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Moved from friend care to preschool (full time) at 20 months. It was a rough transition but that is who my kid is. He does not handle transitions very well in general. We did get into a routine and his new program worked for me. I usually stay longer than most parents but the drop and run has never worked for him (we tried it). It is better to find a natural transition. So I brought him just before breakfast and waited until breakfast was served.

At a little over 2 he started a new preschool in the mornings (and old preschool in the afternoons). This one was easier for transitions but harder on me. I knew loved the old school but the hours were going to be a deal breaker. The new school was better hours. So we go into our routine and it's worked. He did say "no sorri" (for no montessori) for about 6 months but that is all the protesting we got.

Then about 2 weeks ago (almost 3 years old) we switched it up again and 2x a week he stays a montessori through nap until the evening. I was extremely worried about this. But they tell me he loves waking up and playing with all of his friends.

We are switching her next month, at 24 months. I'm really nervous b/c we love our current place and she's been there since she was 5 months!

We changed our boys' daycare when they were 12 months. It wasn't too bad. The first day I dropped them off, they were kind of wide-eyed and not really knowing what to expect. They didn't cry. But the second day, they understood that I was leaving them there and did cry a little when I left. This continued for about a week or so. The teacher told me though that they always stopped immediately after I was gone. It also helped that right when I brought them in, we'd sit them down to eat breakfast right away. Food always distracts them.

They've been there for three months now and are totally adjusted. I'm not sure though, if being twins and having each other affected their transition. I'd imagine at least a little bit it did.

Good luck!

We just switched DD at 19 months because of my job, and it has gone better than I ever could have hoped. She is generally not good with transitions, but on her second day at the new place she literally just waved bye to me and walked away. At her old daycare she had been having a complete meltdown / screaming crying every single morning, so this was a total surprise that it went so well!

We didn't do anything special really, I stayed for about an hour the first day and she started on a Friday so just went one day and then had her first full week after that.