Anyone regret switching preschool or daycare?
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Anonymous
| If so, at what age and why? We're considering a switch this fall. Thanks! |
Anonymous
| No regrets. Switched once from a co-op to a non for one kid and the other kid got switched due to location issues. Both adjusted beautifully. Niece switched daycares for a move and she did fine. Kids are often more resilient than we assume they will be! |
Anonymous
| We switched daycares because we were at a BH with a very high staff turnover which was stressful and it was also expensive. When we got a spot a cheaper center with low staff turnover, we accepted the spot. The switch and transition for the 3 year old went smoothly but it took about a month for the 18 month old. That was tough. The first three days, we picked them up early so they won't be there the whole day. Hard to say whether that made a difference. Once we got past the first month, the switch was worth it and glad we did it. |
Anonymous
| We switched DC and 3 1/2 and while we're very happy with the move and the new school has worked out very well, we don't know as many families at the new place. The old school had a lot of family get together events which was nice. It was still a good move for DC and I don't regret it, but I wished we could have just stayed at the old place. Luckily we still see some of those old school families and their children will be going to summer camp and kindergarten together with DC. If the problems aren't too bad, I'd just stay where you are. |
Anonymous
| For the post who mentioned they were at a BH with high staff turnover, can you mention which one you were at? |
Anonymous
| We did a co-op at two. I was not thrilled with it so we switched at 3. We are now switching again as my son will be 5 and misses the cut-off. I don't think the program is academic enough and other reasons (love the program and director but time to move on). We've been looking at schools and my child is very excited about the new school. |
Anonymous
BH at Virginia Hospital Center. This was a couple of years ago so things may be different now. The providers they had were excellent which is why the turnover was stressful. |
Anonymous
| My daughter was at a fabulous daycare/preschool from 6 weeks old until about 2.5. We had to switch because we were moving from Fairfax to Arlington. She had absolutely no issues with the switch (other than missing a couple of her friends at the old school) and she's done great at the new school. No regrets at all. |
Anonymous
| No regrets switching. We switched when my child turned 3. The old day care/preschool program had a new administration, lots of staff and familry turnover and our child no longer enjoyed attending -- in fact, he was not happy when we would drop him off and when we picked him up every day he couldn't wait to leave. The only regret we have is waiting so long to switch. |
Anonymous
| I had to switch rather unexpectedly and I'm so glad we did. I was overwhelmed with the whole thing and it was a bit bumpy - DD cried at drop off for about a week and the new place offers a lot less food through out the day so we've had to adjust our offerings at home to make up the difference - but now that she's settled in, she's learning so much more, has a sense of accomplishment with all the things she's recently mastered, and she genuinely enjoys each day. We switched mostly just to keep her safe - the rest is a bonus and a really wonderful one. I'm so relieved that she's happy & doing well in her new preschool. |
Anonymous
| I got into a GREAT preschool but at the last minute I got a call asking for my final decision. It was right after I had a play date gone sour with kids from the new school. Moms were neglectful drunks and kids were slapping my kid. In an impulse I declined and so we are staying at our sweet tiny preschool with my sons best friends but crap curriculum. The next morning I woke up like Holy Mother what did I do?!?!? Overwhelming regret that frankly is taking me over the edge. All those great art and science classes we are going to miss out on! Plus we will probably never get through the waitlist again. FML forever! Any help? |
Anonymous
Trust your gut. The “great art and science classes” are not a be-all, end-all situation especially at the preschool age. More important for your kid to be happy IMO. |
Anonymous
Thank you really! |
Anonymous
| I did, but I fixed it in 4 mos. You don’t have to stay! |
Anonymous
This.. A slightly different situation within the same school for me. My daughter was in a 3's class where there were more younger 2's and maybe 3 3's including her. She also had separation anxiety. The teacher in that class was wonderful though..In Jan, I asked that she be moved to the next higher up class. Considering my daughter's anxiety it was a bad decision. The new teacher did not want to deal with a crying child, did not encourage her or be kind to her..After 2 weeks my DD resigned herself to her fate. Here I was thinking she will learn more from interacting with kids older than her and let her continue for the next 5 months in that class. DD was unhappy. She is much older now and I still regret that I wanted her with kids older than her than much younger than her. Maybe if the teacher was good, it would have been okay, but that teacher was not nice and yet I let her continue in that class. At that age, being happy and in loving care is more important than any academics. Wish I realized it then. |