Hi there,
My DD is just 3 and has been toilet trained for about a month. She is at kindy (long day care) 3 days a week. My eldest DD went to a kindy where the toilets were in the main room in like a glass cage (if that makes sense) so the teachers could always see them.
My issue is, at DD2's kindy, the toilets are out the door down a ramp and no one can see them from the inside or outside. And they are allowed to go by themselves. The prob is, DD is only just 3, she takes all her clothes off to go (and they sit on the floor of the toilet....) and then she pulls a chain, looks in the loo and then gives her hands a brief wash without soap, IF she thinks of it (I watched her the other day).
Should I be concerned? Im actually quite worried having her in there on her own. It's slippery and unhygenic (as i guess they can be with 6 toilets in one room) and the other day I caught a 2 year old playing in the loo's with her hand in a toilet.
I have said I'd prefer someone go with her, but they say she is allowed go alone. THey dont know when the kids have gone, what if they fall over or something, they wouldn't know for ages.
Am I over reacting? apart from this I love the kindy. i just dont know what to do.
Many thanks ox
I think it is fine for them to have their ideologies but that if you feel developmentally she needs someone to go with her then they should respect that. I think you should put it to them again. Make it clear that it isn't negotiable because of all of your reasons. Include most importantly safety reasons as they will have to listen to those concerns. I think you are justified with your concerns. Perhaps they dont realise how strongly you feel
What about number 2's? My DS has been out of nappies for about 2 months and he needs me to wipe his bot. If they don't go with her who wipes her little bottom??? Seems very odd and not quite right to me!
Yep Krisp you're right, I think she's done one number 2 and I asked who wiped her bottom and she said she did. I will have to talk to them again. I am just a coward when it comes to this type of thing, silly I know. But Krysalyss youre' right too, I do feel strongly, so I had better say something.
Ew yuk, to think of the poor littlies wiping their bots.... NOT GOOD. xoxo
To be honest this would bother me as well.
My DD still needed help getting clothes back on and wiping her butt at that age, even though she was tt'd. Alot of just turned three year olds are still very much getting the hang of the whole thing....what do they do with them?
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