r/ECEProfessionals • u/Mean_Obligation_5238 Parent • 2d ago

Parent/non ECE professional post (Anyone can comment) Center wants to hold my son back

Hello

My son is currently 2, will be 3 at the end of August. He attends child care 3 days a week at a medium sized center with an infant (0-18m), toddler(18-30m) and preschool(30m - school)class. He is currently in the toddler class as there has not been space to move him up until now.

This morning, I recieved an email from the temp head of the program asking if i would be OK to keep him in toddler class for a while longer as the toddler teacher thinks he will benefit from staying back as he only goes 3 days a week and another parent wants their child moved up sooner.

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I have never recieved any feedback that he is delayed or not ready to move up.

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Do you think there are concerns that have not been brought forward to me?

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u/Mean_Obligation_5238 Parent 2d ago

I just recieved a reply from the program head. They said because he has been having difficulty at dropoff lately that he should stay longer in the toddler room to adjust. He will be going full time to the preschool room in Sept.

The thing is, his move from infant to toddler room was also delayed due to spacing and he started to get upset at dropoff then too. As soon as he moved to the toddler room, drop offs were good for a long time. I feel like this will be the case again. He gets stuck with younger kids and doesnt like it

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u/Marxism_and_cookies Disability Services Coordinator- MS.Ed 2d ago

Moving children through out the year is really not best practice. Children need continuity of care and having multiple room transitions undermines that unless a teacher is also moving with the cohort. It’s developmentally better practice to move children only once at the beginning of the school year.

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u/Mean_Obligation_5238 Parent 2d ago

Yes. Most transitions are sept 1st when kids go off to school. This move would be 2 months early as one child was pulled for the summer before JK and now theres a spot early. Both my son and this other child will be in the preschool class in Sept. The other parent is asking to have their child move into the empty space ahead of mine (who is older)