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What would you do?
Hi all
Tobes came home from nursery today with biro all over his back. I don't want to make a massive issue out of it, but I do want to say something to nursery because I don't think its acceptable for babies / toddlers of Toby's age to play with biro's. Sorry, IMO, they are dangerous at that age as they can be quite pointy!
Would you say something to nursery? How would you word it?
Hubby is livid. I am too - but want to handle it in the best way.
... because after all, I am not stupid, I know babbas get hold of things they're not supposed too all the time and you can't control every little thing.
I just feel - nursery and biros - come on nursery!!! Nooooo!
Joo xxx
Tobes came home from nursery today with biro all over his back. I don't want to make a massive issue out of it, but I do want to say something to nursery because I don't think its acceptable for babies / toddlers of Toby's age to play with biro's. Sorry, IMO, they are dangerous at that age as they can be quite pointy!
Would you say something to nursery? How would you word it?
Hubby is livid. I am too - but want to handle it in the best way.
... because after all, I am not stupid, I know babbas get hold of things they're not supposed too all the time and you can't control every little thing.
I just feel - nursery and biros - come on nursery!!! Nooooo!
Joo xxx
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I'd approach it as non-confrontationally as possible and see how they respond. Good luck - and I hope you get a reasonable response!
I wouldnt be happy either but it is probably an honest, human -error type mistake, I have caught Gabe with my pens before. I would definitely mention it though!
xx
Spoke to the day nursery Manager this morning and they have no explanation for it at all. They said the pens in the room are all too high up for them to reach so there is no way they could have got hold of one.
So I wracked (sp?) my brains and come to the same conclusion - it must have happened at nursery. If if had happened Sunday (when we were with my older niece and nephew) we would have noticed when we bathed him on Sunday night. It was very visible and was the first thing we saw when we stripped him off last night - so I am fairly positive it didn't happen on Sunday or we would have seen it during Sunday nights bath-time.
Hubby is ringing the school headmistress to see if she will investigate it anymore. When the Manager leaves at 3pm, there are odd members of staff helping out so they need to ask those who were there yesterday pm.
Joo xxx
i would def have a word about it,least youve had time to calm down and will probably come across like that also x
I don't think your nursery has acted properly at all - if you are positive it didn't happen on Sunday, I would take it further. After all, if a child got hold of a biro, lifted Toby's shirt and drew all over him, and nobody noticed then they are not being properly supervised. I'm like you, I don't really like to make a big fuss about things - but that is pretty bad!
Is he otherwise happy there?
xx
My hubby gets annoyed when we pick charlie up from nursery and she has a shed load of dried up snot on her face, I dread to think how he'd react if she had biro on her back !!!
Hubby has since called the Headmistress who promised to look into it further but again she said she has no idea how it could have happened at nursery. We are meeting them on Monday next week anyway, to talk about my job loss and trying to sort Toby out so me not earning means his "life" is disrupted as little as possible... so we will discuss it then no doubt.
Hubby and I both are just disappointed that if it DID happen at nursery, then the babies were obviously not being watched as carefully as we assumed. I mean, I'm not expert, I don't know how nurseries deal with trying to watch 6 odd babies all day - but its just unsettled us really and I wish they had dealt with it a bit better rather than trying to fob it off type thing.
Will keep you posted - thanks for the comments ladies!
xxx
Like tottie though I assumed it was on his t shirt. How odd for another child to lift up his t shirt and scribble on his bare back and for no one at the nursery to notice !!
Let us know how you get on. S x ps how did the interview go ?