Do You Let Suspended Kids Come To Daycare?

[ihop]

I have a half day kindergartener who hit, pushed down and bit a child at recess. Drew a lot of blood when he bit him. He is suspended tomorrow and I know mom is going to ask me to take him. When asked why he did it he just shrugged.

Wwyd?

[Heidi]

Do you know this kiddo already? Have you had issues with him?

If you know him and he's caused you no problems, I'd take him.

If he's a problem for you or you don't know him, then no. Either way, he'd be doing "school work" or "chores" all day. It would not be a "fun" day.

[BumbleBee]

Nope. Not my kid, not my job.

[LysesKids]

When I took older kids I had a policy in effect that I DID NOT take kids on days they were suspended from school; that is a parent needs to deal with it situation. I don't care if they wanted to pay extra, the child was sent home from school, talk to them and find out why the action happened, don't pass parental responsibility onto daycare

[Play Care]

I would not!
I always kind of felt that when they suspend kids, they are trying to send the parents a message as well...
I've NEVER heard of a Kindegartner being suspended

[NeedaVaca]

I would not!
I always kind of felt that when they suspend kids, they are trying to send the parents a message as well...
I've NEVER heard of a Kindegartner being suspended

Parents need to spend the day talking about his behavior

[debbiedoeszip]

Unless I thought that his behaviour was going to be more trouble than it's worth, then I'd take a child who has been suspended. For one thing, the schools adopting zero tolerance behaviour policies means that some kids end up suspended for the stupidest reasons (though not in the OP's situation; he was suspended for good reason). Also, for some parents, taking the day off work while their child is suspended could cost them their job. Also, it more money for me.

[Unregistered]

Sure. They are welcome to return the day after the suspension is over.

Parental responsibility to deal with. It is a family issue to work through. Plus there is way too much fun going on here for it to connect with the child as a consequence. I'm not willing to alter my day to make the child understand it is not a holiday from school.

[katzan]

I wouldn't.. I would simply state that due to his aggression at school, you can not take the child on for the safety of the other children.

[Cradle2crayons]

I may or may not, depending on the situation and reason for suspension.

If I DID accept them for the day I would charge a drop in rate.

[midaycare]

Unless I thought that his behaviour was going to be more trouble than it's worth, then I'd take a child who has been suspended. For one thing, the schools adopting zero tolerance behaviour policies means that some kids end up suspended for the stupidest reasons (though not in the OP's situation; he was suspended for good reason). Also, for some parents, taking the day off work while their child is suspended could cost them their job. Also, it more money for me.

Yes, it depends. Schools are suspending for everything nowadays. If it was for something that was really minor, eh ... sure. But something like OP, then, no. Parent needs to deal with it. Also, if parent would lose their job I would be accommodating. Been there, done that. Bosses stink.

[daycare]

No, kids have to stay home with their parent.

In my eyes, part of the reason that the child needs to stay home is so that the parents can see and understand that there is an issue that needs to be addressed. Almost as if it is punishing both the parent and child because lets face it the child obviously is not getting proper discipline at home if they are acting that extreme at school. 99.95%of children always act better with others than they do for their parents...

I let it happen once and never again....

[nannyde]

I don't take school agers so no but if I did I would take him as long as he took a nap and I didn't have to be a part of punishing him or even discussing it.

[daycare]

what nan said got me thinking of the main reason why I would say no is becuase I had a DCG that got suspended from school. Kind of a silly reason, but she did. She was in kinder.

DCM had her come here and dcg soon figured out if I misbehave at school I get to go to MIss N. house. I refused to participate in any discipline of it so the kid came here and had a field day. The very next week the child purposely punched someone in the head to get suspended and be able to come to my house.


When I brought it to DCMs attention she said well can you pull her from all the fun stuff today and I said I will have no part in that. If you don't want her to have fun then you need to keep her home.

DCM came and picked her up.

[Childminder]

I have and never an issue.

He would follow our routine and I won't be the disciplinarian that's the parents job.

Why he did it, he probably doesn't know why. He's five and he acted in the moment.