What do I do??? (possible tmi)

[Mum0809]

I personally would find another childcare. I don't think you are over reacting. I think most parents would feel the same way you do if it happened to them. If they didn't notice him covered in vomit then they can't be watching him very well. I know I would be mad.

[squidipa]

regardless to it being a busy time all careers priority's are to the children first and if there needs cant be met they need to hire more staff in those times. This is a situation that shouldnt have happened! My husband works in daycare and he would be disgusted at this. What if your son had choked with out supervision GRRRR! We pay good money they should be being watched. some one must be in room always supervising kids.

[Rebecca77]

OMG!! If this happened to C where she is now I would be putting in a complaint! I would talk to the group leader first and raise your concerns with her. If she is unable to assist, and more than likely she wont be able to, have another talk face to face with the director of the centre. If you are not happy with the response, and get the "too busy and went unnoticed" response again I would tell her that you are VERY unhappy with that answer and feel that you will have to take your complaint further.
I would then write a complaint letter, to the director with a CC to the head office of the centre (or vice versa). If it is a council run centre (mine is) make sure the executive officer at the council gets it as well.
Lastly...try to find another centre. The one thing that sold me on my centre (besides the fact that it is the only one out here) was that when I went to have a look at the centre before I enrolled her, the carers didnt even notice me...just wanted to talk to C and show her around and the director spoke to me. I went back later without C and spoke to the G/L then. Was nice that they were interested in the child.

[foreva*your*mummy]

I would DEFINATLY find another day care. Please follow you gut instinct!!.
I had somthing happen to my DS who was 3 ( so much older). I went to the day care ( where he had never had a problem before, he had been going for about 6 months) to pick him up one day and one of the girls told me he had been WINGING!! all day. I thought that was a strange thing to say but carried on, when i got to him he was sobbing and obviously verry upset. I had never seen him like that before at DC. The director then told me that he'd had and accident and wet his pants.( he was potty training). So in the car on the way home he was still crying and he told me that one of the teachers smacked him!! i was fuming. went back down there without the boys and talked to the girls. no one owned up and I never have taken him back. To this day its been 6 months since he last went, you cannot talk to him about going to daycare or kindy or anything. he just breaks down and cries!. Its so sad.
Sorry for ranting, I just want you to know that its not acceptable and I am so glad that I followed my instinct and never took him back, somthing obviously happened to him there.

[CathieW]

Hi
I own a child care centre and if one of my staff members left a baby in a bouncer in vomit they would not be working at my centre any more. Just letting you know it's not acceptable.

[MistyFying]

I too would be looking for other options.... certainly following up on your complaint to see that it is addressed.

[krysalyss]

No way. Totally unacceptable. Don't let them guilt you into feeling like you are being unreasonable because that is plain neglect. **** is all I can say. Put a complaint in writing and get him outta there.

[Je$$_84]

**** is right... This is so not acceptable... Especially at that young age... My DS had reflux and almost chocked on his vomit several times... Being busy is like mentioned NOT acceptable.

My son's school had a girl walk out and when i picked my son up she had pooped his nappy and it was all dry (sorry TMI) as a result he had bad nappy rash... I went off at the director... OK the girl walked out and left them fort staff but so what... i pay good money for him to be looked after properly, you expect the same quality care you would give him at home... In my case i did give them another go... but in ur case there was no staff walking out...I'm sure there is someone you can complain to about there standards of care appart from the director (like an outside organisation)

If something were to have happened to him (heaven forbid) whos fault would it have been... Most schools claim no responsibility for accidents.. And i cant believe she said "oh between 3.30pm and 5pm we are swamped so thats why Aiden has gone unnoticed'...

UNNOTICED.... I'm in shock... Look in the thesaurus about the meaning of Unnoticed -abandoned, unobserved, overlooked, disregarded... This is definatly negligent The women who was supposedly careing for him wasnt doing her job

This is negligent on there behalf and if they cant manage they should hire more staff.... simple.. No excuse is good enough for putting a child in that situation... I'd get him out of there. If the spew was dried it would have been there a while...

[Floweryfields]

Hi
I own a child care centre and if one of my staff members left a baby in a bouncer in vomit they would not be working at my centre any more. Just letting you know it's not acceptable.

I direct a centre and totally agree with the above. The too busy doesn't cut it if there was one person with 3 children, why was she too busy to clean him up? Clearly they need to do something about their staffing if they are too busy to attend to basic needs. I admit, you may occasionally miss the sudden 'little vomit', you know , a bit of a perk, but dried and all over him - that's just wrong!

[Reborn]

I worked in a childcare for a while and I can tell you right now that is not right. I've seen so many horrible things happen at childcare centres. I'm worried about putting ds in there. I'm not against them, I just dont trust them to be as careful with my baby as I am. Leaving vomit on a baby is not on. Even if she had 5 babies she still could have managed to clean him up. I'd throw a fit and take him out of there asap.

krissy2: That happened to one of the children at the childcare before I started. The director didnt do anything about it. Now the little boy is scared of the bathroom, even at home. And when he's at the centre he wont let go of his teddy or talk to the other kids. The woman who obviously acted inappropriatly is still working there. The authorities have been told but nothing has happened.

Kartier: Not all carers have first aid certs. They are meant to but some dont if they on the books as casual staff. What happened to your little girl is just incredible. How could they not have seen how bad it was?! I think you have grounds to sue on the basis of neglect. There was a little girl at a center I worked at who climbed onto the jungle gym and jumped off and broke her arm. We could tell staright away that it wasnt good, even though all we could see was a bruise. She wasnt crying (she was in shock) but that still doesnt mean we were going to let her go back and play. ANY CARER WHO SEES AN INJURY THAT IS OBVIOUSLY BRUISING OF ANY KIND IS NOT ALLOWED TO LET THEM BACK IN THE PLAY AREA. THEY ARE TO TAKE THE CHILD INSIDE AND APPLY A COLD COMPRESS. Even if it's just a little bruise we still had to call the parents to let them know. Most of the time its nothing serious but your better being safe than sorry.

The treatment of your daughter was unprofessional. They were completely in the wrong and shouldnt be able to keep their liscence. Believe me, your not alone. If you ever do let her go to a daycare again, make sure you stay all day with her for about a week just to help her feel safe. Some centers let parents cook or supervise outside or help paint. Just to keep them involved. Good luck

[squidipa]

oh my goodness i am in tears and absolute shock my gosh i would sue them thats very irresponsible and so not on MY GOODNESS!!!!!!! name and shame i recon thats horrible... i do hope your daughter is o.k now thats just so darn wrong!!!!

[squidipa]

hubbie is astounded and very disgusted at this he works in daycare and cant stop saying absolutely disgusting. "they need to be shut down" he is shocked that they didnt monitor her!!!!

how traumatic this must have been for you your dd and family!!

[Cassius2]

i would take legal action out against the centre.

i really really hope your little girl is ok, this must of been so very scary for all of you.

xx