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This drives me nuts on the days where his teacher is already gone when I get there. We don't get daily reports anymore so I'm totally in the dark if she isn't there at pickup.

When we did get daily reports, I asked for more info, like was he happy/sad/grumpy, what was a cute thing that happened today, etc. because when he was in that class, the teacher was always gone by 4ish, so long before pickup. She was happy to oblige, it didn't take her much longer to write happy/sad/whatever plus a discovery or cute thing from the day (usually like two sentences or less: "LO loves the magnatiles!" or "Used his words well today!") not much effort, but it made me feel more connected.

I'd think about what you'd really like and just ask! Maybe they can find a way to accommodate!

The infant room at LO's center uses an app that parents can access and enter info into too, so the teachers know before the kiddo arrives how things are going (if they ate, last diaper change, etc.) and the parents can access the info in real time. I'm so excited to have access to that much info with the new baby!

Both of my kids have a point teacher; the point teacher generally has something to tell us about their day, in addition to whatever is on their note. If the point teacher is away, we don't get much more than "good day!" I'm not sure if the point teacher is more tuned in to the kids they point for, or if we just happened to luck out with the chatty point teachers.

I think asking some specific questions could be a good idea: you get answers to those questions, and the teacher starts to figure out what you are interested in.

I also generally just get the "it was good" response. If you want more info, try to ask her some specific questions. Lately we're working on LO eating table foods so I'll ask about that. In the past it was more questions about how she napped.

I know that my kid's teacher has other kids to attend to (and is still attending to when I pick up) and so I don't expect her to rattle a bunch of stuff off at pick up. But she's more than happy to answer any questions I may have.

Pretty much nothing. We get a daily sheet of what they did tbat day, how they ate, etc. But, when I drop off the girls that watch her for the day are only there until like 3 and then late care comes in--so they really don't know how her whole day was only from when I get there until pick up. Just the way it works I guess!

Don't feel high maintenance! You're paying a lot of money for her to be well cared for and if you don't feel like you're getting enough information, tell them!

I'd probably frame it like "I loved getting those little stories about her day, like XYZ, that was so nice, it made me feel like I had a better insight into how she's doing! Can you work that into her daily log again, I really enjoyed it!" If the teacher knows how important it is to you, I bet she'll resume it!

You could also reach out to the director and see what the policy is around pictures, I always loved getting pictures at his old center, it was really hard to go from getting 2-3/day to nothing at the new center, but the new center is much stricter about teachers using personal devices to take pictures but LO is next door to me now, so I can pop by and I do!

I call during the day too, if somethings up with LO, like he's got hives right now, so I've been calling the teacher during nap (which is when she prefers to get calls) to check on him. You could always try calling too if you need more information about something.

We might get a "she had a good day" , or they might tell us a funny story, but generally I only hear if something happened (she didn't nap, she wasn't hungry), etc. Sometimes her main teacher is gone so I won't hear of a message until the next morning. If it is SUPER important they wil write it down and put it in her lunch can (this has happened maybe once)

I see people on HB who get daily written reports but we definitely don't get anything even close to that at all. I'm fine with it, though. I get the info that I need to get.

My kid is 2.5 and he still gets daily written reports. They include diapering/potty info, activities he did, the food menu, and nap times I usually ask how is day was, but the responses are short and simple usually. His old daycare stopped giving anything written once he turned 18 months. I love that his newer school does this still, although I doubt it will continue once he moves up in a couple of months!

Our daycare is really good about communicating, but I know it's not the norm. We get daily notes, which are 1 paragraph about what she did that day (ie who she played with, what activities she liked, etc), and it's a notebook we pass back and forth so I can ask qs, like if lo has been extra fussy/sleepy lately, or tell them what's going on with us--so like, when fil was in the hospital, they put doctor toys out in the dramatic play area so that visiting the hospital wouldn't be totally unfamiliar. Plus I often have conversations about what she's up to during drop off and pick up--more actually during drop off, bc at our center parents stay 5-10 mins and play with our children to help them transition, so it's more relaxed than pick up, when I'm gathering all lo's things and trying to get her out the door. Sometimes I'll ask how her day was and get a short "it was good, she had fun" answer, but then her notebook will be more detailed. Usually if I ask a more direct/detailed question, like "she didn't sleep well last night, was she very fussy today?" I get a longer answer. We do talk a lot about where she is in her development stages, like how her vocabulary is changing or her relationships with the other kiddos, or about how right now she's saying "why" to everything we also have 2 parent-teacher conferences/year which are very detailed convos

We have an in-home provider. DH usually does pick up and some days we just get a "he had a great day" and some days we get an anecdote about how much he ate or if he particularly enjoyed eating something. Like apparently he really likes zucchini (hardly touches it at home) and likes sucking down pouches (he squirts them all over the house here). I do pick up once a week but I'm known as the high maintenance mom so when I ask how his day went, they will tell me how he ate, what was for lunch and snack, how long he napped, and his mood. They are super detailed when DS isn't feeling well, but mostly I figure to justify why they may not want him back the next day.

@Mae: when my son moved from infants to toddlers, his teacher never could say more than his day was "good" and his daily sheet notes were so generic. It drove me crazy! I felt like my kid was invisible to her and I almost pulled him out. But then he started in twos and it was much better. So it could be teacher personality (I'm a lead teacher in a primary classroom & give info like this when I see parents at pick-up; I encourage my assistant, who's younger, to do the same but she's very shy with parents).
I don't think the types of questions you mentioned in a reply are over-the-top. Does your school do conferences? You could always ask for some one on one time with the teacher and explain you're anxious about this change & not knowing specifics. I bet she'd happy to keep doing the small notes if she knows it's important/appreciated. I think it's better to say something before it annoys you or becomes an issue.

I agree "Fine" is the normal answer and then I try to ask a specific question and then I get a bit more details.

"She had a good day!" Standard. I usually ask specific questions like, did she nap, who did she play with and what seemed to be her favorite thing? Also: What books did you read today?

It really does depend on whether her main teacher is there at pick up or not! My mom picks her up, and she has no problem asking a bunch of questions. Since DD only goes half day and usually the only one getting picked up the teacher will have time to answer questions/elaborate.

I don't find that it bothers me too much.. If I want to know something, I'd just ask.