Waddlers

The daycare splits kids up by age group - 6weeks to 18 months is "infant", 18 months it "toddler", sometime after two is "twos", three/four is preschool. But our particular daycare center has developed another group - the "waddlers" - those childern too old for the infant room, but not old enough for the toddler room. You must be walking, off the bottle, and able to survive on one nap per day to be admitted to the waddler room. Admissions are subject to availability and filled oldest first.

For about a month now I have been trying to get Miss M into the Waddler room as much as possible (as a visitor). Her official start date is June 1st BUT she has been walking/eating/one nap for almost two months now, and all the other kids her age have already moved into the room. She is totally bored with all the dumb babies in her infant room. This week one "waddler" kid is on vaca all week so Miss M is granted access - and boy are they going to regret it... because she LOVES, LOVES, LOVES it over there. I tried to drop her off at her normal Infant room this morning and she totally through a fit, crying, clinging, BIG messy baby. She kept pointing at the other room. She is spending her day there today, so the tantrum is short lived, but what do we do next Monday when there is no more open spot for her? She is going to be so pissed! I'm hoping that the powers that be will see how traumatized my super-advanced (because you know, of course she's advanced) daughter will be if she is separated from her peers and will find some miracle way to keep her in there.