Kyleigh's Story - Day 6 at the New Day Care

This morning when I dropped off Kyleigh at the day care, the teacher talked to me and advised that I switch Kyleigh to a different classroom.

Kyleigh just turned 2 years old and was in between the age groups of 2 different classes (1-2 year-olds and 2-3 year-olds). I initially chose to put her in the older class because I thought she could learn faster from them. However, the teacher believed that Kyleigh was not ready, and the younger class would be more beneficial for her development.

Durning the day, I spoke to the day care director over the phone, and she was saying the same thing. Plus, I had seen a kid pushing Kyleigh, and another grabbing her Little Bee. So I agreed to switch her.

When I picked her up this evening, I looked at the younger classroom and it was much smaller with about the same number of kids.

Kyleigh did not cry when I showed up in her classroom. She was almost happy to tell me that they were playing building blocks. She said bye-bye to the teachers, the classmates, the table, and the building blocks. She stopped by and watched the Christmas tree, the paper stars on the wall, and the fish in the lobby.

I felt a little hesitant about the new decision, because Kyleigh was actually getting used to her class, but now I am going to send her to a strange place, and she will have to learn to adapt all over again. However, it seems to be the right move because the new classmates will be younger and probably won't be too violent. Kyleigh should feel more "in place" with them too.

I have been telling Kyleigh that we are going to a new classroom with new teachers and new classmates. I am not sure if she understood. I hope this is the right decision.

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