Baby M started his first day back at his old daycare yesterday. Things didn't go as smoothly as I had hoped, but he did well for the most part. I was antsy all day after dropping him off because it seemed like they were ill-prepared for his arrival. First off, my badge didn't work when I got there and I had to be buzzed in. Then at the front desk, I was told that baby M's primary teacher was not there (Monday is her day off) and that the assistant teacher was helping out in another classroom, so baby M didn't get to meet any of this new teachers that day. When we got to his room, his cubby was not set up and I didn't have a place to put his coat and backpack. The teacher that was there (she used to be the assistant teacher in big sister K's preschool class... not my favorite) was kind of blah... I had to actually tell her that it was baby M's first day, and can she please do something to make him feel more welcomed, like introduce him to some of the other kids in the class. Even then, all she does is sit down next to him at the breakfast table. I ended up introducing baby M to the other kids sitting around him and asking what their names are. The daycare has known for two weeks that he was returning... I guess I just expected more for them to welcome him back. On the bright side, he didn't cry, so that's always a good thing.
Today's drop-off went a lot better (at least for me). Baby M got to meet both his teachers and a lot of the kids in the class said "hi" to him and welcomed him in. Baby M even knew some of their names, so looks like he's already made some new friends. :)
Thursday, November 20 Update:
I definitely have no regrets moving baby M back to his old school. He had spent two months at his "new" school, and we would ask him all the time what he learned that day, to which he responded with either "I don't know" or "Nothing." Baby M has been back in his old school for only four days and I can already see the difference. While I was giving him a bath tonight, he started telling me about a book he read in school (without me even asking!) called "Three Bears in a Boat." The fact that he was paying attention and remembered what the book was about (as well as the name of the book) is huge. Apparently, he also made a very good friend in class. He told me he asked his friend J's mom if they can have a play-date together, and said that J is his best friend. It's been four days... and he has a best friend! Wow!
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