Private Preschools / Kindys and Nappies?

Hi there

Am just interested to know - if your toddlers is in a private preschool / Kindy do they change nappies?

The one where we have O seems to have a no #2s changing policy - they ring the parents to come in and do it. Which is a huge pain in the ass if I need to go further than 10mins away from home to do anything.

I wondered what is normal in these situations. I know that at AKA Kindys they need to be toilet trained....

They do state when you enrol them that they wont change "messy" nappies - although I am not sure what that actually means...but it also seems to be a verbal thing rather than an official policy? There are tonnes of kids in nappies...

 

 

The ones I have spoken to want the kids to be fully toilet trained before starting as they don't have a changing area available and for hygiene reasons. I can understand why they want this. But they have also said the rare accident is fine.

They are not a daycare they are a private preschool - so think thats why they can make rules like this!

 

Private kindy here and they change all nappies no matter whether its #1's or #2's!

For all toilet trained toddlers, they line up at 10am before morning tea and all go wees.

Its then all marked on a whiteboard in the bathroom, all childrens names are listed and a tick next to wee or poo/nappy change and at what time they go.

We're at a private childcare, 6months -4yrs, and absolutely the nappies are changed. I'm not sure what the rules are with hand foot and mouth though, that may be a case where they wouldn't, but obviously that is an extreme circumstance and usually they most definately do. If for whatever reason they aren't happy, e.g if a child has the runs, they'll change the nappy first, and then call the parent.

Edited by Flake

Just a quick question - what is a private kindy? I am not sure we have them in ChCh.

I know pre school, daycare and kindy but where does private kindy fit?

montessori is a private kindy. their policy is if the child isnt toilet trained they wont take them (or at least it is here in palmy) because their philosophy is about encouraging independance which is included in toileting. I dont know of any other private kindy but then palmy is small.

Yep ours is affiliated with the Presbyterian church in front of it. The main difference in Auckland is that they cost a lot more than the public kindy but they also take them about a year earlier.

That is just wrong, I work at a private preschool/daycare and no matter what age we change nappies regardless if it is wees or poos, I can't believe that they would make the parent go and change it! you pay them to look after your kid which also means doing the dirty work!