Bit long sorry...
DD is 4 1/2 and started full-time at reception in January. Prior to that it was just for the mornings 9-12. Before she started school she was at nursery 5 mornings until 12noon and 2-days until 2.30pm.
When she started school she was fine - and went in each day happily. Since going full-time she has started not wanting to go in at all. She is fine right up until saying 'goodbye'. We had a few weeks where she was fine and went in happily, but now she refuses to go in each day which leaves me standing by the class door trying to pacifer her. I try to make a quick exit- but this isn't allways possible unless the teacher takes her off my hands. She is so upset and tells me that 'the day is too long' 'I'm tired' 'Why do I have to go to school everyday?'. The teacher is nice and dd likes her, but even she said to me the other day ' we'll have to do something about this, as ds has been here allmost 6 months'. I can see her point, but at the same time ds is only 4 1/2 and not all children can cope with the same schedule. I allways knew that for ds going full-time at 4 1/2 would be a struggle and was given the impression that the school would be more understanding of this, yet now I'm feeling pressure from them - like this is unusual behaviour.