Low level or high level? How made would you be at DC?

Ecy

My DD has been wearing only panties now for about 3 weeks at DC and home. Yesterday, when I picked her up, she was outside with a "filler" teacher and a high school assistant that comes in after 3pm. As we walked off, my DD started crying and telling me her bottom hurt. She was walking funny and wouldn't let me pick her up. I finally carried her sideways practically and then in the car she freaked out when I made her sit down in her car seat. My house is less than 1/2 a mile away so I just wanted to get home where I could properly check her. She will be 3 in late April and all she would tell me is that her bottom hurt.

So I take her pants off at home and there is dried poop all in the crack of her bottom and on her panties. According to her sheet, she had a BM at 2:00 and it's now 4:30. She also had a BM earlier in the morning. This hasn't happened before so obviously they don't expect a 2.5 year old to wipe their own butt properly but still....who didn't pay enough attention to do it this time? It didn't look like it had been wiped at all. Her little crack was very red.

I said something to her teacher this morning at drop off and she seemed surprised. I'm not completely sure she was the one with her when this happened but she didn't want to say that. I just want to know if I should make the director aware of this? Or is that a bit much? Low level anger...tell the teacher and move along. Or high level anger...tell the teacher and the director to just make more of a point?

VOR

I'd personally leave it at the teacher level for now.  If it happens again, then go to the director. 

*sparky*

Ditto @VOR. 

jf198400

These things happen. I know my DD likes to be independent and do it herself, she sometimes comes home with stains in her underwear. I think you should just talk to the teacher for now, make sure they know your LO needs help.

laurakaz13

VOR said:

I'd personally leave it at the teacher level for now.  If it happens again, then go to the director. 

Ditto. 

jesuisfatiguee

I would be really upset! But I agree with leaving it at the teacher level right now. Poor kiddo  Is it possible she *ahem* sharted shortly after the BM and just didn't tell them? Maybe they didn't know… Regardless, that had to suck

sillygirlio

I vote low level/ no level anger.  I'd talk to the teacher and let it go.  These things happen, and not to be crude, but like the PP said, maybe she sharted?  I've had that happen with kiddos in my care.  In my case the child had no idea what had happened and it took us a while to figure out there was an issue.  If you couldn't immediately smell that she had dirty pants in a one on one situation where you were carrying her the teacher working with more than one child probably couldn't smell it either.  If you're happy with the care she usually has then I'm sure it was probably and honest and isolated incident.