https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 01 Aug 2026 05:23:15 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/need-advice-rechanging-daycares#post-1574000 Wed, 16 Apr 2014 22:34:15 +0000 MrsStar 1574000@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would switch him, you need to feel comfortable with the place as well as lo so the pros sound as though they outweigh the cons in this case. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/need-advice-rechanging-daycares#post-1573954 Wed, 16 Apr 2014 21:46:04 +0000 wonderstruck 1573954@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Since he'll be switching rooms anyways, I'd go ahead and make the move. There may be a rough break-in period, but kids make friends fast and it all around sounds a lot better. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/need-advice-rechanging-daycares#post-1573905 Wed, 16 Apr 2014 20:58:14 +0000 jetsa 1573905@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Applesandbananas: while he's used to the old place, for me there are too many red flags for me. I'd leave on good terms and if you hate the second place you'll have an option to return. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/need-advice-rechanging-daycares#post-1573884 Wed, 16 Apr 2014 20:38:35 +0000 Applesandbananas 1573884@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@jetsa: I'm having a hard time trying to decide if it's in his best interests or just because I don't like her. Mommy guilt... I'm so worried he's going to feel abandoned and scared at a totally new center. At least with the room change, he might see some of his old teachers. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/need-advice-rechanging-daycares#post-1573878 Wed, 16 Apr 2014 20:36:15 +0000 MamaMoose 1573878@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Applesandbananas: I would be out faster than you could blink if they tried to tell me I couldn't pick up my child whenever I wanted to or go in my child's room (we have to take shoes off in the infant rooms so that is a easy fix). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/need-advice-rechanging-daycares#post-1573873 Wed, 16 Apr 2014 20:31:42 +0000 jetsa 1573873@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Applesandbananas: it just seems very stringent and with your past issues with the now director plus the fact that he's changing rooms anyway, I'd switch </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/need-advice-rechanging-daycares#post-1573870 Wed, 16 Apr 2014 20:29:38 +0000 Applesandbananas 1573870@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@jetsa: I questioned the director because LO has dr appts frequently (he has a pedi and two specialists) and despite my best efforts, they sometimes require a pickup at 1 or so (especially his specialist, it's an hour drive!) she wasn't super nice about "bending" the rule but said if I gave her notice, he could be taken to another room before nap but not to make a habit of it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/need-advice-rechanging-daycares#post-1573854 Wed, 16 Apr 2014 20:20:04 +0000 jetsa 1573854@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Applesandbananas: yea, I'd switch too. We are just asked to call if we need to pickup during nap time and LO will be ready to go. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/need-advice-rechanging-daycares#post-1573849 Wed, 16 Apr 2014 20:17:31 +0000 Applesandbananas 1573849@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@swedishfish: I hope so. He adores his teachers and has a little friend there that he is with nonstop. He's going through a touch of stranger anxiety but it's mostly just when he's tired. </p> <p>He's supposed to move rooms Monday, so if I move him, I want to do it Monday when he'd be moving anyway. There are still some of the same teachers that go between rooms so it wouldn't be as big of a transition but he will have some change regardless. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/need-advice-rechanging-daycares#post-1573844 Wed, 16 Apr 2014 20:13:39 +0000 Applesandbananas 1573844@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@T.H.O.U.: this one is really new and she said it's to prevent people from trekking in germs since kids are on the floor constantly. It might not apply to school aged kids but for the younger kids it does. The infant room has been so hectic that no one has been just standing there waiting to sign him in that I go in there still but it's pretty strictly enforced in the level 2 room (it's across the hsll from the infants and I haven't seen anyone go in since that rule was put in place. The other one that really gets me is nap time is from 12-2 so you can't pick up your child from 12-2. I realize that if a parent did pick up their child during nap time, it would be really disruptive, but it rubs me the wrong way to say "you can't pick up your child from 12-2". </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/need-advice-rechanging-daycares#post-1573796 Wed, 16 Apr 2014 19:51:02 +0000 swedishfish 1573796@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Kids are adaptable. I would switch him. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/need-advice-rechanging-daycares#post-1573789 Wed, 16 Apr 2014 19:49:25 +0000 T.H.O.U. 1573789@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would move him. It doesn't sound like a good situation. </p> <p>The thing that got me: we aren't allowed in the rooms. </p> <p>What else is going on in the rooms that you don't see because you aren't allowed in? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/need-advice-rechanging-daycares#post-1573742 Wed, 16 Apr 2014 19:32:08 +0000 brownie 1573742@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It sounds like the pros outweigh the cons. I for one would go with the place that is most likely to work with me and my son. I specifically searched out a program that can be flexible (with the understanding that I pay for full time even if he doesn't attend). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/need-advice-rechanging-daycares#post-1573724 Wed, 16 Apr 2014 19:24:10 +0000 Applesandbananas 1573724@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS just turned one and will be transitioning to the level 2 room at daycare. He's been at the same center since 15 weeks old. At first, I really liked the center, the director was very friendly and responsive to my concerns, and DS was thriving. </p> <p>The director left three months ago and ever since, I've been not thrilled with the center. The new director is the teacher I had issues with. Even the teachers are annoyed with her, she's on a serious power trip. Now you must drop your LO off by 9am, no one can go into the classrooms, drop offs have to be done at the classroom door, no one can bring alternative food for their LO unless you have a dr note (in our case it's just preference, I don't want DS eating fudge rounds as a snack).</p> <p>The teachers are wonderful though. It's just the new director, her power kick, and our already strained relationship (I went to the old director about her several times). </p> <p>The new center is brand new. It's been open one week, there are only two other kids enrolled in his age group, I haven't gotten to meet the teachers yet, but I love the facility. It is new and was very thoughtfully designed with wonderful activities and age-appropriate toys in each room. There is no tv time (a huge issue I have with his current center), the menu is better, the director seems friendly, there aren't as stringent of rules (we can drop him off whenever, within reason, we are allowed in the classroom, we can bring alternative foods if we don't want him to have something on the menu). </p> <p>I just hesitate because DS has been in his current center since he was 15 weeks old and he loves his teachers and his little friends and seems to be thriving. Is it fair to switch him? I feel like I'm ripping him away from everything he knows. I also hesitate because I haven't met the teachers yet, though I will before completing the enrollment process. </p> <p>TL;DR<br /> Pros<br /> Cheaper<br /> Closer to home<br /> More lenient about rules<br /> Amazing facility<br /> Nice directo</p> <p>Cons<br /> Brand new, thus no history, no other parents to ask about the facility<br /> Taking DS from who and what he knows</p> <p>I can't decide. I just want what's best for DS. </p>