Tips for adapting to day care or nursery school

It is true that with 4 months it is difficult to know if your child is happy or not in the nursery or nursery school; but you can observe it, see how it reacts to the person in charge of its care (if it cries or smiles), if its cleaning is good at the time of collection or, if the center informs you periodically.

Tips that facilitate the adaptation of the baby to the nursery

If you are going to take your baby to the nursery for the first time, these tips will help you to facilitate the child's adaptation to the school:

- Visit the center with your son, before he starts attending.

- Show your child that you like and trust the educator.


- Your baby can take a stuffed animal That comforts him.

- Before any adaptation problem, Talk to the teacher.

- It is advisable to stay with the other children of the nursery outside the center, to establish knowledge activities.

Problems of adaptation to the nursery or nursery school

If you suspect that your son is not happy in the nursery or nursery school, do not ignore the matter, although due to professional circumstances you have to leave the child desperately. Talk to the educator and, if you do not have an answer, it is very important to talk with the center's management. However, every center must be open to the needs of parents and have a schedule of calls and tutoring. Also most of the centers have an agenda or diary, which is a daily and constant means of communication with the family.


1. Young children, up to 7-9 months, They often adapt to the attentions of any adult (parents or educators). These children rarely have problems adapting to a good daycare.

2. Older children can feel bad when we leave them with strangers, so they need more time, in addition to the extra support from parents, through adaptation programs to the center.

It is usual for children to show changes in their behavior when they start to go to daycare:

- if you start walking, you can cry and hold on to your leg, Whining, refusing to go to daycare and acting angry.
- You can go back and act like a smaller child. You may be more restless during the night, or it may be more difficult for you to go to sleep.

This behavior normally ends after a few days in the nursery. If after two or three weeks you check that your child is still crying, it is good to investigate a little more the whys: if it is because of the character of the child (very spoiled or enmadrado), how is the teacher who is responsible for their care, if the Classroom is well ventilated (neither too cold nor too hot).


Details of the nursery or nursery school

- It's normal for your son to come, one day, with a bite made by another child in the nursery. You do not have to worry, these are normal circumstances in these ages.

- See if your son says goodbye happy of the person who is in charge of it; if he sends a kiss or if she gives him a hug. The intuition of the parents is very know when it comes to assessing whether your child is happy, or not, in the center.

- If they tell you that the child does not eat,study the way to vary your diet: if the puree is very thick, if you do not have tolerance to certain foods, if you send too much food, or if you do not like the cooking mode of the center.

Even if you fully trust the center of Early Childhood Education that you have chosen for your child, you should not let any circumstance happen that could cause you uneasiness. Observe your child, it is easy to appreciate if a child is happy or not, even if it is very small. It arrives some day a little before the time and you are observing your teacher and the rest of the children from outside. You will check if things go properly.

Ana Aznar
Advisors: Cristina Gutiérrez, Coordinator of the Superior Formative Cycle of Infant Education of Development-Foundation.
Yolanda Castañeda, teacher at this Center and at the Villanueva University Center.

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