15 month old breaking out of daycare and wandering the streets.. is this reasonable?
My son is 15 months old and at daycare they have these types of door handles…
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Last week when I went to pick up my son I was talking with one of the workers at the daycare center and within seconds he had opened the door and and was outside running down the ramp. The daycare is only a few feet from the street and it’s a busy street. I saw it happen and got him very quickly before he was close to the road. BUT my sister JUST told me today that a couple weeks ago when she was walking by the daycare one of the workers was going after a kid and made a comment "we’ve got a lose one" and my sister looked and it was my son that she was running after. Well this was weeks ago and nobody from the daycare told me and the way my sister told me the story she said the worker made it seem like it was no big deal. This makes me think it happends often and they don’t even bother to tell me about it. He could EASILY get his by a car!! I’m really concerned and I am going to bring it up when I drop him off next. But I’ve also printed some things off and I’m going to tell them that I can either buy them one of these saftey things or a door knob instead of them having a door handle where kids can easily open it. Is this unreasonable? I’m asking for other’s advise on how I should handle this. I will buy whatever it is to make it safer there. I’m not worried about the money.. the most i would spend would be like $20 and that’s obviously better than my son getting hurt. Please just tell me what you think.. I know i’m rambling but i’m like shaking here. This freaks me out!!! Here are the things i printed off for ideas on what I could buy.
http://www.amazon.com/KidCo-Lever-Lock-Decorative-Handles/product-reviews/B0009ET8E6/ref=cm_cr_dp_all_summary?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1&sortBy=bySubmissionDateDescending
http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3812906
http://www.onestepahead.com/catalog/product.jsp?productId=535454&cmSource=Search#tabs
http://www.diapers.com/Product/ProductDetail.aspx?productid=11505&site=CI&cm_mmc=cse-_-pricegrabber-_-safety-_-SF-088&srccode=cii_5784816&cpncode=18-55680086-2#ReviewHeader
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Sentinel-Gate-Door-Window-Alarm-System/10749560
I’d be freaking out too! If it were me I would start looking for a new daycare. It sounds like kids are getting out often, which is alarming and potentially dangerous. It would also bother me that they didn’t feel the need to mention anything to you about it. I don’t think you should have to buy them anything just find a more competent daycare.
April 17th, 2010 at 7:14 am
wow, they dont seem like a proffesional set up
things like that have happened in my area and workers have been sacked and the place nearly shut down, its been on the news it was such a big thing!!!!
id report them, or call in some safety company to check out the joint xo
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April 17th, 2010 at 7:59 am
you dont need to buy them anything, and it’s not about the money, it’s just that if the kids safety are not their top priority, then you should not have your kid there. so my advice, change daycares.
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April 17th, 2010 at 8:36 am
I like to see you being a concerned parent, but I can’t believe you will talk to them next time you drop him off!!!
Are you seriously going to drop him off again, before you know they took care of the problem? Honestly, I doubt I would EVER put my child in their care again, but that’s easy to say – I’m not in your shoes. But I’d like to think I wouldn’t.
I hope you won’t leave him there till the issue is solved and you take it up with the director, or whoever is in charge. I’m assuming you only put him in child care because you have a job to go to and not being able to do so might put you in a bind. But I’m sure I know what’s more important to you – job or your baby. Maybe you have a relative who could help out for a few days? Or talk to your work and tell them the situation – I’d be surprised if they weren’t understanding. Hey, you might even score some points, if the boss is a woman with kids.
This place makes money by taking care of children and they can’t properly child proof their facility? Seems like incompetent morons to me. This should be freaking you out. And even if this happened only with your son and only the two times you are aware of, it happend 2 times too many.
Good luck, hope all works out for you and your baby.
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April 17th, 2010 at 8:43 am
I’d be freaking out too! If it were me I would start looking for a new daycare. It sounds like kids are getting out often, which is alarming and potentially dangerous. It would also bother me that they didn’t feel the need to mention anything to you about it. I don’t think you should have to buy them anything just find a more competent daycare.
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