I wish I could help, but I am in the same boat! I am one and a half weeks in with a new dcb and he cries all day every day still. I am not sure how much more of this I can take...the other kids are thrown off, I am stressed and exhausted...it's almost impossible to do art, circle time, anything really. Just like you, if I am holding him he is sometimes okay (although not always)...but otherwise he cries ALL day. Today I am at the point of telling the parents that they might be best to start looking into other care options...I will give it one more week, but if there is no progress, I cannot do more...it is just too stressful! I am even dreading the prospect of one more week, but feel it is fair to try. This has never happened to me before either...some crying here and there is normal, but non-stop crying all day to me, shows that the child was totally unprepared for group care. I really like the parents of my crier too and want it to work...but there is only so much I can do! Good luck with yours!