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New to daycare

JTGochnourJTGochnour member
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My LO will be 1 in two days.  Until now she had either been at home with my husband or I, or when we are working during the week, then with my mother-in-law (which hasn't been working very wellf or my husband and I).   Since she is just at home, we don't typically wake her up and she naturally wakes up between 7:15 and 8am, typically around 7:30am.  She is a good night sleeper, and takes one nap per day (her nap is anywhere from an 1 1/4 to 2 1/2 hours). 

Any tips and/or suggestions for newbies to the daycare world?  She will be in a small in-home facility that is run by a family friend.

TIA!
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Re: New to daycare

  • jnnfrrose6jnnfrrose6 member
    Well, there's a lot of information left out.  When does LO go to bed?  Do you have a routine for that?  How much earlier will she have to get up for DC?  

    I think the best thing for us is a routine.  DS is always in bed by 7 (whether or not he goes to sleep quickly is on him).  During the week, I go into is room by 6:15 to get him ready for the day.  Sometimes he's already awake, sometimes I'm waking him.  I try to keep it to the bare minimum to get going and take care of as much as I can before he's up, so he just gets changed and clothed for school, a sippy of milk, and we head out by 6:30.  He gets breakfast once he's at DC.  
    On the weekends, we let him sleep as late as he wants (though it is hardly ever past 7 and this Saturday I just had to ignore his babbling that started at 5:30), but he's still in be at 7 to keep that consistency.
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  • littlemurphy2912littlemurphy2912 member
    My DD has been in a public daycare facility since she was 5 months old. It was very difficult for the first couple months because she didn't understand the new environment she was in, the other kids that she would hear crying or waking her up from her naps (which weren't very long), and soaking in whatever germs were already in the room...she got her first cold 2 days after she started going and has been to the doctors office more times than I can count for whatever sickness she had till last month. It's very hard and stressful but you have to believe that it will work out and once your LO gets adjusted, will start to like it. My DH and I whenever we thought about it would always talk her to about daycare or we refer to it as school because that is sort of what it is like and she is gonna have to get used to going from here on out whether is daycare or school. Just be patient and know that at the end of the day she will be happy to be in your arms and with you or LO could be fussy if she didn't get enough sleep could still be fussy. It will pay off just remember to be patient with her! :)
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