Would it be possible for you to do a quick hand off with the baby, drop off the 3 year old, and then go back and put away bottles, diapers, etc.?
Something that several of my parents do is to say their (quick) good-byes outside the classroom door and then do a quick hand off of the (preschool age) child to me and then go drop off their infant. If your child has some trouble with drop off, then that only works if you're not dropping off at busy times. If you're frequently dropping off during a transition or at the same time as everyone else or another hectic time, then it may be very difficult for your child and the classroom staff as staff will have trouble helping your son settle in while managing a group in transition or attempting to have conversations with other parents.
Originally Posted by daycarediva:
He WILL get used to it. I'll be honest, the clinging/crying at drop off is a delay tactic and once you tell him this is what we are doing, and you leave, he will stop and move on.
This. A quick drop off is usually a good, or at least better, drop off.