I am going to be signing my daughter up for pre school next month and I totally forgot to ask about the bathroom routine. I saw the bathrooms so I know they are clean, etc.
but typically for three yr olds how do they bring them to the bathroom..?
Do they have a teacher with them?
Do they go as a class at certain times?
What happens if their is an accident?
I am going to ask after the holidays when I sign her up because obviously every place might be different, but I was thinking about it last night and was really curious how things usually work.
Thanks
Re: Preschool and bathroom ?
It varies depending on the setup. My DD has 1 toilet in the room and they make the kids go before snack and lunch. (This is a pretty typical scenario so that they come out and wash their hands before eating.) The rest of the day they are on their own and need to ask, but I've seen other schools continue to make them go at various times just like before eating. If there's 2 potties and 2 children, for sure a teacher will be required to monitor them for liability purposes. I'm not sure about single stall situations. We provide a separate set of clothes for accidents, but thankfully she's never needed them.
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at our daycare/preschool, they have a girls and boys bathroom - there are 3 stalls and 3 sinks in each, but no doors. They take each class as a group several times a day, but all the doors are open and the kids can go as needed. The teacher stands in the door when they go and remind them to wipe, wash hands/get soap, etc. but don't help unless there's an accident.
We keep 2-3 changes of clothes at school. DD has an accident 1/mo or every other month.