2 year old program and early potty training

[Anonymous]

My DD is starting in preschool for the first time next month. We potty trained early, she's fully potty trained and almost 2. She tells us when she has to go, but she needs help with clothes and wiping (she's getting better with clothes). Does daycare ever help with wiping and clothes or do they wait until kids can do that all by themselves? (I know 3 year olds can do that immediately when they potty train).

Can someone tell me what daycare was like for early trainers? Are they going to be able to take her to the potty or are they going to send her back to diapers? I'm not sure what I can ask and what the norm is. I'm not even sure when they start helping the kids train at daycare.

[Anonymous]

It depends on the daycare but if your child is potty trained they should help her with wiping and clothing. Check and ask before you send her. I wouldn’t want my potty trained kid put back in diapers.

[Anonymous]

Three year olds definitely need help. Don’t worry about it.

[Anonymous]

The issue is really the availability of a potty.

At many daycares, rooms for kids under 2 don't have bathrooms in them, so a child that age who needed to go, whether or not they needed help, would need an adult to leave the classroom with them, taking them out of ratio.

And at some daycares, that isn't an issue. It's likely to come down to room arrangement.

Helping with clothes etc . . . isn't gong to be a problem.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The issue is really the availability of a potty.

At many daycares, rooms for kids under 2 don't have bathrooms in them, so a child that age who needed to go, whether or not they needed help, would need an adult to leave the classroom with them, taking them out of ratio.

And at some daycares, that isn't an issue. It's likely to come down to room arrangement.

Helping with clothes etc . . . isn't gong to be a problem.

OP here. Things like this were what I was wondering. My older kids started at Pre-K at this school.

When do daycares normally start potty training?

I'm actually not totally opposed to her wearing diapers at school. A lot of kids can change between diapers in one place and know they need to not pee the underwear at home. One of my kids absolutely wouldn't have ever worn diapers again, though. She would have demanded a potty.

[Anonymous]

My DD was potty trained before entering the 2s room, as were a handful of other kids. They had a small bathroom in that room, but typically took them next door to the 3s room next door when they had to go, because it was bigger. They helped with clothes and wiping.

[Anonymous]

If she is going into a room where kids are 2 she is probably fine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The issue is really the availability of a potty.

At many daycares, rooms for kids under 2 don't have bathrooms in them, so a child that age who needed to go, whether or not they needed help, would need an adult to leave the classroom with them, taking them out of ratio.

And at some daycares, that isn't an issue. It's likely to come down to room arrangement.

Helping with clothes etc . . . isn't gong to be a problem.

OP here. Things like this were what I was wondering. My older kids started at Pre-K at this school.

When do daycares normally start potty training?

I'm actually not totally opposed to her wearing diapers at school. A lot of kids can change between diapers in one place and know they need to not pee the underwear at home. One of my kids absolutely wouldn't have ever worn diapers again, though. She would have demanded a potty.

They typically potty train in the young 3s room so that they can go independently by the time they reach the pre-k classrooms.

[Anonymous]

Yes they should help with clothes and wiping although you should put the kid in the easiest possible clothes for them to get up and down.

A good preschool will support your kids development and not ask them to go back to diapers. But you should talk through any logistical problems problems specific to your school.

My 2 yo was the only one trained in her class. There was no toilet in the 2s room. So her teachers had her go with the 3s class to their scheduled potty breaks.

Also, be prepared that she may have accidents initially. Kids are often more shy to tell the teacher they have to go. For my daughter the first two weeks she was accident free at home but having accidents every other day at her daycare. We had to work on her communication with the teacher to make the accidents stop. Then she was golden. We taught her to go hold the teachers hand if she had to go. That was easier for her than asking out loud for whatever reason.

[Anonymous]

OP here. Thanks! I didn't want to come off as high maintenance or start off on the wrong foot. I honestly hadn't even thought about it until I received the supply list and diapers were listed.

I'll likely send her in pull ups to start until she's comfortable asking them to go potty and I know there won't be accidents.

Glad I pushed for the 2's room as she was scheduled for the 18m room until the 2's had spots.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. Thanks! I didn't want to come off as high maintenance or start off on the wrong foot. I honestly hadn't even thought about it until I received the supply list and diapers were listed.

I'll likely send her in pull ups to start until she's comfortable asking them to go potty and I know there won't be accidents.

Glad I pushed for the 2's room as she was scheduled for the 18m room until the 2's had spots.

I wouldn't send her in pullups. Send her with multiple spare sets of clothes.

[Anonymous]

Fully potty trained means being able to manage their own clothes and wipe. With that said, most daycares still help but some preschools won't.

[Anonymous]

I would talk to the school about it. My daycare does potty training support in the 2s room and will loosely support it in the toddlers but probably would not let a kid there without diapers since potty training is not part of the routine. I trained my oldest right around 2 and started my younger at 1.5 and daycare has been great about supporting it. But you won’t know their policies/approach unless you ask. I potty train young for my daycare; most kids train closer to 3. So you might be an anomaly but the caregivers won’t necessarily mind.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Fully potty trained means being able to manage their own clothes and wipe. With that said, most daycares still help but some preschools won't.

Did you just come on to be a jerk? One year olds can't manage their own clothes or wipe.

And clearly this is a daycare. Preschool is for older kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Fully potty trained means being able to manage their own clothes and wipe. With that said, most daycares still help but some preschools won't.

Did you just come on to be a jerk? One year olds can't manage their own clothes or wipe.

And clearly this is a daycare. Preschool is for older kids.

OP said she is starting preschool.