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[quote=Anonymous]first time mom here. 6 month old started daycare at teh start of august (he was 5.5months) he seemed ok the first 2 weeks. Then week 3 his face would become real small at drop off and would almost tear up. Week 4 the daycare was closed for annual training etc. Its week 5 now and he has been crying every day at dropoff the minute someone comes to the door to escort him in his stroller to the classroom.

Is this normal? How long should we expect it to take before he feels better at dropoff and does not cry? We really like the daycare and have heard good things about his caregiver from former parents. They tell us that once he is taken to the room where he sees the caregiver, he starts looking around and stops crying. Indeed in the pictures they send from the mornings and through the day he seems fine. Eating and napping as he usually does at home.

Could this also be because we are not taking him into the room as we would have in normal times. It is not the same person who receives him at dropoff every day - they have a pool of some 3- 4 staff who do the escorting of children from parent to classroom everyday. (not ideal of course in terms of exposure but i can see how it is difficult logistically to have the same person, plus they all wear masks)
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