When we have infants starting in daycare most of us ask that the parent prepares the child by getting them on our schedule for napping and making sure they self sooth as opposed to being rocked to sleep, as well as starting them on fingerfoods, and not holding them all the time and encouraging independent play. in other words show them how to stack the blocks or show how a toy works then back away and let them do it. You have to be able to attend to all the children not just one. And its not fair to the other children to listen to screaming all the time .... You should be spending your evenings and weekends teaching your child that's it's ok to be on the floor by himself , in the high chair , in a play pen or play yard . I started a 10 month old in feb and this one hated the play yard but it was safer in there then on the floor with 4 toddlers and after aweek she stopped crying and now she is happy in there . It just takes perserverence and a thick skin.