Do you know the other families in your daycare?

[Anonymous]

We switched daycares mid pandemic. Because of COVID protocols, our current daycare does not do any sort of parent social events and we have to drop our kids off in the lobby. As a result I find it hard to get to know other parents. Do you have a relationship with the other parents?

[Anonymous]

Do you have a class list with contact info?

[Anonymous]

We do; the parents agreed to share emails and email each other about outdoor playdates, birthday parties, joining a soccer team, gifts for the teachers, what camps our kids will be at this summer etc. this was not the case with our prior daycare, but this group of parents is more active/social.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do you have a class list with contact info?

No, though we've asked a couple of times. The director seems very . . . overwhelmed, I'll say. Looking elsewhere but haven't found an opening.

[Anonymous]

I do and it's glorious - but I probably wouldn't have without the pandemic sort of pushing us together as an involuntary pod.

Maybe ask daycare if they would let parents opt in to sharing contact info? Or have a birthday party for your kid's class (following the same covid protocols as they do at school) and ask the school to distribute invites?

[Anonymous]

We started at our current daycare during the pandemic and about half the class is new. We have a group text and someone organized a Halloween party at a park but that's the extent of the socializing. The older families know each other well and said they would always be having gatherings at each other's homes or at the park in the before times.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do you have a class list with contact info?

No, though we've asked a couple of times. The director seems very . . . overwhelmed, I'll say. Looking elsewhere but haven't found an opening.

Wait so now you are going to move tk daycare #3 because you can’t meet with parents? Wow! That’s just selfish.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We do; the parents agreed to share emails and email each other about outdoor playdates, birthday parties, joining a soccer team, gifts for the teachers, what camps our kids will be at this summer etc. this was not the case with our prior daycare, but this group of parents is more active/social.

Ours is similar. Only after kids turned 3 though. I think with younger kids there was less interest/need for playdates.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do you have a class list with contact info?

No, though we've asked a couple of times. The director seems very . . . overwhelmed, I'll say. Looking elsewhere but haven't found an opening.

Wait so now you are going to move tk daycare #3 because you can’t meet with parents? Wow! That’s just selfish.

No, because the communication from this school is consistently terrible, I’m unhappy they don’t have a vaccination requirement, and my daughter is approaching preschool age with more options available. The first move was because we moved.

But if this helps you feel superior, I’m happy to help.

[Anonymous]

i had my toddler in a daycare last year w/ poor communication and no interaction w/ parents or even teachers because of covid protocols. I didn't like it. What i did was when I saw another parent at drop off or pickup, i introduced myself and asked how old their little one was (if I saw them with a kid who looked similar in age to mine). I wound up meeting another mom that way whose kid was in the same class. and we did a playground playdate and text occasionally. but ultimately i found another daycare with more communication.

[Anonymous]

When I run into other parents at drop off/pick up, I chat, ask who their kid is, etc. Of the ~10 kids in my child’s age range, I think I hand 4 of their phone numbers? We do super chill play dates sometimes of the “going to be at X playground at 10am; feel free to swing by if you want” variety.