childcare for toddlers

[Ambah]

Awww Chloe, its so hard isnt it!

Aidyn started daycare for 2 days per week at around 20 months, and for the first few times he cried a fair bit when I dropped him off...
The first two times I was called back to pick him up, as he was too upset, and they didnt want it to stick in his mind as being a traumatic experience.
Is there any way for the first few times that you could just leave him there for a couple of hours, then come and pick him up (say before naptime), and then increase this length each time?

I dont know about same sex friendships specifically... I think Aidyn shows a bit more interest in playing with the boys at this age, but he still is not very social, he seems to watch them, or plays next to them rather than with them...
The interaction with the other kids in general is great though, because he has learnt so much off them just by being with them and watching them - mroe than he learns off us at home!
Plus I love the artwork and activities that he does every day, I think he would find it more interesting than just doing stuff with boring old me... there is a greater variety.
I also think its good in that he has gotten used to being looked after by other people, so if there ever were an emergency and he had to go to someone else, I think he would cope a lot better from it.

Goodluck, I hope Yasin settles in soon enough... it just may take a little time...