My sister and I were just discussing this yesterday. Unless you've worked in a daycare and a preschool enviornment, its hard to understand why this school did what they did.

They ask that the child be potty trained because they are in a higher level learning environment than a daycare "normally" has. In a preschool setting, its based so much, and ran alot like, kindergarten. Thats what they are doing. Preparing these children FOR public or private school - K and Up. Teachers in Kindergarten cant step away from their class to help a child go potty as can not a preschool teacher. Thats what a daycare is for. Those children are typically not in a structured scheduled preschool setting and the teacher has the ability to assist more with potty training, etc.

The school was right in their decision. I'd have done it too. If a child is having that many accidents, the child isnt potty trained. She is in-training, in which case she belongs in a daycare setting. Just my opinion.

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