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AIBU to be upset that preschool is not supporting potty training?

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If123 · 07/05/2026 17:47

Hi All,

am I being unreasonable to be upset/ put out by preschool being unsupportive with potty training daughter?

DD is 2.5 years and has just started preschool after Easter so has been going to the preschool for 3 weeks or so. We are also potty training which has started a week ago. She is doing really well at home and has had a few accidents to be expected but is doing well weeing on the potty. She is only going to preschool a couple of afternoons a week. Anyway when I’ve gone to pick her up from preschool I have been called into the office. They have said that she is not weeing on the potty at preschool and had a couple of accidents and they suggested putting her in pull up nappies. She had been in pull ups for months previously and not made any progress potty training. They said she had tried to run off while being changed and that it (having accidents) was disrupting her play time. I was quite upset because I felt this would confuse her and put back her progress. I have also seen the health visitor recently who agreed we should encourage her as much as possible and put her in normal pants to help her feel when she is wet. They have also been critical about her on other days saying she can’t drink from a cup properly and is very ‘busy’ and won’t sit still. AIBU to be upset and anoyed at the lack of support from preschool? Do they just not like her? It’s upset me they don’t seem to have a nice or supporting or encouraging thing to say.

OP posts:
MsSquiz · 10/05/2026 18:41

Bananasareberries · 09/05/2026 22:31

Learning to sit on a potty is part of potty training.

I know. I was pointing out that a potty was available when a poster said “she can’t use what isn’t there”.
so I don’t understand the relevance of your comment in regard to this?

Roz185 · 11/05/2026 08:38

At our local preschool a child has to be dry and toilet ready to considered for a place. 2 and half is a reasonable age for this. I don't know why so many parents nowadays don't seem to think this is important.

Bananasareberries · 11/05/2026 21:56

Roz185 · 11/05/2026 08:38

At our local preschool a child has to be dry and toilet ready to considered for a place. 2 and half is a reasonable age for this. I don't know why so many parents nowadays don't seem to think this is important.

Fortunately our local preschools didn’t break the law by discriminating against disabled children like that or my DC would have been denied education until yr 1 and have been even further behind despite working incredibly hard at all their therapies when other children that age could just play.

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