Excessive Timeouts

[AmyKidsCo]

Totally agree. I don't know how it was threatened. She said that she WAS going to be in time out all day. Not, she might be. Either way doesn't matter to me. My child wouldn't be there another day.

I totally agree. Whether it happened or not, just saying it is too much.

[luv2teach]

I had a similar situation happen when I worked at one center where my assistant teacher was trying to put a 4 year old in time out for 2 HOURS! It was 3:30 and his Mother picked up at 5:30 and she told him she was leaving him to sit until his Mom came. I told her 100% NO and she still tried it. I had to take the child inside the building (we were outside playing) with me to remove him from the situation, and I called the director at home and reported it. In our state you cannot isolate a child for more than a certain amount of minutes. I am thinking it is 8.

Anyway, yes, report this! That is not okay.

[craftymissbeth]

ok, the child was seperated from the group. How many times do we tell each other that if a child is naughty with the group they need to be seperated. I'm wondering if the provider just worded it wrong. Also, we don't know what really happened because I'm sorry I find it odd that a provider would say this. Also, I'm wondering if the child is acually a bit of a trouble maker and the provider has told the parents multiple times and nothing was done and now they are taking it out on the provider.

if the parents were so concerned then why did you leave your child there. Why didn't you ever do drop in's.

My first thought was that perhaps DCK was really the provider's shadow (as I've seen advised here many times) and the provider worded it incorrectly.

If she did put the child in time out all day long that is grossly inappropriate and needs to be reported.

In response to the PP asking about the "usual spot" on the couch... And this is a serious question, not snarky.... but is it really wrong for us to have a place to sit? I have a special chair in my daycare room that is mine and mine only... is it bad or make me a bad provider? Athough I don't sit there all day the OP never said their provider does either. I really didn't think it was a bad thing. This is my career. I plan on retiring as a daycare owner. In 40 years when I retire, I'd like to have saved my back enough to enjoy retirement!

Didn't mean to hijack...