He is constantly undermining what I say. Another example: "billy, please don't step on the book. Please pick it up." He continues to scowl at me whilst still inching his toes over the book until he is stepping on it. Today a few of them were playing in a bedroom with the door closed. I go over and open the door so I can see/ hear them. He goes over and THREE times closes it just as I turn around.
I have a daycare child who does a lot of similar type of things. What I've done a few times is have her stay right at my side for awhile afterwards. If she wants to play in the other room while I am making lunch, she can't. She needs to sit on a chair beside me while I cook. When she complains, I remind her that she's shown me that she won't listen to me today, so she needs to stay by my side so that I can keep her safe. I've done that with my own daughter as well.

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Lately his mother is letting him bring toys to daycare. (Which is my contract, no toys from home, so I will be enforcing this) The entire time he has something from home there are fights about anyone else who touches his toys. I make him share but the whole time he whines and cries, in a tantrum on the floor until he gets his turn.
If this is in your contract, I think you need to enforce it. It's clearly becoming an issue, so no more toys from home.

If you don't want to enforce it, this is what I do when children bring toys from home: If you are bringing a toy from home, it is to be shared with everyone. At the first sign of an issue or refusing to share, the toy goes into the backpack until it is time to go home. It does not come out again for the rest of the day. So far, that has worked for my place and if it becomes more of an issue in the future, I'll look at banning toys from home.