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I would be suing this daycare. There is NO excuse, just none.
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I would be suing this daycare. There is NO excuse, just none. -
The daycare screwed up HUGE and should be held responsible...that being said this is what makes me shake my head at this DCM...
“There were things that made me very uneasy,” she says. “From picking them up dying of thirst because they didn’t have anything to drink all day or staff talking to them badly…it wasn’t anything serious enough to call the cops but I was definitely thinking of pulling them out.”
THEY DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DRINK ALL DAY AND SHE WAS JUST THINKING OF PULLING THEM?! WTF?! -
I find it odd that none of the other kids were sunburned. If the other kids supposedly listened and didn't take their clothes off, they still would have been burned on arms, neck, face, etc.Comment
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I'm actually the only person who responded to that wondering why mom was still sending them if she felt they were being neglected...
I pulled my youngest child IMMEDIATELY from the one day care we had her in because I was unhappy with the care. I didn't keep sending her. And I certainly wouldn't have sent her if I felt her very basic needs (ie: food and water) were not being met. I think the mother here shot herself in the foot with her comments.
That said, I believe the day care was negligent. If the boys were not listening and whatever, mom should have been called for pick up. It sounds as if they are a handful - they are the only ones who didn't listen and keep their shirts on, they are the only ones who got burned...
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Apparently they were at the splash pad all day. Even if the kids were "blocked up" first thing, they still would have needed several more applications.
But...according to the mom they (the dc) shouldn't have been out at all since the heat index was so bad...but then she says she knew they would be there...(I'm hoping she means she didn't know they'd be gone all day?) Again, if I felt an activity wasn't safe or a good idea, I wouldn't send my kid.Comment
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This happened to my sister when she was 2. A lady from church was babysitting her & left her own daughter 3 & my sister 2 outside with a wading pool with their guard dog to watch them while she worked in the house.
My sister got 2nd & 3rd degree burns and had to be taken in for treatment. I remember her just crying & crying in pain. There had been no indication of any sort of issue before that & her own daughter wasn't burnt at all, but she was dark skinned. Needless to say she was never sent back there.
Why on earth would a mother send their child somewhere that staff are verbally mean to their kid or leave them without a drink all day? Sometimes there are no indications, but if there are...PULL YOUR KIDS!Comment
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this is a terrible story, but several are at fault here, including the staff and dcm. However, there is no excuse for letting this happen to a child.
I have never, in all my years, left a child out in the sun for so long that this could happen, but it does serve as an important reminder to apply sunscreen, keep hydrated, and make sure there is shade. Yikes!Comment
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Ugh. Poor KidsComment
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There's no excuse. But here's what I don't get. Aside from the burns... Mom says they would come home without having anything to drink all day. Yet she knew they would be outside all day with this daycare in 118 degree weather when it was advised to stay in. Why on earth would she send them to be outside all day and perhaps not drink water all day? Nevermind getting sunburned, she knew there was a good chance they weren't drinking water in that heat
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It sounds like no one had these boys' best interests in mind. Both the parent and the daycare really screwed up.
We go to a water park and the beach weekly. I have never had a child sunburned. My routine is to sunscreen everyone before we leave the house, again when we get there, and again after lunch.Comment
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That is terrible! I would be furious! The mom should have pulled them if she felt it was a neglectful environment. That being said, the daycare holds responsibility for these children when in their care and they are responsible for the burns on these kids. They would have noticed them starting to burn and they did nothing to stop further burning. If the boys wouldn't listen and keep their shirt on, they would not be able to stay. What I noticed, is that the boy's forearms, hands, upper neck areas, and faces didn't seem to be burned. It was mostly on the chest, backs, and shoulders. Makes me think that sunscreen was applied to the areas where their shirts don't cover, and when they took their shirts off, they exposed the skin that had no sunscreen. Many failures on everyone's part, imo. Mom for sending them someplace she didn't feel was safe, the daycare for obvious reasons, and even the boys to a certain extent. They are old enough to understand sunburn and I doubt it was the first time they have been burned, so they didn't listen and this is what happened. Again, the daycare staff should have enforced their own rules, so they are ultimately responsible, even if the mom should have known better than to keep sending them there.
Just to add, my son went to a preschool for 3 days before I pulled him. I would pick up in the heat of the afternoon (95+ degrees out) and they would be outside with no shade and no water. The kids were just standing around because everything was too hot to play with anyway and they were hot. No sunscreen and when I would get him in the car, he would have a headache and say he really doesn't like going outside after lunch, just before, in the morning when it is not so hot. I asked his teacher if he could stay inside with another class and she laughed at me and said "as long as it is nice, we go outside!" I told her that 95 degrees with no breeze or shade is not safe and since they did nothing, I said he would not be back. It is my job to protect my child (he is very sensitive to heat exhaustion), and when the school did nothing to help me with that, it was my job to get him out of there.Comment
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Complete agreement!It is my job to protect my child (he is very sensitive to heat exhaustion), and when the school did nothing to help me with that, it was my job to get him out of there.
When I said as much on the article comment section, I was told it wasn't easy to pull. I said "I know! I did it!"
Those kids should never have gotten burned like that, no excuses. But it's clear mom had major issues with this day care and kept sending them.Comment
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ds was at a reputable dc center last year. I've pulled my kids out of programs for far less than this and in some instances, I paid a hefty fee. I can't understand keeping your child somewhere that you didn't feel 100% comfortable.
Edited to add- I also would never knowingly let this happen to a child in my care!Comment
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Another thing I find fault with the daycare is keeping the kids out for so long that they got these kinds of burns. In that heat at a water park, I still don't think they should have been out for more than a couple of hours, certainly not long enough to incur 3rd degree burns.Comment
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