Ever termed because unable to transition?

[Daycare123]

Thanks for responding everyone!

[Sassygirl]

I had a wonderful family interview a year ago last Feb. Their daughter was adorable was starting in July at 12 months old. Amazing parents! Girl would be coming 3 days a week other 2 days at Grandparents and home with dad. Raised a little big of red flags but parents were willing to pay for a full week so I went with it. They didn't need to start until July so paid a deposit and holding fee they wanted her in my daycare so much.
Fast forward to July when she started. She screamed ALLLLL DAYYYYY LONNNG! It was awful. She screamed when someone came near her, she screamed when I put her in the highchair/stroller, screamed when she couldn't see me or was more than arms length away, screamed outside in my backyard when eventually my next door called the City by law officers on her for noise. Her behaviour was interfering with our daily routine as kiddos had to listen to it all day long, began covering their ears, parents would question her crying when they dropped off or picked up their children. One mom asked if her dcg was having to listen to that crying all day and seemed very concerned. We also couldn't go outside to play or for walks as this dcg would scream and I didn't want any more phonecalls!
After the first week, I told parents that they needed to send her to me for 2 solid weeks straight, no staying home with dad, no grandparents. They agreed. After week 2 (week 1 of 5 days a week instead of 3) there was no improvement. I began to lose patience so she ended up in the playpen upstairs quite a bit as no one could bear to listen to her noise. It was impacting my care for the other children. I gave the parents warning at that 2 week point if she wants any better by the end of July (this was 2nd week of July) she would have to go as there didn't seem to be much improvement. She got a little better at drop offs but that was about it. Her eating habits were terrible as well. Was on bottles of milk and refused anything other than arrowroot cookies, goldfish crackers or pureed baby fruits which I refuse to serve). Needless to say we made it through the 2 solid weeks with no improvement and the third week of 3 days a week in July but I termed at the end of the month. I could NOT handle it.
Go with your gut!

[nschildcare]

Yes, twice. Some kids just aren't ready for group care and that much stress is not good for anyone.