Just really excited to share...not really related to home daycare. I have Fridays off. We decided to sign our 25months old up for nursery school Friday mornings. To give her a chance to be part of a larger group and listen to other adults and all that. Today was her first day.
I did a very quick drop and run. I had prepared her as best as I could with lots of books. But she looked utterly confused as I put her through the doors, turned and left! I could hear her crying as I left.
I went back 2hrs later (10min early) and all was calm and quiet during story time. I wanted so badly to peek in at her but I stayed hidden until they let her out. She was happy as could be telling everyone her mommy was there. The teacher said she cried a very, very long time but that they got her calmed. She was happy when I arrived and she is in a great mood since I got her. So I consider that a big success! She also came home with 3 paintings and glue project. We don't have family in town so she really doesn't get much time away from us. We do leave her with a variety of sitters but it isn't that often (they cost a fortune!) She is also cutting her top molars (one cut yesterday but the other one is all bubbled up and she slept horribly last night due to the teeth. So not the best day to start school on her own. But she did it :-)