your transition week look like, especially those who sent LOs to DC between 9-12 months of age. 
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Re: transitioning to day care at 10 months

  • Vuja_deVuja_de

    I would sit down and talk to either the teacher or director and see what they typically recommend. When my LOs started daycare for the first time I stayed for an hour or so then left and came back a few hours later (after lunch but before nap) to pick them up slowly increasing the time spent there over 3 days.

     Good luck!

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  • corrado2corrado2 member

    I agree with the PP that you should ask the daycare what they recommend.  My daughter was a little younger when we transitioned her into daycare starting with three days a week, and I put her in a couple of days early when I didnt need to go to work, and left her for only a couple of hours and picked her up again. 

     I think these centers deal with this process a lot so they should be able to give some advice.  Most likely, if she gets upset she will feel better after you leave and she is occupied with playing!

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  • mtbmamamtbmama member

    With my first, I just stopped in a couple times for her to visit, which is what they recommended.  I was nervous with her, since she used to cry a lot and was a little high maintenance.  

     With my second, I dropped her off for her first day as a full day.  She was 7.5months.  She did better than I did!! I guess it depends on the baby too. My first one did surprisingly well (better than I expected) and my second one is just happy all the time and wasn't phased at all.  I find she cries more when I drop her off now, since she's starting to have a little separation anxiety as she is getting older.  

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  • ToraniTorani member
    Every kid is different.  When DS2 started DC, I dropped him off quickly, and he could not have cared less that I had left.  Ask your DC what they recommend, as they have usually been doing this longer than any of us!
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