https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 19 Jul 2026 05:41:23 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/switching-day-care-advice-needed#post-1580694 Mon, 21 Apr 2014 11:26:56 +0000 sunshineandsushi 1580694@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Your new daycare sounds like the ideal situation for now and thinking ahead for the future! I would switch them.</p> <p>I switched my boys at 12 months to a new daycare. It was tough because I was moving them to a new situation, even though I wanted to move them! I'd say they were adjusted within 1-2 weeks. </p> <p>What helped me with drop-off was sitting them down to eat breakfast with the teacher right when we arrived. That way they were distracted with eating even while I was saying goodbye and they knew I was leaving. </p> <p>GL! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/switching-day-care-advice-needed#post-1580459 Mon, 21 Apr 2014 10:18:45 +0000 kjpugs 1580459@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's always hard to make a change when the current option isn't BAD, just not optimal. The new daycare is definitely a better option, so even though it's no hard feelings with the current center, keep in mind all the positives! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/switching-day-care-advice-needed#post-1580362 Mon, 21 Apr 2014 09:38:48 +0000 septca 1580362@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>100% switch. </p> <p>We just (temporarily) switched nannies because ours is on an extended vacation to her home country. I'll be honest, the first week was HARD... DD is almost 15 months and definitely had a strong attachment to our nanny. But each day was better than the one before and now she is mostly adjusted. We will be switching her again soon (also waiting on a daycare slot), and as much as I am NOT looking forward to the transition, I will do it in a heartbeat because I know it will be much better for everyone in the long run (cheaper, more convenient for me, better educational and socialization environment for DD...). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/switching-day-care-advice-needed#post-1580273 Mon, 21 Apr 2014 09:00:53 +0000 edelweiss 1580273@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>the idea of switching is really hard after you've established a routine and a comfort zone, but it sounds like the new daycare will be great and logistically much much better. as sad as it will be to say goodbye to the current beloved teachers, i'm betting that you will find the same love at the new daycare. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/switching-day-care-advice-needed#post-1580249 Mon, 21 Apr 2014 08:51:10 +0000 tinyperson 1580249@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BlueWolverine: We switched at 14 months, and it was fine. BUT, she was fine when we started daycare at 13 months (she was only at the first one for a month before we switched). So, I'm not sure how much help my experience would be! Kids are adaptable though, so I would switch. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/switching-day-care-advice-needed#post-1580246 Mon, 21 Apr 2014 08:50:08 +0000 Smurfette 1580246@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BlueWolverine: let me know how it goes! DH and I are both super nervous about switching her (if we like the place on Friday) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/switching-day-care-advice-needed#post-1580244 Mon, 21 Apr 2014 08:49:03 +0000 BlueWolverine 1580244@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsTiger: Thanks! This is helping my anxiety about moving her. Her ped said it's much easier for them at this young age as well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/switching-day-care-advice-needed#post-1579787 Sun, 20 Apr 2014 19:00:35 +0000 HappyBaker 1579787@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We just switched at 18 months and I was freaking out about it, but DD has been like a totally different (happier) kid since her first day at the new place! They had warned me it might be 2 weeks or so of sad drop offs but she loves it so much she only cried on day one. Having attentive, loving teachers makes all the difference. We went for a visit just to show her the space a few days before, and her first day I stayed and played for about an hour. Good luck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/switching-day-care-advice-needed#post-1579396 Sun, 20 Apr 2014 11:27:55 +0000 BlueWolverine 1579396@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks, everyone! This helps me feel so much better about this. Has anyone switched with a babe around this age? Ideas for how to make it easier? I'm going to ask the new center, but will take any advice I can get. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/switching-day-care-advice-needed#post-1579303 Sun, 20 Apr 2014 09:32:28 +0000 lawbee11 1579303@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would definitely switch! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/switching-day-care-advice-needed#post-1579271 Sun, 20 Apr 2014 08:40:59 +0000 Smurfette 1579271@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would switch! </p> <p>We are going to look at another center this week. Decided we need to bite the bullet and pay to have her closer to home since the drive is just getting too much for her. But I am going to be so scared to move her and how she is going to take it. I love her teacher now but she will move up in the fall and who knows if I will love that teacher. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/switching-day-care-advice-needed#post-1579118 Sat, 19 Apr 2014 22:08:39 +0000 artsyfartsy 1579118@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO is only 2 months and is in an in home, but this sounds like an awesome opportunity. I'd switch. No advice on how to transition but it definitely sounds like the best idea. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/switching-day-care-advice-needed#post-1579112 Sat, 19 Apr 2014 22:03:08 +0000 BlueWolverine 1579112@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>After getting on the waitlist when LO was the size of a poppyseed (seriously, this day care knew I was pregnant before anyone else), we finally got in last week. LO is 15 months. After starting at a crap day care, we switched to small church day care that I really love. I'm so attached to her teachers. It's so tiny that there's only one room per age group. </p> <p>The potential new day care is hooked to my work and has a reputation in town at the best day care. Everyone I know who has a child there LOVES it. It does more on the education side. It's three minutes from my work. Also, the infant room is great and we have an instant sibling spot if we decide to have another baby.</p> <p>The current day care is very small. I love her teachers. I don't love the menu - I hate seeing things like "snack mix" or pudding as their afternoon snack. I'm also not terribly fond of the infant room teachers. If we decide to have another, I wouldn't be excited about placing her there. Also, she'll change rooms in a few months, so she won't be with the teachers I love anymore anyway. It' also about 20 minutes from work and adds a lot to our commute home. It's on the north side of town and we're contemplating buying on the south side. That's a few years away, though.</p> <p>When we visited the new place, the kids in her room flocked to the teachers. They loved them (as they do in her current day care). We also told the current day care that we'd be there through the fall, so I feel guilty about pulling her for a June 1 start at the new place.</p> <p>What would you do? If you have switched around this age, do you have any advice for how to make it easier for her? I'm having mini panic attacks when thinking about switching, but I also think it will probably be for the best. Maybe. </p>