do I give it more time?

[WImom]

I have a new two year old (just turned two) that we will be going on two weeks tomorrow at my preschool/daycare. She comes three days a week currently. At the interview mom said she talked in sentences, does her abc's every night, etc when I asked about making sure she thought she'd be ready for a preschool environment. So far I haven't seen any of this. She does alot of baby babbling, noises which might be because DCG's last daycare she was the oldest where here she is the youngest so I'm just not used to that.

So far these two weeks she's either been rocking hitting her head on the wall in the reading area on a chair, or throwing tantrums. Anytime I tell her no or redirect her she throws a tantrum. She also doesn't listen at nap and if she wakes up early she talks, hums, etc and doesn't listen when I say Shhhh - we need to be quiet. She just laughs.

I feel like I can't do anything with the other kids on the days she is here because I'm constantly redirecting.

Do I give it another week since she's only here three days but give mom a heads up that this may not be a good fit right now? Do I give it longer than that?

[Blackcat31]

Do you see ANY improvements at all since she started?

If not, I would probably term as she isn't a great fit for your program. If she hasn't made any improvements (even tiny ones) in two weeks, then she probably wont

If she has had any improvements at all, even a little, then she might just need more time. Is mom someone you can openly talk with?

It is hard to give advice on how long to wait for a child to settle because sometimes it is also dependent on the parent and the relationship you have with them, how honest they are in regards to their child and the overall big picture of things....kwim?

[Meyou]

I think you need to give a part time child that young at least 4 weeks to adjust to be fair. I don't blame you if you don't want to do that but they really don't adjust sooner than that unless they're moving from one daycare to another.

I'm in week 6 with a 3 morning a week 2.5 year old. She was miserable weeks 1-3, not happy week 4 but the start of week 5 she was alternating happy and sad. By the end of last week she was a different child and she came in all this week with a smile and ran from her mom. Weeks 1-4 I peeled her off her Mom screaming.

[cheerfuldom]

most of the things you are needing changed arent going to suddenly be different in a week or two....such as her being academically and socially ready for your program. besides that, the non napping and tantrums are extremely disruptive. I would let mom know what you consider as "preschool readiness" and then let them go. If you dont have a readiness list for prospective parents, then get one typed up and ready for the future.