Daycare Dangers

[Unregistered]

Not the OP. I do think in many cases at least in my area, putting children in daycare is a choice parents make, as they wish to have a two income family in order to aford the lifestyle they picked. It's not all black & white though. In many cases I do believe it is best for children to be raised at home with family. In other cases though the children will greatly benifit from being in quality childcare. If a parent decides to place their child in care which I don't believe is a bad thing, then they need to do their due dilegence in selecting a quality provider, which will include not just shopping around for the cheapest rate. Again it is not all black & white - price is not always an indicater of quality, nor is being licenced.

[Oneluckymom]

Not the OP. I do think in many cases at least in my area, putting children in daycare is a choice parents make, as they wish to have a two income family in order to aford the lifestyle they picked. It's not all black & white though. In many cases I do believe it is best for children to be raised at home with family. In other cases though the children will greatly benifit from being in quality childcare. If a parent decides to place their child in care which I don't believe is a bad thing, then they need to do their due dilegence in selecting a quality provider, which will include not just shopping around for the cheapest rate. Again it is not all black & white - price is not always an indicater of quality, nor is being licenced.

True, I agree.

[sharlan]

Life itself is dangerous. Does that mean you intend to live in a bubble and never venture outside?

I've been unlicensed and licensed. I don't do things any differently now then I did before.

Like anything else, there's good and there's bad. I've had some amazing parents that did a wonderful job of raising their children. I've had some children that were much better off in my care than that of their parents.

In a perfect world, all mothers would be maternal and stay home and raise their families, put 3 healthy meals on the table every day, and nurture their children with only love. We don't live in a perfect world, never have, never will.

[snbauser]

This topic has been bantered back and forth forever. Not even going there unless there is a clear reason and point by the OP other than to start a debate or try and ridicule providers.

[MissAnn]

I haven't heard about that study, but what I have heard about is all the news stories about horrible things happening to young children in daycare. Here are a few I heard about recently:

• March 2013- a one year old died from falling out of a high chair while he was unsupervised (http://www.wftv.com/news/news/local/...nse-sta/nW5yS/)
• March 2013- an eleven month old baby died suffocating from a car seat chest strap (http://www.burbankleader.com/the818n...0,645385.story)
• March 2013- a daycare worker was found putting a sleeping aide in toddlers’ sippy cups (http://www.gilroydispatch.com/articl...1cce2aeb5.html)
• August 2010- a two year old was left in a hot van all day and died (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aq51aRzCZbc)
• May 2012- Fox Files did a segment on daycare, and they found cases of daycare workers hitting and shaking children, calling children names such as “retards” or “drug babies”, putting hot sauce in babies’ mouths for biting, and not changing diapers all day (http://fox2now.com/2012/05/08/fox-fi...ycare-dangers/)

Unfortunately the "good news" stories don't get near the press coverage.

[nannyde]

Yes, there are cases of abuse at home, as well as in daycare. It is very important, however, for parents to look up information and choose a good daycare. A lot of the neglect and abuse stories in daycare occur in unlicensed daycares. A better solution would be to use a licensed daycare, which is regulated by the state.

The highest risk to a child is mommy's boyfriend not the daycare worker. It's important that mommy look up information and choose a good boyfriend. A better solution would be to use bio daddy as the caregiver when she is away as he is less likely to harm his own child.

[Oneluckymom]

The highest risk to a child is mommy's boyfriend not the daycare worker. It's important that mommy look up information and choose a good boyfriend. A better solution would be to use bio daddy as the caregiver when she is away as he is less likely to harm his own child.

Yes, this is very true!

[Oneluckymom]

Statistics show that boyfriends and step fathers have a higher incidence of committing child abuse than biological fathers.

[Starburst]

I'm sorry, but this smacks of a troll.

I wouldn't be surprised if it was someone from that "daycares don't care" website trying to stir up trouble or get more evidence of why they think daycares are bad. I also found it very odd that they used a smiley face as the thread icon for a subject on dangers in child care; on a website for child care providers.

And to the OP, the reason why you always hear bad stories on the news about daycares is because they only spot light daycares when it stands out from the rest; which means it's either very bad or very good. The news industry realizes just like the rest of the media world that the things that sell the most (or improve ratings) are sex and violence; which are the worst things that can happen in a daycare. The only time they really do good news on daycares is if they are doing something big like having the kids/staff volunteer at a charity event (relay for life) or are being a part of the community (like a kid's parade), and that is usually because 1) it is a very slow news day; 2) they are already covering an event; 3) because the provider or one of the daycare parent's/ community group leaders calls the local newspaper/ news channel to inform them. I mean do you think that the news station cares if someone was in daycare for 5 years with no violations and taught children the basic academics and manners? No, because that is what most daycares teach children under 5. Unless they won an award because of their outstanding child care program (very rare/unlikely) or got major violations/accusations they will most likely not be on the news related to their child care program. This is not a job people do because they think they will get rich and famous, and if some is in this business for those reason they are in the wrong industry.

