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[quote=Anonymous]Hi, we are really happy overall with our daycare and the teachers in the infant room, where my 6 month old attends. She's been going since she was 12 weeks old. I've noticed something that really bothers me, though, and I'm wondering if this is appropriate behavior. In the mornings, there are frequently older children who "stop by" to visit the infant room teacher. Sometimes the parents are in the room (I guess as part of dropping them off), but sometimes they're not. I'm finding it really disruptive. I'm trying to drop my baby off and ensure a smooth transition and convey any necessary information to the teacher and these older children are running around, trying to "say hi" to the babies and the teacher, the parents are in the room and chatting, etc. It feels very chaotic.

Also, the teachers in the infant room typically don't wear shoes or are wearing little booties to cover their shoes to keep the area safe. This morning the 3 year old just gets lets in the room and he's running around the babies!

Another time I was the first person to drop my baby off one morning and there was a (different) 2-3 year old hanging out with the teacher, and I had to wait until the right teacher picked up the older child before I could drop off my baby.

I understand that these older kids have grown up at the center and miss their old teachers, but I think the teachers should be responsible only for the room they're assigned (in this case, infant room) and need to tell these parents to stop "dropping by" with their 3 year olds.

I did call and speak with the director and mentioned my concerns, which she said would be addressed. We're obviously new to all of this though, and so I wanted to gauge what other parents think. [/quote]

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