Dealing with owies at Kindy?

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.

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.

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

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.

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.