Potty training and daycare – how does that work?
Question by Momto2inFL: Potty training and daycare – how does that work?
I know daycares will help help with potty training when the child is ready, but I’m unusual how well a child will do at daycare versus at home. The way I see it, there are tons of distractions at daycare. They’re playing, doing tale time, arts and crafts: Will a child speak up and say “potty”?
I may be celebrating a small early but I don’t care. LOL. My 2 yr ancient has been peeing on the potty (standing up) before bathtime for the past few months. Small pees but he’s doing it. And every now and again he’ll wake up with a dry diaper (overnight) and typically he’s soaked. So we figured he’s land it all night, let’s try peeing in the daylight.
I did it yesterday, whole success! We tried this daylight, DOUBLE success! He peed initially and we celebrated. Then 30 mins later he pooped in his diaper, told me, “Mommy, potty” and he marched into the bathroom and place his stepstool down and tried ripping off his diaper. So I took it off, wiped him down with baby wipes, and he peed AGAIN in the potty!
So once we do this a few more times and he seems to make it routine, how does that work at daycare?? I guess I just worry that he won’t speak up at daycare or he’ll be distracted because playing is more fun than going potty.
Any tips or suggestions if you potty train at daycare???
Best answer:
Answer by Lisa
When my daughter was consistently by the potty at home, i send her to daycare in underwear and let them know that i was doing so. They are used to production with potty-training children and know to question them often if they have to use the potty. She didn’t have any accidents there either. They did have a spare set of clothes and pull-ups on hand just in case though.
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August 23, 2010
5:54 am
When I worked at a preschool, we worked with the parents. If they told us that Johnny was potty training, we did no matter what they requested, whether than meant taking Johnny to the potty every hour, or asking him often if he needed to go, or no matter what.
August 23, 2010
6:36 am
My grand kids went to day care, but the potty training came at home.
August 23, 2010
7:18 am
If he is ready to use the potty full time question the daycare workers to remind him once an hour to try and go. You can’t rely on a 2 year ancient who is busy playing that he needs to remember to go.
August 23, 2010
8:10 am
Successful potty training depends on many factors. Consistency is one of those factors. I have been a mom for 29 being to 4 and I have been a child care provider in my home for 21 being. I want to know if parents are beginning the potty training process at home so that I can continue with the process while the children are in my care. The best case scenario is that parents share their routine with the care givers so that the child can experience consistency throughout the day. I have potty trained a lot of kids. Each one goes in this area the process in his/her own unique way. Your child care provider can be a huge assest when it comes to potty training as she/he typically also has experience in this and can help through problems or suggest some additional techniques that will be useful. Whether child care is provided in a center or a home, toileting is easily accomplished as part of the daily routine. Playing is always more fun the going potty, so taking a potty training child to the bathroom on a routine bases helps prevent accidents. Many children do not start the potty training process by having the ability to know they have to urinate or have a bowel movement much before it really happens. Usually this takes some practice before the child consistently announces the need to use the potty in enough time to really make it to the potty. I suggest you make time to discuss potty training policy with your care providers. Let them know what is going on at home and they will work with you to assure that the process continues. At my house, we regularly make potty trips and I know that daycare centers typically have potty trips as well on a routine basis in addition to the children saying when they have to go. By the toilet before playing outside, before meals, before and after naps is quite common.