Dealing with owies at Kindy?
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Topic: Dealing with owies at Kindy?
Posted By: Two Blondinis
Subject: Dealing with owies at Kindy?
Date Posted: 16 October 2007 at 8:54am
We're in the process of trying to find Caitlin a place at a Montesorri pre-school. She's only 15 months old and I thought I was being a tad premature calling now, but turns out that I may have left it too late! 
Anyways, I have a question for those with littlies at daycare/kindy. I'm not sure if I am expecting too much? I went to a day-care/kindy place last week (just for a visit as I know the owner). One of the kids (of a mutual friend of ours) fell over and smacked his ear/head against the corner of the table. His ear blew up and went purple and he was beside himself he was so upset and obviously in a lot of pain. She (the owner) just said "oh dear you fell down, go outside now before lunch" 
I thought this was disgusting! I went over to him to make sure he was ok, but the owner still did nothing. Is this the norm? To not make a big deal of getting hurt? I don't expect a big drama when it's just a little owie, but when the child is sobbing I'd like to think there would be a bit more attention paid!?!? I'd rather leave Caitlin in a place where I know she will be looked after just as well as if she were with me or my Mum!  Am I expecting too much?------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
 
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Posted By: mum2paris
Date Posted: 16 October 2007 at 9:06am
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nope nope nope, no way.. definately not the norm!
Our daycare is wonderful, they get the child a cold flannel even for the smallest of bumps (you know, .. the ones where even i would go "oh, you're ok..") they will sit and give them a cuddle, if the child is hurt in any way an accident form is filled out and the parents get a copy when they pick up the child. If theres anything they think the parents needs to know then and there, they will ring them. Last year paris was running inside (naughty ) and banged into the corner of the bookshelf there and her head was bleeding. They rung mike and i, mike went to have a look cos he was at work and i was at home and he saw they had a plaster on it and she looked fine, was a small wound and she was off happily playing again when he got there. so decided to leave her there till lunch when he was going to pick her up anyway. lol he got home to show me, i lifted the plaster, to a wound that was still bleeding, and yes, was a little puncture wound, but went very deep. I went nutters at him.. she ended up having it glued.
but no, definately they should comfort the child, that's terrible - i wouldn't want to leave my child there either. ------------- Janine and her 2 cool chicks, Paris & Ayja 
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 16 October 2007 at 9:54am
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OMG that is so bad. Andrew's preschool also do the cold flannel for the smallest bump to show they care. Also if any child has an accident (the smallest ones too) it is recorded in the accident register and a parent has to sign it when they pick them up. I would rather know that there has been an accident, than come home and not know why my child's ear is red. Also ACC need the preschool to fill in the accident register, if they don't do that then if the injury can be ACC claimed then ACC can say no as the preschool never did their bit. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: nuttymama
Date Posted: 16 October 2007 at 10:20am
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Wow!!
At Abby's Pre-school, they use flannels or ice packs depending on the injury and sometimes even when there is nothing there a plaster if that helps the child feel better. They also have an accident register that they get you to sign if an accident occurs. When Abby fell of the fort ages ago, they put ice packs on her face and seeing as she was happy after 10 minutes and as it was only grazing let her continue to play. But they watched her for an hour afterwards and the second I got in the door they told me and apologised and asked me to sign the register. That's really appalling and no by no means are you expecting to much. ------------- Abigail 06/01/2005 Jayden 21/11/2001 Micheal 03/04/1997 |
Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 16 October 2007 at 11:01am
| Nah that's really bad... definitely not the norm. I showed my friend who is the 2IC at a daycare place in wellys and she was completely shocked! |
Posted By: Two Blondinis
Date Posted: 16 October 2007 at 6:47pm
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I'm so glad that I wasn't shocked because I was just being an over protective mother! lol
I'm "friends" with the owner as we were in the same antenatal class. All of the other parents from our class have their kids there at least once a week and I've always felt rude for not putting Caitlin in there, but there was always something in the back of my mind telling me something wasn't quite as it should there ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Paws
Date Posted: 16 October 2007 at 6:51pm
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Definetly not the norm at all!!!! I'm shocked!! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 16 October 2007 at 6:57pm
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I told Andrew's preschool teacher about this and she was shocked and could not believe it when I told her. Good thing about that feeling in the back of you mind, don't put her in if you don't like what you saw there as you never know what would happen if she was there. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 16 October 2007 at 6:59pm
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From the "right" clothes to the "right" preschool and even the "right" diet, you're gonna get a lot of criticism for your choices for Caitlin. Follow your gut and be brave enough to say "it just didn't seem like us". I am shocked too. -------------  |
Posted By: bumblefoot
Date Posted: 22 October 2007 at 1:41am
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Ok, so from a nannys point of view (5yrs) that is completely unacceptable. You are certainly most justified for not wanting her in their care, I'm truly shocked. When I was doing my training, it was drummed into us (for good reason) that ALL incidents must be recorded in some form or other for the parent or guardian to witness. And it was certainly never taught that you just shush a child along to go play outside. There needs to be consoling, and double checking to make sure that they haven't sustained an injury that runns deeper than the aestetic injury (ie. bruise on the outside, concussion on the inside etc) It is always safer to double check these things, for the good of all. I hope you find a suitable day care situation that suits you personally. I don't think you are asking anything unreasonable to know that she would be safe in their care. It is the least they can provide, and they should provide that reliably. Best wishes in your search, I agree with what was said above, you can just say that it doesn't really you and your families needs. |
Posted By: Bombshell
Date Posted: 29 October 2007 at 12:00am
accident registers should be filled out and at our DC we fill in a form each morning to say what the bubba ate, slept etc...and then at end of day we get a written report back too...and if anything happens it is on there...I did get one that said Ella was donked on head by one of the boys one time....litle bullies! nothing happened but good to know....just in case (eg the honey sammie the other day!!!)
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