Thanks everyone! I'm happy to hear that it's not necessarily something to expect from all daycare providers with young children of their own. I also now know that it's something to bring up during interviews with new providers. It was one of the reasons why we left our last daycare. Her kids were 3 and 5 (half-day kindergarten) and my daughter would ask me daily why she couldn't do all the things that they were able to do. It must have been quite obvious that they were able to do their own thing.