Private Preschools / Kindys and Nappies?
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Topic: Private Preschools / Kindys and Nappies?
Posted By: MummyFreckle
Subject: Private Preschools / Kindys and Nappies?
Date Posted: 27 April 2010 at 8:07am
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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.... ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Bel
Date Posted: 27 April 2010 at 8:15am
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That is terrible MF!! Have you asked them what there policy is on this or is that it? I would think that if this is the case then they effectively mean that they have to be toilet trained before starting... ------------- Mum to two beautiful kids 
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Posted By: MummyFreckle
Date Posted: 27 April 2010 at 8:19am
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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...
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Posted By: Bel
Date Posted: 27 April 2010 at 8:24am
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I would be fairly sure that they can't have a policy that states that!
So do they change wet nappies? ------------- Mum to two beautiful kids
Luke (09.11.2007) Amy (01.04.2009) |
Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 27 April 2010 at 9:15am
| 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. |
Posted By: sarahm
Date Posted: 27 April 2010 at 10:24am
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Thats shocking!!!!!!!!!! The daycare I used to work at changed all children, no matter what age ------------- http://alterna-tickers.com">  
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Posted By: MummyFreckle
Date Posted: 27 April 2010 at 12:25pm
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They are not a daycare they are a private preschool - so think thats why they can make rules like this!
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Posted By: freckle
Date Posted: 27 April 2010 at 12:51pm
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OMG!! that's crazy! I think DD holds her poop til she gets home but they never had a problem if it did happen there... ------------- mum to 3 lovely girls :D |
Posted By: peachy
Date Posted: 27 April 2010 at 1:18pm
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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. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: MummyFreckle
Date Posted: 27 April 2010 at 1:22pm
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O tends to do it at the end of the session (at mat / story time)....so I always end up changing him as soon as I get there. Its only an issue on those days when he does it close to the end of the session and they leave him until I get there....and I think sometimes that can be up to 25mins....(the theory being that its nearly the end of session anyway....)
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Posted By: flakesitchyfeet
Date Posted: 27 April 2010 at 1:37pm
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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. -------------  http://lilypie.com"> |
Posted By: Bobbie
Date Posted: 27 April 2010 at 1:56pm
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Rowan is at a private kindy and they change everything.They even changed pooey undies until I took pity on them and sent her in pullups. -------------  
 
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Posted By: Peanut
Date Posted: 27 April 2010 at 3:16pm
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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? |
Posted By: NovemberMum
Date Posted: 27 April 2010 at 4:01pm
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you would think that if they have a policy of not changing #2's that they would say no to children who have no been toilet trained.
it is all very well ringing the parents to come and change their child's nappy but if the parent is at work it means stopping work and with some jobs you cant just stop what you are doing there and then and then coming back. to me it should be all or nothing ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 27 April 2010 at 4:29pm
| 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. |
Posted By: MummyFreckle
Date Posted: 27 April 2010 at 5:22pm
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Yeah thats the sort of place Kebabkat - ours calls itself a Preschool. But there are lots of them in Auckland, they are normally affiliated with a church or particular philosophy (ie Steiner).
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Posted By: Bobbie
Date Posted: 27 April 2010 at 6:30pm
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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. -------------
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Posted By: gypsynita
Date Posted: 27 April 2010 at 7:13pm
that's terrible!! what do they do if you can't make it back? just leave them in a pooey nappy???  ------------- Anita Mum to Cian (Aug 08), Josh (Jun 10) http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: floss
Date Posted: 27 April 2010 at 8:26pm
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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! ------------- My beautiful big girl Sienna 15.04.06 Double the trouble double the fun Noah & Lola 10/11/07 |
Posted By: Babe
Date Posted: 28 April 2010 at 3:18pm
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The poor kiddies I'd change kindys if they pulled that one on me thats ridiculous! I'd also hope they didn't make the child feel bad about having to get their parents back in either!! -------------   
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Posted By: flakesitchyfeet
Date Posted: 28 April 2010 at 4:07pm
Yup they are most definately in Chch Peanut  The inlaws is about 35mins out of Hornby, and I know they often talk with other's around the place. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> |
Posted By: Peanut
Date Posted: 28 April 2010 at 7:49pm
| So Flake, what the difference between a private kindy and daycare? |
Posted By: flakesitchyfeet
Date Posted: 28 April 2010 at 8:08pm
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'Quote from DH'
'A private kindy is just a name according to the goverment, a daycare can run as a kindy and call itself a daycare, a preschool can run as a daycare and call itself a kindy etc. There is no legislative difference between anything thats privately owned. Day to day for a parent, If a childcare centre is not 'private', then it is a goverment run centre so to speak. They stick to the 1:15 ratio, whereas private centres are at 1:10, or 1:5 for under twos.' TBH I'm not too well versed in the actual differences between them both as I only know this one inside out, I've not had any other experiences with centre management. ETA: Private centres are run at a minimum of a 1:10/1:15 ratio : ------------- http://lilypie.com"> |
Posted By: peachy
Date Posted: 28 April 2010 at 8:52pm
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The private kindy we attend has a max of 25 children and no less than 4 - 5 teachers throughout the sessions and also an office lady who is very hands-on aswell. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: livv
Date Posted: 30 April 2010 at 1:49pm
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hey, my two boys go to a preschool (private) and they change anything from nappies to undies, and rinse the undies before putting them in a plastic bag for you to take home. everything is written down for the parents. but i think says tht yur child can not go to preschool, kindy or anthing like that because they are not toliet trained is discrimanation (sp) do they reject children for disabilitys? every child learns at their own pace. if i was you i would go in and tell them its not fair to do this to a child, its not like they know better.
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