Difficult daycare drop off

My 2 year old has been at the same daycare for almost one year. I know that she has fun and is well taken care of. The daycare was recently closed for 2 weeks (during which time we potty trained at home). She’s been back at daycare for almost 2 weeks now and drop off is a nightmare! She cries and holds on to me like a koala. This reminds me of drop off when she was a year old. I’m sure it’s probably the changes in her life (potty training, new kids in her class, daycare being closed for 2 weeks and having to readjust, ect.) but does anyone have any tips??

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Let her know you’ll always come back to her, and that she’s safe because you trust the daycare owner. Make drop offs simple with a “bye, I’ll be back to bring you home later and I love you” so she doesn’t have too much time in your arms thinking she will go home if she cries enough. Pack a blanket or a stuffed animal that she favours as it may smell like home. Or, give her a hair tie from your head and say you would like her to keep it safe for you until you come back, as it’s your special item (may excite her idk). I’m sorry you both are going through this. It’s tough, but you have to stay firm. Show her you are confident.

If your day care allows it. May be give her something small to show her teachers and friends. It could be as small as a sticker, a new hairclip. My daughter love showing and sharing with her friends

If you are entirely confident in the daycare staff and that there hasn't been any sort of incident that's put her off, then I agree with the suggestions the others Mummas have given. I might just add a piece of discussion BEFORE you get to daycare like, "Mumma is going to take you to daycare now, where you can have fun and play with your friends, then I will come back and get you because I love you sooo much", because trying to have these simple chats while you're saying goodbye and your child is already reacting can be more difficult and less effective. It could be caused by so many things like; developmental stage of separation anxiety, different toilets/different toilet process, if they have moved you LO to a different room with different children or aaany of the changes you mentioned. Whatever the cause I truly hope it passes quickly now for both of you🤞🍀

Thank you everyone for the tips!! I’m confident no incidents have occurred (this started the first day back after 2 weeks vacation and was not an issue prior). I think it’s all the changes…she is spending part of the day in the older class that she’s getting ready to transition to, plus potty training, ect. So I think it’s just a lot for her 🥺. I will be trying to implement your tips and hopefully with time, she’ll adjust

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