Anonymous wrote:An 18 mo old child should not have to learn that they have to go to school. They may be crying for attention but that is not a bad thing. Babies and toddlers need their parent's attention. They are not able to verbalize their feelings. Their feelings do matter though. Putting infants and toddlers in daycare centers has been normalized even though it may not be in the best interest of any child.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:An 18 mo old child should not have to learn that they have to go to school. They may be crying for attention but that is not a bad thing. Babies and toddlers need their parent's attention. They are not able to verbalize their feelings. Their feelings do matter though. Putting infants and toddlers in daycare centers has been normalized even though it may not be in the best interest of any child.
And yet when they get to ES you could not pick out which ones went to daycare and which ones didn't.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:If you have time to wait it out then wait it out. Time will help with everything.
If you donāt then start to think of other options that you may need to take. If this is a large daycare center, you may want to try something else. It can be an intimidating environment for a small child due to the amount of kids and people in the building.
I don't like big centers. I prefer a nanny or a small family daycare
You just proved the point that if you donāt get them prepared for a 27-1 ratio in kindergarten early, they will not be prepared. āBig centersā do that based off of COMAR regulations for the county. 1:3 infant, 1:6 toddlers, 1:10 preschool, 1:12 pre k. By allowing your child not to follow these ratios, you are handicapping them for kindergarten, having them at a daycare that has four kids in a two year old class and then 6 in preschool and then 8 in pre k is horrible when they have to transition to 27 in kindergarten.
The posters saying they hate big centers are typically owners of home daycares and church centers trying to rile up for business. Itās not the best way to have your child prepared. Socialization is key. Small and large group interactions. The more kids the more opportunity for your child to meet a friend with like interests.
It's true. Young kids shouldn't be in big centers. So young. Soon they will be in kindergarten with a big class with 1 teacher. Classes needs 2 assistants, too many kids
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:An 18 mo old child should not have to learn that they have to go to school. They may be crying for attention but that is not a bad thing. Babies and toddlers need their parent's attention. They are not able to verbalize their feelings. Their feelings do matter though. Putting infants and toddlers in daycare centers has been normalized even though it may not be in the best interest of any child.
And yet when they get to ES you could not pick out which ones went to daycare and which ones didn't.
I totally disagree with this. We could definitely identify the kids in my DDs PK4 class that had been home with a nanny. A lot were disruptive and has trouble adjusting.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:An 18 mo old child should not have to learn that they have to go to school. They may be crying for attention but that is not a bad thing. Babies and toddlers need their parent's attention. They are not able to verbalize their feelings. Their feelings do matter though. Putting infants and toddlers in daycare centers has been normalized even though it may not be in the best interest of any child.
And yet when they get to ES you could not pick out which ones went to daycare and which ones didn't.
Anonymous wrote:An 18 mo old child should not have to learn that they have to go to school. They may be crying for attention but that is not a bad thing. Babies and toddlers need their parent's attention. They are not able to verbalize their feelings. Their feelings do matter though. Putting infants and toddlers in daycare centers has been normalized even though it may not be in the best interest of any child.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:If you have time to wait it out then wait it out. Time will help with everything.
If you donāt then start to think of other options that you may need to take. If this is a large daycare center, you may want to try something else. It can be an intimidating environment for a small child due to the amount of kids and people in the building.
I don't like big centers. I prefer a nanny or a small family daycare
You just proved the point that if you donāt get them prepared for a 27-1 ratio in kindergarten early, they will not be prepared. āBig centersā do that based off of COMAR regulations for the county. 1:3 infant, 1:6 toddlers, 1:10 preschool, 1:12 pre k. By allowing your child not to follow these ratios, you are handicapping them for kindergarten, having them at a daycare that has four kids in a two year old class and then 6 in preschool and then 8 in pre k is horrible when they have to transition to 27 in kindergarten.
The posters saying they hate big centers are typically owners of home daycares and church centers trying to rile up for business. Itās not the best way to have your child prepared. Socialization is key. Small and large group interactions. The more kids the more opportunity for your child to meet a friend with like interests.
It's true. Young kids shouldn't be in big centers. So young. Soon they will be in kindergarten with a big class with 1 teacher. Classes needs 2 assistants, too many kids