Usual Practise

You are absolutely right to expect recognition when you drop off your son. I don't have my daughter in a daycare setting, she's in a sitter's home, but I would always want someone to at least greet my child when I drop them off. That doesn't provide much of a sense of security for either of you.

Playing devil's advocate- Is there a different teacher? Are there suddenly more children in the room? Have there been other issues with other children the teachers might have been tending to?

I would bring it up to the daycare director and see if it can easily be rectified. Good luck!

I'm a sitter so, here's my opinion. I always without fail make time to cuddle the smaller children tahtneed it when they are dropped off, BUT there are times when it isn't as easy as at other times. 10 minutes i feel is extreme but there could be many possibilities here, maybe they are currently short staffed, maybe they feel he has transitioned so well that it isn't nessecary for them to be right there anymore, or maybe wheatever. if all in all you have had a positive experience i would talk to them and see what is going on, let them know that he isn't transitioning as well without that little extra time and see waht happens, and if by all means they aren't very apologetic and quick to expalin and comply move him. good luck.

I do not think you are being too sensitive. I have been in two daycares with two kids, and my kids have always been greeted in the mornings by the teacher - regardless of the teacher. This morning she was in the middle of a diaper change, so it was a quick greeting - but a smile and a hello only takes a second, and she always does it.

I agree with the previous people. My daughter goes to a sitter's house and not day care, but I couldn't imagine dropping her off and her not getting any kind of recognition. It would make me think, if they're not noticing her now, will they in a couple of hours when she's getting into something? I would talk to the staff there and see what they say. Like the other people said, maybe they're short staffed or there's some other problem going on there. I would just worry that he wasn't getting enough attention and supervision. You need to feel that he's in a safe and loving enviroment when you leave him there.