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The things you are describing as slipping through the cracks would not bother me. I hate theme days, I'm updated throughout the day about what they are doing (we have an app), so I don't need a newsletter, and we have a monthly calendar that notes anything special coming up (not birthdays, I don't feel like it's the school's job to inform me of other kids'birthdays). I also know that if it's a center that there may be lots of hoops to jump through to get a candidate hired and I would rather they take their time to find the right person instead of just hiring anybody.

@raspberries: I would address those things specifically with the interim director. Just say, 'I realize you are stretched thin, but it's very difficult for kids and parents alike to not have any notice of teacher turnover, and I feel like I'm getting much less communication from the school altogether". Maybe they'll speed up the search a little.

I don't think any of those things would bother me enough to consider switching. I think the most important things are for my kiddo to be happy and well cared for, to love their teachers and to be comfortable with their curriculum and food. If you don't feel that there's enough communication, what about catching up with the teacher every day?

As long as the important stuff is happening, I'd be fine with it (i.e. the teacher turnover isn't really bad, there is someone you can go to with concerns, etc.) For what it's worth, we have a sort of similar situation in DS's pre K and I'm very disappointed not to be getting daily updates, but as far as I can tell he's making a lot of progress... I just don't anyways find out about it right away

I would address these things with her but they are not deal breakers for me. I guess I rather them take longer to find someone right for the job than to just fill it.

As long as the teachers had their act together, I would stay. At the end of the day, it is the teachers that make the difference not the director.

We had a lot of weird changes at our daycare. What mattered to me was communication and forward progress. I don't think it's weird or out of line to ask them for an update on their progress. If this is a major issue for you, I think they should know. Maybe they don't feel super motivated to fill the spot, because they don't realize it's an issue.