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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]3 to 4 days out of a week, she will say that I am late to pick her up and ask for why. She is one of the last few kids to be picked up in classroom and I tell her many time that I am not too late and I cannot pick her up earlier due to work. It has been going on for months, and she has attended thos daycare for 2 plus years.

That makes me feel some guilt. What is better way for me to respond to her to flip the table to change  it into happier atmosphere pickup. She is not sad or cry, but I feel a bit of blame from her. I try to pick her up before daycare closing in 5 minutes [/quote]

Maybe have a word with the daycare workers. They might be doing things like packing stuff up and cleaning when there are just a few kids left. I was the last kid at daycare often, and even though it’s not intentional, having the adults clean up around you feels a little lonely.

You got great advice above on how to validate her feelings. [/quote]

You think daycare workers should wait until all kids are picked up before they start cleaning?  Ludicrous![/quote]

I don’t, actually, which is why I didn’t say that. I said that OP can let the daycare workers know that her child feels sad when she is one of the last to be picked up. They can reassure her that her mom is on the way, explain that even when other kids are picked up earlier, they are happy to have her there, etc.  [/quote]

You know they've already done that, right? They've validated her feelings over and over again, every evening, and sat and played with her one on one, waiting until Mom comes. The issue is not on their end.[/quote]

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