Originally Posted by My4SunshineGirlsNY:
...the older girls get cranky because 9 year old daycare girl won't leave them alone...
Why? Why are your kids forced to socialize, let alone be in the same room as the daycare kids? That's likely your problem.
My kids are homeschooled so they are here the whole daycare day and if they chose they don't have to spend a single second with a dckid in view. I like it that way.
I think your kids need THEIR home back. THEIR space. You know? Try to set things up so the daycare is in one part of the home. Serve two lunches - one for the daycare kids and then when the dckids go down for nap serve lunch and eat with YOUR kids only.
Having a seperate daycare space really, really helps in this situation.
YOUR kids should never feel that THEY are at work or they become resentful. And really..what kid wouldn't??