i have a2 year old and am 3 1/2 months pregnant with my 2nd. I work from home but wanted to put my son in preschool 2 days/week so he could socialize and so i could have a little break to get work and errands done. Today was his first day, i went with him at 8am, and planned to stay w/him until 10.He was fine, as i knew he would be, playing and checking everything out. the director had told me the day before that they would give him milk with his morning and afternoon snack and juice with lunch. I misunderstood and assumed they provided the drinks, i brought everything else i was supposed to, his crib sheet,blanket,lunch, juice cup etc. but i didnt bring juice or milk, the director told me i needed to bring my own, i told her i didnt realize that and could they provide it for just today and i would bring his tomorrow. She said no, it was against policy and i snapped and said he would not be attending school there. i know my hormones are out of whack but was i totally out of line?
2007-01-24 04:52:16 · 5 answers · asked by theburlaces 3 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
Wow they don't provide the milk or the juice? My daughter has been in about 5 different day cares and NEVER have I been to one that didn't supply the drinks! I normally had to supply lunch for her but the drinks and snacks were supplied by the daycare. What are the kid's supposed to drink after being out side playing if the daycare doesn't have anything for them to drink. The fact that the daycare would not help you out for the one day to me would have been enough to take me child somewhere else. I mean what if you go to have the baby and who ever drops your son off at daycare forgets his food would they make him go hungry. In my opinion I don't think you were totally out of line at all.
2007-01-24 05:18:55 · answer #1 · answered by jenpoesavon 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It depends. How did she deal with you? Was she snappy or rolling her eyes because you didn't understand about the juice? If she's impatient and unclear with adults then you should consider that she's probably even more impatient and unclear with a room of 2 year olds and find somewhere else for your son.
If it was just that you became overwhelmed (pregnant, separation anxiety, work demands, etc) and snapped then apologize and they should understand. A sincere apology does wonders.
And this has nothing to do with your actual question but I've used a variety of daycare/preschools for my daughters for the past 5 years and this is the first time I ever heard about providing juice and milk of your own. I provided formula when they were infants, which is understandable. But juice and milk? Kinda strange.....
2007-01-24 13:08:49 · answer #2 · answered by Ruth E 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Yikes! Yes, I'm afraid you went off the deep end on that one. Is this a fence you can mend? You might have to plead insanity if you want him to attend preschool there after all. Otherwise, you will probably have to find a different school.
If you can get a copy of school policies before enrolling your son, that will help eliminate future misunderstandings.
Good luck--
2007-01-24 13:31:28 · answer #3 · answered by KD 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes and No.
I am not pregnant, and I get irritated when things aren't explained properly to me.
If you like everything else about the daycare, I would call and explain my situation and see if they will forgive and forget.
However if you find the director is evil spawn... then maybe it's worth trying somewhere else.
2007-01-24 13:06:02 · answer #4 · answered by Samantha 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes...you were out of line. Thy don't provide those things for your child's safety. They don't want your child to have a reaction to something that they have given him. Call them back and explain your situation and apologize for yourself. You could have just left him there and ran to the store to get what you needed.
2007-01-24 13:00:43 · answer #5 · answered by mommy_2_liam 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