Your opinion needed re: daycare (Long)

stepper1725

I need some perspective as to whether or not I should contact the director of the daycare. DH says no, I say yes, what do you ladies think?

Backstory: DD goes to a daycare in our town. We love it, she loves it, all is good. They have a door into the center which is unlocked during business hours. At the end of the small hallway (on either side is the director's office and the kitchen), they have a locked security door that only opens when the parent puts in 2 secuirty codes. This opens to the actual daycare center where the classrooms are located. In the fall, the inner locked door would sometimes be propped open when I drop DD off. I think it's easier for the staff to go in and out of the kitchen to get the older kids' breakfast.

After the school shootings in CT, the director sent out an email with a written security policy, including more frequent drills & making sure the inner security door is always locked and no longer propped open in the mornings. Great, sounds reasonable to me.

Each time I've dropped DD off this week, the inner security door has been propped open. The director isn't there in the early mornings, so I don't think she knows it's being left open. I'd like to email her to let her know & to see if they can keep it closed, as they said they were going to do in the email. DH says I should just let it go.

I'm not naive in thinking that one locked door will 100% prevent anyone who really wants to cause harm from doing so, but it is a step in the right direction. Also, it just annoys me that they took the time to write up a new policy, send it out, and now are failing to act on it.

What do you ladies think?

Sigir

I would def contact the director, no doubt. You don't have to be rude about it or anything. I emailed my dd's principal after the ct school shootings about security concerns. Perfectly reasonable.

alizabethanne

If its making you uncomfortable then contact them. They are the ones not following their own policy so I agree with you that it should be brought up.

GracieBlue

I would also contact the director.  Either her staff are not following the new rules or she only sent out the email to make her center look good and doesn't enforce the rules (I hope this is not the case).  Either way it needs to be addressed so the director understands parents are watching.

mylittlesunshine

I would let the director know.

Starbear06

I would casually let the director know either a quick email if you don't catch her during drop off or pick up times or a pop in other office.

stepper1725

Thanks ladies! I only do drop-offs in the morning, so I never see the director (DH does all the pick-ups). I think I will send a quick email just letting her know about it & see if they can try to keep the door locked from now on.

seansgirl2006

I would absolutely let her know and good for you for doing so.  Whether she is aware or not, she sent out an email stating a new policy and it should be followed.  No, a locked door won't necessarily stop anyone but to me, just letting outsiders see that makes it look like the school is lax with security.  I work in a preschool and that would not fly around here.  A child could get out too.   

Daisy22

Yes I would say something. Security was our biggest thing when looking at schools and I would not happy if they were not securing a door that should be per their policy. 

drbethc

Daisy22:

Yes I would say something. Security was our biggest thing when looking at schools and I would not happy if they were not securing a door that should be per their policy. 

 

yup..I would let her know as well...