Ok, so DS goes to day care twice a week whilst I go to work. He's been going since November, and I'm told, always has a great day while there.
A while back we got a bit grumpy at the day care because some of the staff were arguing in front of the kids (and parents that were there dropping kids off) and they wouldn't give DS his weetbix - EVER - at 9.00 like he had at home, he would have to wait until lunchtime to have something to eat. On top of that, two girls from the nursery area (his area) both left and told me that it was a really bad managed centre (I got along with the girls really well obviously - still email one cos we became friends) and that they hated working there.
So we put DS's name down at another centre about 10 minutes drive from the one he currently goes to. That was ages ago and we haven't heard anything from the new centre.
So today, I went to pick DS up and he was sitting on the floor, and I didn't recognise the two carers there, so they must of been new, one of them pushed him with their foot and said look who's here. So DS looked up and walked over to me. I didn't appreciate the fact that they just used their FOOT to get my son's attention, but like, whatever, didn't bother me too much.
Then I went to the fridge and discovered that his sippy cup of milk, and sippy cup of water were both still FULL. So basically, to my knowledge, my son was NEVER given liquid at all today. I know they didn't give him the milk, cos they wouldn't of replaced it, but if they give him water, its always nearly empty, or is empty. So I would assume that if they did give him some water, he drank it all, and they filled it up again. (Which would be strange cos they usually leave it empty!!?)
So would you assume that they just didn't give him anything to drink at all today?? Or give them the benefit of the doubt??
I'm going to give another centre a call tomorrow to see if I can change DS cos I'm still not overly impressed with the centre, but very interested in everyone else's opinions..
Oh hun Iz doesn't go to CC so I don't know what usually happens but that sounds odd to me. For a start - using her FOOT to get his attention??? I'm a teacher and I would never do that to a student, completely disrespectful to Aricyn and to you babe.
Also, I would be questioning them about exactly what he had to drink, and why his milk and water was untouched, and if they did give him something, why wasn't the milk and water given to him????? Sounds very odd and I would definately look into it and also maybe look into other centres in the area. HtH from an inexperienced me.
I would say trust your doubts and just look into a few other centres to see if you get a better feeling about them. The foot sounds very... just like a shove it's not very caring or nurturing and i'd question the drinks too. My DS goes to fdc so it is slightly different but i get informed on what and how much he ate of what i provided and even the nappy changes. If you're not happy with your son being cared for in that way look for something that makes you happy.
Well the milk was in the fridge so long that the top of it was a bit frozen, so I had to mush it up a bit, but yeah he drank most of the milk and about a third of the water in the car on the way home...
It sounds like they didn't offer it to him. I went through something similar with Nina's old daycare. I would be contacting other daycares around your area and trying to get him in.
Should I assume the worst?? (Long - sorry!)
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Iz doesn't go to CC so I don't know what usually happens but that sounds odd to me. For a start - using her FOOT to get his attention??? I'm a teacher and I would never do that to a student, completely disrespectful to Aricyn and to you babe. 
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