My golden rule is that if the parents are working with me and keeping the child on our daycare schedule on the days the child is home I will keep working with the family to get things on track. Some children fit in on the first day, and others are a real challenge, taking weeks or even months to fit into daycare. If the parents don't help I terminate. But napping is a big issue and if they are on our meal routine and napping routine that's a big plus.

In my daycare there are two 1 year olds, a 2 year old and two 4 year olds, so a huge age range and it's working great for us. It takes a lot of practice. I prefer to start babies as young as possible so I can have them stay with me until JK which means lots less turnover in the daycare.