Dimpledthighs, so sorry to hear that your dd is finding it hard at school, if it's any consolation, my ds has cried every morning since the 4th January and it is extremely painful to leave them. His teacher has also told me that he hangs back and won't get involved in anything, even though he knows some of the kids in his class from nursery.
We had a breakthrough this morning as it was his first full day and he managed to go in without tears, I literally jumped for joy at this - the other mums were laughing at me, they all think I'm mad, but ds had cried before we left the house and told me he doesn't like school so I was prepared for the worst.
As the school are telling you to stay and settle your dd can you show her the hands on the clock and say, right mummy has to go by this time and move it back a couple of minutes each day?
One of my friends has been rewarding her daughter with a sticker each day and took her out for dinner to her favourite restaurant on Friday after school.
Is there something that your dd really wants, that maybe you could work up to giving her if she manages one day without crying, then 2 etc.
I've managed to convince my ds that I'm going home to do horrible things like cleaning and shopping and that his little brother will just be having a sleep.
Hope your dd settles down for you soon, the only good thing is that's a very short half term so she'll be on holiday before she knows it. Beks