Quote Originally Posted by Crayola kiddies View Post
I gave mom a list of things to get started on to help transition into daycare .... So keeping my fingers crossed ; )
Awesome practice for sure ... an analogy would be imagine you work for a temp agency where they place you in a position - but they make a mistake and place you where you are starting a new job you have NEVER done before .... you show up to work without a job description or training before hand, no knowledge of the expectations of the job or the consequences of not being able to do the job and you just have to WING IT .... how STRESSFUL would that be?

Now imagine that you showed up to work at this new job stressed to begin with and find out that your coworkers and boss do not SPEAK YOUR LANGUAGE and you are expected to perform your job regardless .... how stressful would THAT be?

IMO this the same thing for a brand new babe in a childcare setting experiences when their parents and providers have not worked together to prepare them for the new 'job' so to speak ... not ideal for anyone

This is why we should definitely have a 'what to expect on your first day and things you can do to help me' discussion with parents as well as an at my age in group care I should be working on checklist of 'skills development / expectations' provided depending on the 'age' the child is entering care ... because often what works at home with one child in regards to 'self help' is not what is needing to occur in the GROUP setting and if the parents have never had 'multiple children' they have no clue and we need to gently educate them on how to ensure their child can THRIVE in our settings