what do i do??

Question

i was collecting my 2 1/2 yr old son from nursery. and they make sure u are in the buildie children go well i wasnt even in the grounds before they let him runn off into the middle of the road!!!!! i was terrified. i marched into the building and went mad at the woman that runs the nursery. she gave me a poor excuse of well he saw me so i let him go. their government rules state no child is allowed to go unless they are under full supervision from their parent or guardian!! alot of the other mums saw this and also kiked up. i realise this was foolish of my son to do this but comparing the mind of a 2 yr old to a 38 yr old i think i know who is to blame. the doors should be shut untill parents are there to collect. do i take a next step for the concern of other children if so what????

Answer 1

Take your child out of this nursery and find a new one.

Sent a letter to whoever is in charge of the nursery, and one to the better business bureau. Tell them exactly why you're taking him out. Have some of the other mothers sign as witnesses.

I'm glad nothing happened to your little guy!

Answer 2

I agree that you should take a next step, but all of the previous posts seem to assume that you are in the United States. I, however, don't think you are, so the same steps may not be appropriate. I hope that there is some sort of licensing required for nurseries where you live (Australia?). There should also be some sort of regulatory commission. It seems that the nursery is more concerned with making excuses than apologizing and making sure that it does not happen again, so I would say that you should take this further. I would find a new nursery for my son, send the old nursery a letter (addressed to whomever is in charge) explaining what happened and that you intend to take the issue to the authorities, and then do so. The change may be hard for your son, but you cannot allow him to be in the care of people who are not only irresponsible, but also unremorseful. Accidents do happen, but this was no accident. Do what you know is right and make sure that no children are hurt as a result of their behavior!

Answer 3

If you feel like you need to take this any further you can contact child and family sevices, or you could just threaten the facility that you will be doing it most of the time only a threat is needed you can also speak with the owner and tell the owner of the poor management... The safety of the children is the most important thing... In the daycare I used to work at the door knobs were placed out of the childrens reach, this was the law in my state... so the children aren't able to get out without an adults help... It's unfortunate that the daycare system isn't as mindful of our children as we are.. it's probably in part to the fact that they don't get enough funding and the employees don't get paid very much, you always have better performance with better pay

Answer 4

A similar thing happened at my granddaughter's pres school this week and the people who run it were, however, mortified. The woman in charge of him got reprimanded and was in tears because she lost sight of the little boy (she didn't purposely let him go).

So, what I am thinking is, you SHOULD take it a step further if they cannot assure you that it will NOT happen again to your child or any one else's. Let them know you are considering filing a complaint and that you have the welfare of all the children in mind. I hope that the woman who did it was reprimanded and I hope she bent over backwards to apologize to you. One slip can mean a life.

Plus, never blame your child for an obvious adult mistake. He was allowed by her to go to you and in his mind that made it okay. I don't think he was foolish but maybe you can help make this a learning experience for you and him as well.