https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 21 Apr 2026 10:24:07 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-your-daycarepreschool-help-with-potty-training#post-2134354 Mon, 06 Apr 2015 17:41:49 +0000 mauxie 2134354@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did the 3 day method and just explained it to the daycare teachers and they followed through the best they could for the Friday that we started. DD went to school in regular underwear, and they asked her if she needed to pee very very frequently (but also took her to the potty at regular intervals along with the rest of the potty-trained classmates-- this part is different from the method). I think in this case, watching her peers played a big part. She was only at school for a portion of the day so it worked out fine. </p> <p>We stuck to the method Friday evening through the weekend and it was done! The following Monday, she wore regular underwear to school and they just asked for extra clothes/sheet, no socks, and waterproof shoes, should there be any accidents. </p> <p>Overall the daycare is supportive in training how the parents want to (granted they agree the child is ready). The teachers discouraged the use of pull-ups (saying it would draw out the process) but were willing to if we wanted. I think half the parents still do pull-ups to avoid all the extra laundry and stuff. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-your-daycarepreschool-help-with-potty-training#post-2133528 Sun, 05 Apr 2015 21:46:03 +0000 daniellemybelle 2133528@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Interesting to hear the variety! Since she's so young, if they do anything at daycare, we will probably still use pull-ups. But it's good to know what others have done, and that you've had good experiences! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-your-daycarepreschool-help-with-potty-training#post-2132987 Sat, 04 Apr 2015 19:24:00 +0000 babynumber1 2132987@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We trained at 20 months and it went really well. LO was showing signs of being ready and we did the 3 day method. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-your-daycarepreschool-help-with-potty-training#post-2132903 Sat, 04 Apr 2015 16:47:45 +0000 808love 2132903@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>They took them to the potty on a consistent two hour schedule. When there were a few accidents in one week, they asked for pull ups for a short while. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-your-daycarepreschool-help-with-potty-training#post-2132896 Sat, 04 Apr 2015 16:18:44 +0000 mediagirl 2132896@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>They said, "Send her in undies" so we did. They take her to the potty every hour for a while until she gets the hang of it and wants to go herself. We didn't start until 2 weeks ago at 33 months. She's doing great. She was totally ready. </p> <p>The first week was rough and messy. The second week was so much better. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-your-daycarepreschool-help-with-potty-training#post-2132822 Sat, 04 Apr 2015 13:55:28 +0000 yoursilverlining 2132822@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our daycare does whatever you want them to do and is very supportive. There are kids in lo's class who get gummies/jelly beans for using the potty (and this is an anti-sugar/candy/sweets school), kids with sticker charts, etc. they support either pull-ups or going cold turkey to undies and they take the kids to the potty every hour, or more if you ask, to encourage going. There are kid-sized bathrooms in each classroom, which are always open, so the littles can go anytime. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-your-daycarepreschool-help-with-potty-training#post-2132649 Sat, 04 Apr 2015 08:43:27 +0000 JoyfulKiwi 2132649@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Once he moved into the Twos room there is a standard practice for all kids to offer the toilet during diaper changes (every 2 hours). Our son was much more comfortable using the toilet at home than at school. Now he's using the potty at school every diaper change (and receives a marshmallow afterwards which I don't love but whatever). The teacher said now that he's motivated and doing it and sometimes he's dry they will ask him to go more often outside of diaper change time. When he goes for a while with dry diapers then they'll suggest sending him in underwear with a diaper for nap and so on. It's a very gradual, child led process and I like it (plus we do still use our cloth diapers). So if you want to take it easy with your LO, you could try that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-your-daycarepreschool-help-with-potty-training#post-2132415 Fri, 03 Apr 2015 18:01:56 +0000 birdofafeather 2132415@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>our PT preschool takes them all the time and is very supportive. i told them she was kinda regressing and they didn't have an issue (she didn't have any accidents on her first day!). they were totally fine with undies. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-your-daycarepreschool-help-with-potty-training#post-2132401 Fri, 03 Apr 2015 17:29:08 +0000 Mama Bird 2132401@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our day care was really supportive! When it looked like DS was ready for big boy undies, they put up with another month of accidents and didn't put him back in diapers unless he had a really bad day. And even when they did, they still made sure to take him to the potty every couple of hours. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-your-daycarepreschool-help-with-potty-training#post-2132361 Fri, 03 Apr 2015 16:40:07 +0000 autumnlove 2132361@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We trained at the end of March (around 26.5 months) and they weren't really supportive in the toddler room in the daycare building. They required pull ups (we used cloth trainers) and wouldn't allow underwear and only took LO to the potty once or twice a day. (LO only went to daycare 3 times a week and was in undies the rest of the time) I think it was a little confusing and she held her pee a lot at school! :(</p> <p>She moved into the preschool room in early June and undies were allowed and the teachers were very supportive. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-did-your-daycarepreschool-help-with-potty-training#post-2132351 Fri, 03 Apr 2015 16:22:51 +0000 daniellemybelle 2132351@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I asked LO's teacher yesterday what they do. She said that they start when the parent says they are starting at home. She said for the most part they will take the child to the potty at regular diaper changing times which is every 2 hours, and any other time they say they need to go potty. But she specifically said, "We do whatever the mom asks us to do." She didn't mention anything about pull-ups or training pants vs diapers, or rewards.</p> <p>LO is almost 18 months and is showing a lot of signs of potty readiness. Yesterday she took off her wet diaper and threw it away on her own, haha. I don't plan to push her as I know she is young for potty training, but we are going to introduce the potty, and if she really goes for it, I would like them to eventually be consistent at school. I am just not sure what to even ask, when that time comes! </p>