2 year old program and early potty training

[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.

My daycare started in threes classroom. Some kids were already trained, some were getting there. They take the kids to the bathroom on a schedule and definitely helped with wiping and clothes. My DD only seemed to poop at home so it wasn’t so difficult with her.

[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 preschool, not daycare.

[Anonymous]

I posted about being prepared for accidents. I encourage you to start from day 1 with underwear so you are setting a consistent expectation with the teachers and your kid. Give your kid a chance to succeed! If accidents become an issue, offer a compromise that your kid can wear a pull up OVER the underwear so the accident is well contained. This is what we did for a week or two until the accidents stopped.

[Anonymous]

Do not send her in pull-ups. She is very likely to regress in her potty training.
Send an email to the director with your potty concerns and questions. If they don't have an easily accessible toilet, ask if you can bring a potty. Arrive early on the first day and talk through the potty issues with the head teacher. It's very likely that what the director tells you is possible will not be implemented exactly by the teachers.
And finally, try to get your child on a pooping schedule so that she doesn't poop at school. As soon as she has a pooping accident they will not longer let her stay in underwear.
You are not being a Karen by asking for accommodations for a potty trained child.

[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.

in my daycare i've heard they do it in the 2s classroom so what you are wondering about wouldn't be an issue. Not sure how common that is but I'd check with your daycare about how they handle it.

[Anonymous]

Our 2 year old room had a little row of tiny toilets for potty training. It was Montessori style and the teachers were very helpful with my DD when we started at 20 months. Maybe because Montessori emphasizes self-paced learning, so they were used to meeting kids where they were? They prompted her on a schedule until she got into a routine, then just helped and reminded as needed. Then started the rest of the kids on potty training around the holidays, so everyone was going on the hour and she just got taken along with everyone else. Send her in loose, easy to manage clothes (sweatpants/loose shorts vs. biker shorts and leggings), sized up undies (easier to pull up and down) and waterproof shoes like Natives or Crocs. Expect more accidents in the first few weeks, but don't go in expecting an epic failure.

[1SWMom]

I did EEC beginning at month 4, when my daughter began daycare at 1.5 they agreed to help her continue, she did regress a bit (pull-up at school then none at home) but ultimately got back on track and was fine. Most daycares help wipe its regular school that will not.

[Anonymous]

Our daycare encouraged us to potty train at 2. I really wouldn’t worry about this, OP. Just tell them your kid is potty trained. No need to use diapers.