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I would try to maybe give it a week or two.

The snack thing shouldn't bother them.

The diaper thing again, hopefully it was a one time thing. I'm sure they are busy the first few days of transition and maybe not on a tight of a schedule as they would like to be.

Crying is so hard. I feel like the older ages sometimes it just gets worse and worse. My son just moved to the 3 year old room and is still dropping off with his old teacher and he all of a sudden started crying at drop off too.

Do you get a daily log of diaper changes? Our DCP schedules in diapering unless a baby clearly needs to be changed. Maybe they skipped a change or the poop happened right after or they simply didn't smell it.

Our DCP doubles up one of the snacks from the AM or PM for the second PM snack. Sometimes it's Cheezits twice in a row. Not a fan, but daycare food isn't always the best.

The diaper thing maybe if it was just one time then can be overlooked bit if not, then you may need to speak. The snack thing really shouldn't bother them. And children cry during this time. But if your gut is telling you that this might be serious then investigate further.

So hard! I agree that the diaper thing may have been a fluke, but if it happens again I'd be a bit worried. My biggest question is how they respond to your concerns and how you feel they respond to her tears. They should absolutely not be annoyed with you providing her snacks, that's your right as a parent to feed her how you see fit. I also agree, go with your gut. Talk to the head of the school and maybe request a parent-teacher meeting? Good luck!

I would also do unannounced drop-ins during the day to check to see what's going on (from a spot your daughter can't see you). My husband does this periodically (works very close to our daycare) and it makes me feel so much better about things. And if your daycare is weird about this, or asks you not to do it, that is a red flag in and of itself. Ours has one of those two-way mirrors so he can look into the classroom but the kids can't see in.

We ran into the diaper not always being changed timely a handful of times at least. I hated it but also knew they had staffing issues and it's challenging for 1 person to watch all the kids and change diapers. We left the daycare because of their staffing issues - it really worsened when my son was in the 2s but I think that was fluke.

The question I would be asking myself at this point would be about the relationship I see developing between DD and the teachers. Do they seem to be bonding? Does DD talk about her teachers and know their names? Do they seem happy to see her and do they warmly say goodbye at the end of the day? If they are bonding well and forming a relationship, then I am willing to excuse a lot of little details. If they seem overburdened or uninterested in her, then I'd be alarmed about a bigger issue.