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mandy522
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Would this daycare situation make you nervous?
mandy522
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Our LO is in daycare part-time, and the facility generally gets rave reviews in our area, but my DH and I have been uncomfortable with it from day one because of the lack of security at the facility. It's not a home daycare, so we don't know all the teachers, and it's in the city, so it's not like we're in a small town and everyone knows everyone else.
I've never once been asked who I am when I come in to pick up my LO. The front door is locked, but other parents (who I don't know) have let me in when I ring the bell, and I've met a couple new teachers in my DS's room who didn't ask me for ID before handing him over.
We mentioned it to the director and she said - oh yes, the parents aren't really supposed to let people in, and the teachers are supposed to ID people they don't know - but clearly they aren't.
Am I being paranoid, or would this bother you too? We've started looking at other options, but I hate to take him out of a facility that otherwise has great care if I'm just overreacting.
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BFP #1: 10-25-11, MC: 11-1-11 @ 5w5d
BFP#2: 12-29-11, DS born September 2012
TFAS: July 2014, BFP#3: 12-29-14, EDD 9-9-15
BFP #1: 10-25-11, MC: 11-1-11 @ 5w5d
BFP#2: 12-29-11, DS born September 2012
TFAS: July 2014, BFP#3: 12-29-14, EDD 9-9-15
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Re: Would this daycare situation make you nervous?
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I would be nervous too, especially since the Philadelphia incident.
Yes, I thought the exact same thing. It is a scary world out there....so it would concern me.
Eats childproof locks for breakfast...
I would definitely be concerned....
If you want to stay at the daycare I would voice my opinion to a few of the parents and get them involved, once there are a few voices bring up the concern I'm sure the facility will get into action. They don't want they bad press or to loose parents.
It's funny how parenthood gives us a new perspective. I have worked in daycares (sub teacher-so didn't know parents) and I have not always ID'd either. However, was there at least one teacher you did know in the room?
For example sometimes I would sub as extra hands (to keep ratio) but one of the regular teachers was also there. So even if I was the one who greeted the parent I wouldn't necessarily ID because I know the other teacher would say something if you weren't the normal pick up. Now I'm not saying it's right, just a thought
SCANDAL!
I worked at a daycare for 3.5 years. There was one child who was a foster child and all of the workers knew that he was not supposed to go with his bio dad. The little boy knew his bio dad and he would run to him if he saw him, so it was important that everyone IDed anyone who came to take him.
The dad showed up to the daycare (I wasn't working that day) and the workers just let him take the little boy. No ID or anything. The foster mom wrote a letter to the daycare about how upset she was (she had every right to be) and the director yelled at the foster mom for not making anything clear (she had made everything PERFECTLY clear). Luckily the boy was fine, but he never came back (not a surprise).
I was super p*ssed at all of the workers that were working that day. It was their job to make sure he was safe.
Your situation is ridiculous. Those other parents sound stupid to let in strangers. I would switch daycares if I were you.
I would freak out! Safety and security should be the #1 priority and I would rather them be too cautious then not enough. Especially with all the horrible stories involving young children we've heard about lately, my worrying is off the charts. We also live in a large city, and near extended family so I will probably have a long list of possible pick-up people. If anyone besides me or my DH picked up my son, they better be carded and verified at the door. If I had any concerns about staff adhering to safety policies, I would pack up my diaper bag and move on!
I'm not sure the ID thing would bother me so much- but it depends on how you get in the door or check the child in and out.
At our daycare we have a finger print sensor that acts as our ID, and it is how we check our kids out. If you aren't in the system, then you have to be ID'ed (and you have to be on "the list") the first time you come.
I've noticed that even when I don't know the staff, they typically know me, so that part wouldn't bother me as much, but like I said, it depends on how you get in/out of the facility.
I'm suprised that they are so lax. Our daycare has to prove that they are secured just in case of non-custodial parent issues.
I am a director of a daycare center and yes that would alarm me. I would address the doctor again and express your concern with that and let her know that you love the care your son gets, but are considering looking into other Childcare facilities due to your concern. This might change your outlook on the situation, even though it should of been the first time you addresses her.
Good luck!