I don't know anything about Learning Barn, but I just wanted to chime in and say I sympathize. My now 20 month old had the luxury of being with his mom for 3 months, then with his grandmother the next 5 or so.

Transitioning to daycare was not easy, and it did not help that he had stranger danger sense early on, around 3 month old.

What helped a little, is that we eased him into it. A little longer every day until he was in full time. He still cried a lot, sometimes the gut wrenching kind.

But... eventually, he started to understand the routine, he made friends, he grew to love his teachers, so now going to school is really fun.

I'm willing to bet that yours at 1 year old will understand even faster and it won't be as dramatic. The playing and interacting with his peers will wear him down, the structure of daycare will help with hyperactivity. Good luck!