The Hardship of Daycare

Every morning we drop Nikhil off at Daycare.  Along with dropping off Nikhil, we're also picking up the guilt of leaving him in the care of strangers for so long who have so many other kids to look after too. He's never happy about being dropped off in the morning but is usually smiling and happy when he's picked up. To ease the guilt, I began looking at his daily schedule and realizing why he's generally happy when he's picked up.  Let's review his hard day:

Breakfast
Indoor playtime with toys/puzzles/etc
Snacktime
Morning outside playtime on the playground
Singing/dancing/instruments
Lunch
Storytime
2 hour Naptime
Art/Cognitive Developement/Sensory Development
Afternoon outside playtime on the playground
Second Snack
Indoor playtime until picked up

First of all, they're constantly eating which probably explains why there is often bits of crackers and other unnamed objects stuck to his hair, face, and clothes when we pick him up (Nikhil is not the neatest of eaters). Secondly, their day is filled with playtime, singing, dancing, and making art. Makes me jealous that I'm not on his schedule. So when I start to feel guilty about dropping him off at daycare, I start thinking to myself, he could have it so much worse.

Nikhil on his first day at Daycare.