Not Allowing Parents To Walk Children In

[Heidi]

I'm guessing they had a number of problems with (other) parents prolonging goodbyes, adding chaos to the morning routine. If they are a corporate center, someone from above may have mandated the change due to liability (if another parent were to harm a child, for instance).

I personally think that you should call the director and ask the reason for the change. Then, I would point out that punishing one parent (and child) for the actions of others is not ok. Next, if they decided to make a change like that, a letter should have been sent home to warn parents, who could then prepare their children for the change.

As far as "preparing for school", that's b.s. Generally, schools allow parents to walk their kindergartners to class. At the very least, they tell you otherwise during the process so that you can say "bye bye" outside. They dont' need to practice this at 3 for what happens when they're 5.

OH wait...you said Preschool. What preschool? Their preschool? The public preschool? :confused:

I took my daughter to her day care/learning center this morning as I usually do. We have a routine of me walking her in, putting her stuff away, me taking her to the bathroom, and then us doing our secret handshake to say goodbye. Well today when i walked in I was met at the door by one of the workers, as usual, but then told that parents were no longer allowed to walk the children in. The lady said that it was for the safety of the kids and to prepare them for preschool. My kid just turned 3 last month and was not prepared for this. I told my daughter that I could not go in and she freaked out. Is this a normal thing? This is the only daycare we have ever been too so I have nothing to compare it to. I just feel like it is wrong for them to tell me I can not walk her in there.