I'm glad that things are getting better. I just wanted to share my story to add another, personal, point of view.
I grew up in a home with my mom at home with me. I didn't go to school until kindergarten and then it was only 1/2 the day. I was one of those shy, sensitive kids and I hated school. I had a teacher that scared me. She was not likable and didn't appear to like kids. My mom took me to the doctor because my stomach hurt, all of the time. The dr. assured her that my stomach hurt and I was doing it to myself - basically my fear was making me sick. I cried the first 2 weeks/months (I can't remember) of every school year until 3rd grade.
My third grade teach literally scared me out of my wits. Remember, I was shy and easily intimidated and she was very stern. Again, I started the crying routine. My mom talked to my teacher, just to find out what was going on and then I was to quit crying - no putting up with it anymore. So, I was told one night that if I cried the next morning, I would get a spanking. I know, lots of people are against spanking, but the rare times we were spanked, it was always with love, never in anger and NEVER was it abuse. So, the next morning, I teared up and that night, I got a spanking. I never cried again.
Honestly, if my parents had kept trying to talk to me, to promise me things, to make it better, I would have kept on. It took punishment to make me stop. Again, I was warned and my parents followed up. I very much respect how my parents raised up. They said it, we did it or we were punished.
JRAE33, it sounds like there have been alot of changes going on and it's hard. You will find the best way to handle it. 
Tracy
I had two completely different responses from my two children. My daughter who is now 7, had no problems with kindergarten... she would push me out the door and tell me to go home if I started chatting to the teachers. I live in Italy, and here, from age 3 children go to kinder 5 days a week. The first year you can choose if you want to pick them up after lunch.... but after that everyone does full days... from 9 - 4 Mon - Fri. My son started a little earlier and I knew it would be a tragedy for him. He has been so attached to me since birth. I breastfed him for 21 months, and if he wasn't sucking the life out of me, he always wanted to know where I was... and be held!!! I sent him to kinder to help him get used to being away from me... but also for me. He sobbed every morning at first... clinging to my leg, and I would hear him from outside the building. The teachers told me that he would settle down once he stopped seeing other mothers drop off their chldren. He started in January. Returning back 3 weeks ago, the crying started again... i find it is best to walk in, hand him to the teacher, a quick kiss and then I have to leave. The longer I stay... the more teary he gets.
the last week we have turned the corner....... he happily goes, waves goodbye and eats better (more) at school than at home. I still don't hang around when I drop him off. the teachers say he is much more enthusiastic too. And... yesterday he asked when he was going back and was not happy when I explained that Sunday there was no school.
It is so hard for us, because we suffer all day, and they probably get over it in 10 minutes.
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