My 18m old son has been with the childminder since the start of Nov. It took me ages to find someone/somewhere I felt comfortable leaving him with. As soon as we met her I liked her and my boy made himself at home within seconds of going into her house. She is very professional and updates me throughout the day as well as filling out his little diary that I take home each night. He goes to her Mondays 10-6.30 & Tuesdays 10-6.30. She looks after one other toddler during the day then another two children after school.
I knew it would be tough because he is v clingy and loves being with me all the time, but I didn't think he would still be so unhappy a month on. Is this normal? He cries every time we drop him off, but seems to calm down once we've left. Then on pick up it's like he cannot wait to get out of her house and is usually in quite a bad mood too. Tonight he has apparently not stopped crying since my partner picked him up and is hitting both him and the cat non stop?! I don't know if I'm worrying for no reason or if he is genuinely unhappy there and trying to communicate it to us. Any advice would be appreciated x