Daycare lols/wtfs/etc?

[FastHands]

2 daycare joys today.
First, an incident report for something I recognize is one-of-those-things, and I appreciate the honesty in the report (no lying or sugar coating), but it had me cracking the hell up. Basically "I was moving another child from the kitchen area to the play area when I heard a thud and I turned around and FastChild was face-down on the floor, still strapped into his low chair." I was giggling uncontrollably when I read it (they had already called me earlier; I knew he was fine), and I feel like the director thought I was nuts. Lol

Second, I mentioned we're dropping the paci at night, so I was thinking that daycare nap would be the hardest since other kids around him have them, and the plan was to leave that as the last hurdle. Well for some reason I decided to ask his teacher about it today, how reliant she thinks he is on it, how many other kids are using them, etc.... Come to find out, I guess they lost his paci? (PaciS, really. He had 2 in the infant room...) His teacher assumed I had taken it home because we weaned him off of it, so she just went with it and never said a word to me about it. THIS WAS OVER A MONTH AGO. wtf?? Lol. Sooo yay, I guess we'll have an easier time of it than I thought...?

Add your lols/wtfs/vents!

[Deleted]

We got an email reminder yesterday not to let the kids (4-year-olds) bring gum to school. Today, a reminder not to bring jewelry. And on Show and Share day, it says "No weapons!"

Where am I sending my kid every day? Lol

[CurlyQ284]

Daycare said DS had an "ok day". He's been acting out lately at daycare. No specifics.

On the way home DS told me he kicked J because J was throwing mulch at him. Just before bed he said he kicked L's monster truck because it was going crazy and he broke it.

WTF DS?! I have drilled it into him that if something bothers him, tell the teacher. We've talked about being nice to friends. When I was scolding him, he wasn't even looking at me. He literally gave no shits. I don't know what to do. He doesn't hit or kick at home so I don't know what to do about this.

[Jalapeñomel]

D grabbed my cheeks today, and planted a kiss on my lips, followed by "Mommy! Kiss!"

[mekia]

Feb 5, 2016 21:21:15 GMT -5 RexManningDay said:

I think you know my daycare wtf for the week.

Sad lol: she's started not wanting to leave when I pick her up. She just wants to show me toys and keep playing. I have to chase her around the room with her coat. Womp.

DS yells, "no!!" and runs away when I come to pick him up. Yesterday H picked them up and DS ran and laid in a dog bed and refused to leave.

It cracks me up. I feel good knowing he loves it there. It's great that your DD loves it there though!

[Deleted]

If I pick DD up the first thing she says is "where's my daddy"

Fine. Stay until they close. See if I care.

[CloudBee]

Both are awesome stories. Especially the paci.

[ohiowan]

We recently switched both boys from in-home daycare to centers. When we moved to MN, we couldn't find a center. One of the first days I picked up the boys from the in-home, the DCP told me she walked into the room and O, my three year old, was sitting on E, my six month old, and she was having a good ol' laugh about it. Then, Thursdays were her "cleaning days" where she somehow found time to clean the entire house with all of the kids there, and she would also find time to workout, shower, and get ready for her day with all of the kids there. I can't find time to do half of that crap with two kids, let alone ten. The TV was also on all day at the house; O was regularly watching Spongebob which I hate, and one day we were playing with dinosaurs, and he said "Welcome to Jurassic Park" and I almost died--no, ma'am my three year old does not need to be watching that. A lot of WTFs with the in-home.

We had a lot of WTFs about the first center we used in TX too though.

[coribelle26]

Feb 5, 2016 21:21:15 GMT -5 RexManningDay said:

I think you know my daycare wtf for the week.

Sad lol: she's started not wanting to leave when I pick her up. She just wants to show me toys and keep playing. I have to chase her around the room with her coat. Womp.

A couple of months ago Harrison SOBBED when one of his daycare teachers, who I swear to god is like 18, handed him to me. Way to remind me that you prefer other people AND that I'm old.

I rarely do pickup, thank goodness.

My lol is just how I get swarmed by children in a World War Z kind of way at drop off. All these babies climbing over each other like, what do you have there?! Keys? A pen? A phone? Car seat? Brains?

[nsl]

WTF: I started a new job this week, so DS 1 is riding the bus to the Y for after-school care for the first time. Monday went great, but on Tuesday he forgot which stop was his and never got off the bus. Thankfully the driver checked every row after the last stop, found him, and took him back to the elementary school where they called me. Poor kiddo was really upset, but I was relieved that the driver and the school handled the situation perfectly. He now has an assigned seat partner who also goes to the Y, and we clarified that the first stop the bus makes is his so he won't make the same mistake again (hopefully).

LOL: I picked up DS 2 from Pre-K yesterday afternoon a little bit later than usual and walked in on his class practicing for their spring performance. Twenty five-year-olds dancing and singing Katy Perry's "Roar" is hilarious.

[Monica Geller]

I absolutely adore my in-home Dcp and so does James. I have no vents at this time. But I do hate it when he cries when I leave. Dude, give me a break!

[jlt19]

I don't know where else to put this, but I'm really upset and don't know what I can do to help. DSs 3's teacher's DH had a family emergency in a different country and he's left for an undetermined amount of time. He runs a cleaning business from 5pm-6am. She can't do both jobs, so she left daycare to keep the family business running. But she's having a hard time finding people to stay with her 3yo and 8 yo sons overnight. They have no family in the states. I'm heartbroken for her just imagining the stress.

[jellymankelly]

Feb 5, 2016 20:45:31 GMT -5 CurlyQ284 said:

Daycare said DS had an "ok day". He's been acting out lately at daycare. No specifics.

On the way home DS told me he kicked J because J was throwing mulch at him. Just before bed he said he kicked L's monster truck because it was going crazy and he broke it.

WTF DS?! I have drilled it into him that if something bothers him, tell the teacher. We've talked about being nice to friends. When I was scolding him, he wasn't even looking at me. He literally gave no shits. I don't know what to do. He doesn't hit or kick at home so I don't know what to do about this.

I think continuing to talk to him about it is really the only thing. My kids weren't hitters at home, but would occasionally often haul off and pop someone at school. I think it's a normal thing for toddlers and preschoolers because they're just learning to work through conflict. I'm sure the teachers have tons of hitting every day!

And I laughed at the part about him not looking at you, because in my mind I saw my DS2, who would just stare out the window with a defiant look on his face last year when I had to talk to him about stuff like this. (He is a normal kindergartener now with empathy, who doesn't hit, and isn't a future serial killer. )

(Edited because I said "occasionally" and lets be real - it was often. LOL)

[vanillacourage]

My 3 year old's class is apparently learning about the Post Office. He came home all excited about stamps!  And envelopes!  And letters!  

We also got a note home that said "it was time to put toys away. I asked DS to participate. He chose instead to throw himself on the floor." lol