Low stats in daycare?

My tamagotchi p went to day care while I went shopping and her stats are next to nothing and they were full when I left... Surely this shouldn't happen?

The stats still go down normally during daycare/school/work. It's not intended to be a pause function.

Ahh thought it was, what's the daycare for then?

You can leave them there if you're too busy to take care of them. It can be a pause function in a way but that doesn't stop the stats from going down.

My observation is that for the school, the stats go down a bit slower than normal, while the work function drains them quicker but they earn 250GP an hour.

Daycare is operational from 10 AM to 3 PM. If your stats go down while at school, you can bring your character home, attend to their needs and you can send them back.