Plus there are hundreds of thousands of daycares all across the US and all those stories combined probably add up to less than 10% of the daycare population, still too many and of course those are only the reported cases; but nowhere near the majority of decent quality child care homes and centers across the country.

[Lyss]

I wouldn't be surprised if it was someone from that "daycares don't care" website trying to stir up trouble or get more evidence of why they think daycares are bad. I also found it very odd that they used a smiley face as the thread icon for a subject on dangers in child care; on a website for child care providers.

And to the OP, the reason why you always hear bad stories on the news about daycares is because they only spot light daycares when it stands out from the rest; which means it's either very bad or very good. The news industry realizes just like the rest of the media world that the things that sell the most (or improve ratings) are sex and violence; which are the worst things that can happen in a daycare. The only time they really do good news on daycares is if they are doing something big like having the kids/staff volunteer at a charity event (relay for life) or are being a part of the community (like a kid's parade), and that is usually because 1) it is a very slow news day; 2) they are already covering an event; 3) because the provider or one of the daycare parent's/ community group leaders calls the local newspaper/ news channel to inform them. I mean do you think that the news station cares if someone was in daycare for 5 years with no violations and taught children the basic academics and manners? No, because that is what most daycares teach children under 5. Unless they won an award because of their outstanding child care program (very rare/unlikely) or got major violations/accusations they will most likely not be on the news related to their child care program. This is not a job people do because they think they will get rich and famous, and if some is in this business for those reason they are in the wrong industry.

Plus there are hundreds of thousands of daycares all across the US and all those stories combined probably add up to less than 10% of the daycare population, still too many and of course those are only the reported cases; but nowhere near the majority of decent quality child care homes and centers across the country .

Crikey! I had no idea this existed!! I guess it makes sense that it does though (as in there is a website for everything). Wow way to make parents the HAVE to work feel terrible.

My brothers and I grew up in daycare. We all have providers that we consider family, my youngest brother loves his aunt Sally and both my other brother and I connect with grandma Berta still (she retired right before our youngest brother was born, 16yr age difference). Both are providers that have no relation to us and are great people. I respect them very much, they were much better influences and role models than our actual parents were.

[Starburst]

Crikey! I had no idea this existed!! I guess it makes sense that it does though (as in there is a website for everything). Wow way to make parents the HAVE to work feel terrible.

Yeah, I came across it about a year or two ago in a search engine when I was looking for information on doing daycare. I am not saying there is anything wrong with being a stay-at-home-mom; but those people are like extremist/fanatics about it.

[Greenplasticwateringcans]

Yeah, I came across it about a year or two ago in a search engine when I was looking for information on doing daycare. I am not saying there is anything wrong with being a stay-at-home-mom; but those people are like extremist/fanatics about it.

I just had a read through their FAQ's...wow!

[nannyde]

The highest risk to a child is mommy's boyfriend not the daycare worker. It's important that mommy look up information and choose a good boyfriend. A better solution would be to use bio daddy as the caregiver when she is away as he is less likely to harm his own child.

And when Mommy's boyfriend is caring for the child and potty training....

http://www.kcci.com/news/central-iowa/search-warrant-reveals-new-details-in-toddler-assault-case/-/9357080/19895320/-/2hevr2/-/index.html

[Patches]

Yes, there are cases of abuse at home, as well as in daycare. It is very important, however, for parents to look up information and choose a good daycare. A lot of the neglect and abuse stories in daycare occur in unlicensed daycares. A better solution would be to use a licensed daycare, which is regulated by the state.

Oh man, you need to stop! I am licensed, but you don't need to bash unlicensed daycares. There are plenty of fantastic unlicensed providers out there. The license is a piece of paper and does NOT guarantee a wonderful provider. I am not saying licensed providers are bad.....Bottom line:

There are good and bad licensed providers/ daycares
There are good and bad unlicensed providers/ daycares
There ARE good AND bad PARENTS

[Patches]

The highest risk to a child is mommy's boyfriend not the daycare worker. It's important that mommy look up information and choose a good boyfriend. A better solution would be to use bio daddy as the caregiver when she is away as he is less likely to harm his own child.

Very true