Spixie, the last 3 children who joined my daycare took between 2-4 months to settle in. My first question for you is to ask if the child is full-time? Because I realized that I probably would have shortened the crying span if I had insisted on the children coming to daycare full-time. I weaned them in at a couple days a week, then 3 for a few weeks, then 4 for a few weeks and I don't want to do that again. Once they finally become full-time they usually settle down within a few weeks but every child is different. There's no rule unfortunately. Don't let anybody tell you there is a definite time limit to follow.