I agree with secondtimearound. Potty training starts at home not at daycare. Once a parent tells me they are starting at home I start taking the child once or twice a day here. I also don't start this until after the child is 2. I prefer if a family stays in diapers off the start as I find that usually the child is not really ready to start and doesn't really understand what is going on. Once they have practiced at home and had some success (not just putting the child on and the child accidentally goes) then I ask that we switch to pull-ups. Once a child is in pull-ups I will start taking the child more often, assist with clothing. I don't ask the child if they need to go. My whole group regardless of age goes at certain times during the day. I get the potty training child on board with that schedule. Once a child learns to tell me they need to go and has a dry pullup for 2 weeks then we can transition to underwear. I will not sit a child on the potty constantly all day, I will not allow them to come in underwear until I have approved it and they need to show an interest or I don't bother. IMO the parents should be doing most of the training in the evening (going naked or in underwear, getting used to the potty). I also don't use a "potty". I do have a toilet seat that has a built in child sized seat.