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crying when going to preschool, advice from other childcarer's please.

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pinkdaffodil23 · 21/10/2014 10:34

Looking from a bit of advise from others working in childcare.
I look after three children, the middle child goes to preschool two days a week, and has been doing so for the past year, she has always loved it and we have never had any problems with her going. Her sister used to go to but went to school in september. We thought this may start a phase of being upset as she didnt have big sister with her but no she was fine. Then starting last week she has been getting upset when going ( the weekend before this she was poorly ). They sent her home last week as they said she must be ill again and wasnt herself, but the moment she was out of playschool she was back to he usual happy self. And then today again we had tears when going in, her mum said apparently last night she got upset again and said she didnt want to go. She was also clingy with me last week when we went to our usual groups and pretty much stayed by my side which is unusual, especially since we have been going for 2 years with no issues. Now i know that this is more than likely just a phase that shes going through, we have half term next week, so when she goes back we will probably have the same situation for a little while. My question really i suppose is do you agree this is just a phase? And if so how can i best reassure mum that this is the problem and not something worse, because i know if it carries on she will possibly take her out of preschool, which i dong believe is the best thing for her as she will start school next year and then will have to go everyday.
Thanks

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pinkdaffodil23 · 21/10/2014 10:39

Are we going through a stage of seperation anxiety here?

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Jinxxx · 21/10/2014 11:24

I have had a couple (both girls) who went through a stage of not wanting to go to pre-school. I think there was an element of having outgrown it - both were very much eager and ready to begin school and starting to find the activities they had enjoyed the year before a bit "babyish". One in particular had been part of a group of playmates many of whom went up to school a year earlier and she didn't appreciate being left behind with the littlies. I wonder if the sticking by your side might be in her mind behaving more grown up than the other children, rather than clingy?

pinkdaffodil23 · 21/10/2014 11:55

After a quick conversation i think its more anxiety as were currently going throuh a stage of bad nightmares and being afraid of the dark

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FlorenceMattell · 21/10/2014 13:11

Noticed at my charges nursery a lot of the children crying this week. Also one of my children not keen on going. Think that in general children are tired. They have had a few weeks of school, and darker autumn nights seem to be more tiring than summer. Don't ask me why?

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