E is 13.5 months old and isn't walking yet. At the beginning of June, she was moved into the Toddler room at daycare (ages: ~1 year to 2.5 years old) and things seemed to be going "ok" during the transition period.

She is the youngest in the room, by far, and the only nonwalker. She is basically a baby still, while the rest of her class are little kids who walk/run, talk and are much more advanced than her - because they are all 2+ years old!

For the past 2 weeks, E has really come to hate going to daycare. She CRIES at every drop-off - and not just a bit of tears, we're talking full on huge tears, snot all over the place, real intense crying. This doesn't happen anywhere else, so I don't think it's social anxiety and I worry it's not just a stage. She is a happy girl, and she used to love going to school. Now, as soon as we walk into the building, she starts crying really hard and hugging me/my husband.

I don't worry that kids are being mean to her (they all seem very sweet), and I trust her teachers as well. It's a great daycare, and I have no concerns that she is being mistreated.

WWYD? Wait it out and see if things improve (how long should we give her to adjust)?

I now work from home, so we also have the option of hiring a nanny to come in part time to care for her in our home. She's always loved daycare and it really is a great daycare, so we wanted to keep her in daycare 3 days a week but now I just dont know what's best. Even one of the floating helper teachers said its "weird" how upset E is every day now, when E was literally always happy and extroverted and social in the infant room.

We don't have the option of going back to the infant room for a few months, or going to a different toddler room with more kids her age.

So, WWYD: give her more time to adjust, or pull her out?

Is this normal behavior?

Ugh, please help.