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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]They probably start their scheduled activities at 9. TbT was the way our daycare was. Can you imagine how disruptive it would be to have kids coming anytime in the morning and leaving randomly when they get picked up in the afternoon? They probably can’t force it but you are definitely going to be on their “ bad side” as you put it. [/quote]

Isn't time spent with mom and dad more important than scheduled activities at daycare?[/quote]

Transitions with toddlers/pre-k are difficult and if OP is having her kid disrupt a routine that's already put in place, things can domino. If you haven't worked in early childhood edu you may not understand.

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This.  Yes, daycare is a service parents pay for but it's not personalized babysitting like a nanny would be.  There's a critical group dynamic going on and the teachers and assistants are working a delicate balancing act to help the children settle in and get with a happy routine.  Parents sometimes blow off as irrelevant the arrival time bonding and  acclimation that occurs.  Parents who parachute their child in once circle time has started who misses this important time are doing their child a serious disservice.[/quote]

BUT that needs to be communicated when enrolling. If care is open 6am-6pm that suggest flexibility. I also wouldnt want to drop my kid off at 6am knowing that "structured" activity doesnt occur until 9am. There is structure throughout the whole day.[/quote]

Then go ahead and provide that feedback directly to your center. It is clearly stated in the handbook of every center I’ve used or looked at. Some schools send staff home if they are not needed to maintain the ratio that day. Others serve morning snack at 930 and so kids who arrive after 9 have to sit and watch while other kids eat. There are different circumstances everywhere but you’d really have to ask your own center. Regardless this is not the hill to die on[/quote]

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