Originally Posted by Carole's Daycare:
Excellent advice. I agree- it may be more than just separation anxiety- after a year it should be very rare, maybe an occasional crabby morning. Sounds more like autism or sensory processing disorder. Just for kicks, try turning down any noise- separating bigger/louder kids and ask them to be quieter for a day- let them know you're trying to help this other child. Then give the child a "weighted blanket" I made one for my special needs daycare child out of a spiderman pillowcase- super easy and directions can be had online. Amazingly- it really helped self soothing/calming. Regardless, I would let the parents know the childs distress elevates the tension levels for everyone, and let them know that unless professional intervention/evaluation is done ASAP they'll have to go, but you will consider evaluating your ability to continue caring for their child depending on the evaluation results and whether the suggestions of the specialists are implementable in your daycare/seem to work.
I agree as well, it could still be seperation anxiety over a yr. old though. I have seen it many times. It could be some form of autism as well.