Has anyones kid ever been injured in a daycare?

Question

My wife is a SAHM and she wants our kid to be social, so we are thinking of putting him in daycare, I think he be ignored.

Answer 1

Day cares are unders the watchful eye of child protective services and must comply to certain rules and must make certain information available upon request. If you are concerned, ask them.

you don't mention the age of your child but there are many other options than what your wife is suggesting.

I don't think a day care is a good idea for socialization. If she is a SAHM day care only frees up her time (I realize this is desirable at times but please consider the needs of your child here)

I would encourage you spend the money for her to attend a class with your child, he will still have socialization and so will she. They will also have good memories and a strong relationship.
check out gymboree or park district classes, if you are in a small town, encourage your wife to get a play group together.

If your child is older, find a preschool instead of daycare. I think that a playcentered preschool would be a much better placement for a child than a daycare. They are fine and serve their purpose but I imagine your wife is a SAHM for a reason.

FYI: I'm a SAHM of 3 kids age 2 and under. It is hard. Please help your wife to know that you understand and want to help.

Answer 2

I was a daycare provider for almost 4 years! I love kids, and work well with them. There are defiantly the good and bad out there. If you are looking for a home daycare make sure they are CPR certified, no pool, and clean safe environment. The most important thing is how many kids they care for. If more than 6, they are in it for money and not the child. When you choose your provider ask to sit in for a part of the day and see how your child enjoys things, and see how the provider works with the kids. You and the child will know if it feels right. I would do the same thing as far as sitting in at a facility. Because facility's can be worse than home daycare. If the child ever acts scared or nervous after the first two days of care, you know something isn't right. You should see that your child is comfortable, and smiles when around the provider. Good luck...:)

Answer 3

Daycare is good for my child! He is a lot more social than he was before he went to daycare. He does get injured every once in a while but then again what child doesn't?! It's usually because of horseplay not because of negligence. Each day care is supposed to have a small student teacher ratio. There are only 5 kids per teacher at my son's daycare. I think the guideline is something like 10 per teacher or something like that. Just check out all the daycares in your area. Most let you pop in and observe the daily routines. Good luck!!!

Answer 4

As a daycare provider, I probably come off as a bit biased, but here's my take on it: there are lots of children and a certain number of adults. There are laws governing the maximum and minimum child to teacher ratio for the facility, and if the children are under a certain age, there will usually have to be a parapro in the room as well. I work in a place that's run out of a church, has maybe 50 kids enrolled, and about 8 teachers, and it's a perfect size. It's about six kids a teacher, which is good to do little group games, and for the bigger children to have homework time. I know that I give my children my undivided attention and my coworkers do as well. Ask around, though. A large, corporate daycare might have a tendency to have a lot of kids and not as much on the staff side of things. As a small, church daycare, we have strict schooling (we must have a certain number of enrichment courses a year) and stay up-to-date with CPR at all times. Ask around, find word of mouth, and see if anybody is willing to divulge a good, clean place. *TAKE A TOUR* - seeing how the teachers interact with the kids before you put your kid in there will make a big difference.

Answer 5

i've worked in daycare for years and i can tell you to tour the daycare before enrolling your child. Some daycares are bad but others are good. Daycares are good for social as well as vebal and educational deveopment. look for a NAEYAC accredited facility. they will have higher standards. Also ask about staff turnover and who will be directly taking care of your child. Yes my son has been hurt in the daycare that i work at but he is a kid...he gets hurt just the same at home.
As for what the other daycare providor said...bigger daycares can actually be better due to the fact that they have more resources. and ratios do not change regardless of the size of a daycare. in CT the ratios are 1:4 for under3 and 1:10 for over 3. And it is the law in my state that all daycare providors/teachers have 20 hours of continuing ed each year, have physicals every 2 years and their is also a special childcare/firstaid/cpr course that we have to continuously be certified in.

Answer 6

Yes, he's still at the daycare. A kid picked up a stick and poked my boy in the eye. He got a coreaneol (sp?) abrasion. The kid was reported and disciplined by his parents. The only problem I had was that I was not called immediately after it happened. I found out about it 2 hours later when I picked him up for the day.
Anywhere you go there will be kids that bite, kick, and are bad tempered. You just need to know how compitent and attentive the teachers are towards the children. If the program is what you are looking for, then go for it.

Answer 7

I worked at a daycare for 6 months, and I learned that I will never put my child in a child care center or daycare with more than 5 kids. i will have a personal babysitter or stay home with her.

Answer 8

My son wasn't injured but he had several bruises on him and I kept asking him what happened and he would say I don't remember, So I went to go get him one day from the daycare and as soon as I got to the front door one of the teachers raised her hand and slapped my son in the face and in the back of the head. I came unglued I called the cops and everything they asked her why she did it and she said because he won't shut up and he wouldn't sit down. I looked at her and told her didn't you know he has ADHD so he is not going to be able to do ether one of those things. She was sentenced to 5 years and she was not allowed to work around any kids any more at all.

Answer 9

I have never heard of any kid being so injured.. but it is possible and it certainly would not be the fault of the daycare people.. That is a business I would NOT want to get into because of lawsuits, etc.

Answer 10

My son jumped off a recliner at day care, broke his femur, and was in a body cast for 2 months.....but accidents can happen anywhere - at home or daycare. He could have just as easily jumed off a chair at home. Just research the daycare carefully. Stop in for a surprise visit to observe. If they don't allow surprise visits, don't send your child there. Ask for references from other parents who send their children there. Talk to them and see what they like/don't like about the daycare.