Ok, so a lot has happened recently, so I'm not sure if that is the reason for this or something else.
DD1 has always loved childcare. She's always pretty much ran in and told me 'bye Mum'. Last year she was going 4 days a week. At the end of the school year last year she dropped back to 1 day a week as I was no longer working but I wanted to hold the space for when I return next year and its easier to increase time rather than get hours if you're not in at all.
The following has changed recently:
1. She has moved up to the toddler room
2. New baby
3. She's been very clingy since I was in and out the hospital near the end of the pregnancy and then 'missing' a lot when DD2 was born as I was visiting her in the hospital.
Anyway, she has started to not like childcare (or so it seems). I'm not sure if its just due to leaving me though? This was really highlighted for me on the weekend when we went into childcare for a fundraiser for family photos and she started crying as soon as we got to the carpark, she's never done that! I will admit I'm not sure I'm 100% happy with the new room. The staff in her previous room were so great and I don't really know the new ones well yet, but so far I don't have a great vibe about the room...
Anyway, sory for the ramble, but I think I've written this exactly as its going around in my head. I'm confused with what to do, ideally I'd like to keep her in once a week, but I don't want her to be unhappy. I also don't like the idea of reintroducing childcare when I go back to work, but once again, I want her to be happy....
Do you reckon her changing attitude has more to do with the changes than the new room? What would you do? See how it goes for a few weeks? Say something (what???) or something else. I'm so torn.
EDIT - is it likely she's just taking longer to get used to the room now that she's only going once a week?
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