Daycare settling-in needs a parent for three mornings, and my leave ends on Monday

velvet_paper_649719 Aug 2026

Their settling-in plan: a parent stays for three mornings, then two short drop-offs, then full days. Sensible. Except term has started and I'm due back in my classroom on Monday. School has said no to a phased return. My partner can do two mornings at most. Who did the settling-in for your baby when neither parent could cover all of it? Did anyone send a grandparent, and did the daycare accept that?

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amber_quilt_874319 Aug 2026
Ask them what the parent is doing in the room for those three mornings. At my younger one's place it was mostly sitting in a corner while the staff watched how we fed and settled her. A written note on her routine plus one long morning covered most of it. If that's what they mean, a grandparent can do it. If they insist it must be you, ask why.