Son Acting Out at Daycare!

My DD acts out if she is not getting enough to eat. She needs to have a high-protein snack every two hours, like a hard-boiled egg or a peanut butter sandwich. I'd ask the Director about what your son has been eating. You may need to send along a high-protein snack for him to have through out the day. I'd also ask what time he is going down for a nap. At three years-old he probably doesn't need to nap until 1pm, but if he's with younger children they may be putting him down for a nap as early as 11am.

Try to rearrange your schedule to pick him up and be home so he can nap at home. Can a grandparent or relative help out. Of course he is different at home. He has you and is not fighting amongst other children for the teacher's attention. Home is the best place for little ones. If you can't do this or unwilling to do so, beef up your time with him. Being a single mom, your focus maynot alwys be on him.
I've worked in preschool field 10 + year. Those situations often only get worse. There is a definite behavioral difference in children who atttend for a short time (say 4 hours/day), than those poor children stuck at daycare 30-50hours a week. I found this true with my own son. When I worked full time (he came to work with me) he was a terror. When I went to part time and we had more bonding time at home, his behavior and attiude changed.

My daughter frequently won't nap either and the daycare staff doesn't force her. Instead they provide her with a coloring book and other activities that she can do without disturbing the other kids who are napping.

My daughter use to lie down quietly but the staff figured what was the point if she didn't take a nap. She doesn't care for napping at home either and will simply lie there for HOURS

hello.

i have two sons, 2 1/2 and 6 that listen to my daycare provider better than they listen to my husband and i. is your son in a daycare with lots of kids and minimal supervision? maybe feels like he isn't getting enough attention at school (like he does at home). are you in the Orangecrest area of Riverside? if so, my daycare provider currently has openings and is great with my toddler who is with her full-time. he has greatly improved with his potty-training since changing daycares and she focuses on curriculum. Maybe you should put him in a different daycare. i believe he is acting out because he doesn't like it there and is too young to express it to you. The name of my daycare provider is Klassy Kids Family Daycare, Orangecrest (Riverside) ###-###-####. Good luck!!

I would look into the following;
any new kids, any kids that he is having trouble getting along with?, if your boy is verbal enough try aksing him, also ask the teacher. Did they change anything in his routine?
Any of these things could have an effect. Maybe they need to individually warn him ahead of time that naptime is approaching. They could also try having him nap in a different spot. There could be something/someone (a peer maybe) that is bothering him and the teacher's don't observe this and he may not know how to express it.
Hope this gives you some ideas!