Anonymous wrote:For the programs that "kick out" kids, are these feeders to elite private schools?

The only way I could see a kid getting kicked out is if there was a legitimate safety issue. But kicking out a kid for developmental delays is simply horrible - it really upends the parents' life. Finding care is really hard if you're two working parents.

I'd really be tempted to name & shame publicly online.

I haven't seen any programs that don't have some sort of expulsion policy. Sometimes, a school truly cannot effectively support a child with disabilities. It is difficult for the child but most preschool/daycare programs are private programs and do not have this obligation nor do they have funding to serve all needs. That being said there is significant variation in daycare/preschool policies. Our daycare emphasizes they train their teachers to address difficult behaviors and that expulsion/counseling out would be a last resort. Another very well regarded daycare I know has a policy that basically says they can expel anyone at any time at their discretion. I have observed that expensive/elite preschools have a tendency to be less inclusive than your average daycare. Obviously, there will be exceptions. Some require families to hire one-on-one aides for their kids if they want to stay. It's not easy being a special needs parent.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Non-payment, aggressive behaviors, elopement. These are the kind of things that get you kicked out of daycare.

Wut?

What does elopement mean in education?
Elopement is defined as a student leaving an assigned area without permission from or knowledge of staff, often to escape and/or avoid a school-related situation or task.

I've seen nonpayment, biting/hitting, and multiple late pickups. Most of the preschools that we preview/attended or friends attended had policies like 3 late pickups and they reserved the right to take the child out of the program. It usually depended on if they had kids on the wait list that could fill the spot.

I also knew one kid that did get excused for essentially a developmental delay. The child would not participate in group learning, circle time, etc. Not violent, but seemingly on the spectrum with attention issues. It was hard for the teacher to have to pay attention to multiple children in a group and one off on the side doing his own thing. She tried to encourage him to at least sit with the group, but he wouldn't. And it was distracting the other kids asking why he could play with those toys and they couldn't. The teacher tried for about 3 weeks and then they excused him from the program. So, yes, developmental delays can be disruptive for a class and kids can be removed for having them. Most preschools do not have the staffing to handle 1:1 learning or to care for one child outside the group.