As much as I think they're pushing it a bit early, I'm sure they have experience. You can't help but have experience in this if you work at a daycare, it's happening every day.

Whether they have experience or not, every kid is different. My daughter fought potty-training tooth and nail until after she was 3. My stepson was fully potty-trained right after he turned 2. Every kid will do it at their own pace, but forcing it on them will upset them and exacerbate the situation. Parents know what's best for their kids, not the people working in the daycare.

Please don't lump all daycare workers together simply because of one or two "opinionated" workers. Any childcare worker worth their salt knows that potty training is child specific and will be different for each one. Some are ready at two or before and it's easy to pick up on those signs because we work with the kids every day. We also know when kids have absolutely no interest and we don't force it. At least at the daycares I've been in, pottying is viewed as a routine for those kids who are training. They sit, they go/don't go, wash hands, etc. That being said, we also tailor our routine to what the kids respond to best. Do they need an m&m after going for encouragement? Do they do well on their own but take their sweet time at it? All of these contingencies factor into our changing/pottying routine. Plus, kids often act differently between home and daycare. Perhaps OP's child does really well with positive reinforcement (keep in mind, peers are likely pottying as well, monkey see-monkey do) but struggles at home simply because of the environment or schedule change? I have one boy (who I've sat with before) who does fantastically at home. Potties like a pro! But at daycare, he's often distracted by the extra goings-on in the room. Going to the bathroom is a novelty almost; so many toilets, so much flushing, let me stick my face right in there to get a better look! Haha, each kid is different, and daycare workers probably know more than you think about the stages of early development. OP's daycare apparently forgot kids develop at different rates and tried to judge the boy based on where *they* think he should be. Often we share advice/tips or even give typical developments for the kids' age when asked, but it's a bit out of line to say a parent is doing something wrong...

Wow that's pretty impressive. It took me longer to be potty trained. I ended up being potty trained pretty late. It wasn't until I was 7 that I got out of daytime diapers and then bedwetting went into my teens sadly.

This is how most preschools potty train. As someone who has worked at three preschools each time in the 2-3 year old room, otherwise know as the potty training room, yes sometimes potty training at exactly two years old can be hard but it ends up being easier on everyone. I'm sure what they meant by "celebrating" his natural body functions is just to clap and praise him. If they meant to throw a party every time he doesn't piss himself then they may be ******* crazy.

Boys proved to be more of a challenge for me. I have two girls and two boys, so I've plenty of experience to pull from. The rumor is true. Congrats though.

My son's been pretty easy so far and he's just a week away from being two. Some kids just like the potty more.

I dunno, I would think turning two would be a pretty expected thing for a one-year-old to do on their birthday.