Accident at daycare - need advice and input

[sasvermont]

My best friend here in Vermont runs a daycare from her home. She uses plastic everything. Even the babies bottles have rubber around them in case the bottle falls on the floor.

I know that accidents happen and sometimes children "get into things" they shouldn't but I would ask for an explanation in detail. If they are at fault (and it seems they MUST be) they should: correct the problem, make sure it is reported to the authorities, pay for the hospital/emergency room out of pocket and also give you a copy of the report they are sending to the authorities. I assume even small daycare providers in your state have some oversight. If, for some reason, they don't have any oversight, I would find a school/daycare that does. The rules etc. are there to prevent things like this from happening. They should be shaking in their shoes over this.

I love kids dearly and hope that all parents require their child's daycare folks to be top notch and ever so careful with their children.

I would take this event as an example of how the caregivers monitor the children. Poorly comes to mind. Sorry for being so blunt, but this is serious stuff!

Keep us posted and I hope your little one recovers quickly without a lot of discomfort!

[pomtzu]

I agree with everyone else. I would demand (in a nice way), a full account of exactly how this incident happened, and also to know why anything glass is where the children have access to it. If they do use glass, rather than plastic, I would make it known that you disapprove, and suggest to them that they make a switch to avoid any further accidents. If that's not an option they choose, then I'd have to be looking elsewhere for a different daycare. Tho Lyra's injury was bad, it could have been a whole lot worse. They most definitely should reimburse you for any out of pocket expense that you incurred because of them.

Good luck, and I hope Lyra forgets all about it soon.

[Husky_mom]

I only read the first post before my response..

first off, and I bet all before me have asked the same, why was there ANY glass in there?.. if it was something she found, maybe they hadn´t noticed.. but they said it was something she had and dropped then picked up.. so they SAW she had something made of glass..

yes, accidents happen way too fast.. my kid was also involved in one while in preschool..

they should have insurance and THEY should cover ALL the expenses.. Dr., ER, meds, etc. etc.. it´s the right thing to do as it happen in THEIR facilities..

other than that.. like you said.. accidents happen and we don´t want anything to happen to our kids ever.. but it should not be a matter of making a huge deal.. just ask them to take responsibility of what happened.. it´s just the right thing to do..

hope she feels better soon.. hugs to her .. awww..

[Pembroke_Corgi]

Thanks for your replies everyone, and your well wishes. Lyra is doing ok today, and hopefully heals up fast.

It is a Montessori preschool, and they do have some small glass objects in the classroom, which is where she got it. I'm really torn because on the one hand, we pay a lot of money for good care and even though it could have happened fast, it could have also been a case of no one watching well enough. I'm also upset that no one has bothered to call or even email me today to ask how she is. However, it has been very good up until this point. Lyra has really thrived and enjoyed herself there...I'm still not sure what to do as far as keeping her there or moving her, but I am going to talk to the center about some of the things you all brought up.

[sparks19]

I wouldn't pull her out without talking to them first. If it's an isolated incident and she is really thriving there I might be willing to give a second chance based on how they explain themselves when you talk with them.