Nursery incidents

Take him out mum knows best

If my daughter came home with a bite mark that had broken the skin, I’d be up at her school in a flash asking questions. I’d consider asking her key worker about it then how she responds is how I’d then make a decision whether to take her out and move her to another. What has his key worker said about it?

@Liv all we’ve been told is what happened and they were pretty quick to get off the phone! I will definitely be saying something later as I bit my tongue when he was being scratched but this is something that is unacceptable

@Abby that’s so frustrating. A scratch once fine whatever but multiple and now this? How does he react when going to nursery? Beyond unacceptable! Fair enough toddlers can’t be controlled 24/7 but this seems like they aren’t being watched very well at all

I work in nursery’s and they should be explaining to you what they are going to put In place to try and make sure this doesn’t happen again have they explained to you anything about the child who is biting and what they have in place for them?

@Louise unfortunately they won’t tell us much because normally they change the story but he had so many new key workers it’s crazy so he has different ones throughout the day which by the end don’t know what happened in the morning to talk about

That age group there's seriously no excuse for kids hurting each other, especially more than the random one- off. I worked in daycares, commercial, private, church based. I've seen enough to just stay home with my kids 😅

I agree there’s no excuse. Unfortunately, I feel like people in childcare don’t always do their job seriously. Not all, but some. I have worked in childcare for a long time and seen a children getting hurt because staff not being responsible. I’m not trying to judge or accuse, but our sole responsibility is to care for the children in our hands. If they were following protocol and paying attention, it would never happen. Follow your gut. If you think you need to pull him, I say go for it. Don’t hesitate to listen to your heart. Mamma knows best!

@Abby the fact there’s a staff turnover or change of keyworkers doesn’t show consistency and disrupts the daily routine for the children. The fact they’re rushing you off the phone or changing the story. They should be honest. I’d expect biting from babies to toddlers as it’s common when they cannot communicate properly and express emotions. 3-4 year old preschool age should not be happening. I work with 3-4 year olds. They should honestly explain what happened and also what they’re putting in place to prevent a future incident. Is it possible to find a different nursery if you’re not happy? The communication sounds awful.

@Tiffany I agree with you! I also worked in childcare and for the same reason, staying home with my baby gave me the most peace of mind.

I was a teacher for ages 2-3 and every single incident was documented and anything on the head/face parents were immediately notified/ called. But by age 3, that kind of behavior isn't tolerated and avoidable

@Tiffany 100%

We had this in my child's previous nursery, the boy got so physical with my girl even slapped her face, after raising on several occasions we were eventually told the child hurting my child has special needs, things did not change much and we changed her nursery it was not a good experience.