Do I Have to Pay for Their Mistake

[momofsix]

One thing you should keep in mind as your child grows up - there can be complications even years down the road from febrile seizures. There was a news story just this week about a young man who died while playing football and they've somehow linked it to a febrile seizure when he was very young. Oh, and the next time the daycare provider that you've entrusted your most precious child to calls you to tell you that your little one has a fever, get yourself over there and pick her up instead of expecting them to mask her symptoms with Tylenol.

Do you have a link to that story? My daughter had febrile siezures and I was never told of any long lasting risks I want to check it out!

[JenNJ]

Yes, the saftey of children comes first for us. That's why we call the parents as soon as we see an issue. It's a shame that what comes first for YOU is money. You were too tied up in work to pick up your sick child and now you are worried about paying while you kept her out sick. CLEARLY, your priorities lie in your wallet. I feel bad for your daughter.

[MyAngels]

Do you have a link to that story? My daughter had febrile siezures and I was never told of any long lasting risks I want to check it out!

It was on the Today show a couple of days ago. Here is the link http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/261848...67561#39267561, hopefully it works. The doctor who's always on that show doesn't think there is a link between the two, but I suppose it can't hurt to stay informed. Hopefully I didn't cause you to worry too much, my apologies.

[Unregistered]

Yes, the saftey of children comes first for us. That's why we call the parents as soon as we see an issue. It's a shame that what comes first for YOU is money. You were too tied up in work to pick up your sick child and now you are worried about paying while you kept her out sick. CLEARLY, your priorities lie in your wallet. I feel bad for your daughter.

So true I don't even charge the parents if their kids do not come but they send them sick away. We do not do this for the money. We do it for the love and enjoyment of children. If it was my child with a fever that high nothing would of kept me from getting to her. Call me back in 30. That is BS.... Shame on you!!!!

[MrsParker]

Yea that was some BS. She could of told me that they cant give any meds but she said she would. I said call me back in 15. but she didnt. She called 30 mins later sayin her fever is higher and she didnt give her any meds. Thats why she lost her job. I refuse to let these money hungry daycares get over. The dayare workers couldnt even face me. But decided to slip the bill in my daughters bag her 3rd day back. I told them to terminate my daughters enrollment. The next day i get a call sayn how they didnt mean for me to get that bill. It was a mistake and they didnt expect me to pay for my daughter bein out. I get this message after I told them I want to terminate the contract. Sounds like Money to me.

[Unregistered]

Yea that was some BS. She could of told me that they cant give any meds but she said she would. I said call me back in 15. but she didnt. She called 30 mins later sayin her fever is higher and she didnt give her any meds. Thats why she lost her job. I refuse to let these money hungry daycares get over. The dayare workers couldnt even face me. But decided to slip the bill in my daughters bag her 3rd day back. I told them to terminate my daughters enrollment. The next day i get a call sayn how they didnt mean for me to get that bill. It was a mistake and they didnt expect me to pay for my daughter bein out. I get this message after I told them I want to terminate the contract. Sounds like Money to me.

Well good for you. So I hope you have decided to stay home and raise your child then to let money hungry day cares take care of her.

[missnikki]

Yea that was some BS. She could of told me that they cant give any meds but she said she would. I said call me back in 15. but she didnt. She called 30 mins later sayin her fever is higher and she didnt give her any meds. Thats why she lost her job. I refuse to let these money hungry daycares get over. The dayare workers couldnt even face me. But decided to slip the bill in my daughters bag her 3rd day back. I told them to terminate my daughters enrollment. The next day i get a call sayn how they didnt mean for me to get that bill. It was a mistake and they didnt expect me to pay for my daughter bein out. I get this message after I told them I want to terminate the contract. Sounds like Money to me.

Sure, she should have lost her job, but it never should have happened in the first place. It was ultimately your responsibility to your daughter to be there to administer meds.
I have a question- how far away do you work (I assume you were at work) from the daycare?
And one more- Why are you asking if you should fight this, if they already told you that you didn't have to pay? This is really starting to seem like a troll. Are you for real, lady?

[JenNJ]

We do not do this for the money. We do it for the love and enjoyment of children.

No, I do this for the money. Don't get me wrong -- I love kids, and I love my job -- but I do this job for money. Otherwise I would volunteer with kids. And there is NOTHING wrong with doing daycare for the money.

[mac60]

No, I do this for the money. Don't get me wrong -- I love kids, and I love my job -- but I do this job for money. Otherwise I would volunteer with kids. And there is NOTHING wrong with doing daycare for the money.

Whatever our profession is, do we all not work/do our profession for a paycheck. It is rediculous to think otherwise. I agree with you. I do this for the money, and I am good at it.

[kendallina]

Who said anything about sueing the daycare? I have no problem paying for services that are provided. But Why did they fire the lady in charge of my daughters care? Why did they admit fault? It seems you Providers are all the same. This may come as a shock to u all, but the daycare actually agreed with me. "I dont have to pay for their mistake". Thanks for the input though. I now know what comes first for Providers.

I am so disappointed and upset about this. Most if not all of us tried to give honest feedback from our point of view on this situation. That is exactly what you asked for! I even said in my response that I would consider waiving the fee if this happened at my child care, but instead your response is to insult us. If you don't like what we have to tell you, try having an open discussion about it and not insulting people. I am truly disgusted by how you are acting.

I work for the money, of course I do. I chose this profession because I love children.

[Chickenhauler]

Who said anything about sueing the daycare? I have no problem paying for services that are provided. But Why did they fire the lady in charge of my daughters care? Why did they admit fault? It seems you Providers are all the same. This may come as a shock to u all, but the daycare actually agreed with me. "I dont have to pay for their mistake". Thanks for the input though. I now know what comes first for Providers.

Do you really want to know what comes first in today's society?

Who is at fault, and who is going to get sued.

While YOU may not have chosen to sue the daycare, they were deathly afraid you would, and weren't going to admit fault by excusing your bill (although they did by firing that worker) just in case you did sue.

Put yourself in a provider's shoes....and then google "daycare lawsuit". Pretty scary numbers, aren't they?

[Chickenhauler]

Yea that was some BS. She could of told me that they cant give any meds but she said she would. I said call me back in 15. but she didnt. She called 30 mins later sayin her fever is higher and she didnt give her any meds. Thats why she lost her job. I refuse to let these money hungry daycares get over. The dayare workers couldnt even face me. But decided to slip the bill in my daughters bag her 3rd day back. I told them to terminate my daughters enrollment. The next day i get a call sayn how they didnt mean for me to get that bill. It was a mistake and they didnt expect me to pay for my daughter bein out. I get this message after I told them I want to terminate the contract. Sounds like Money to me.

Sounds like too many cooks in the soup, if you want my honest opinion.


FYI-In our contract, a fever cannot be 'masked' or "reduced" by Tylenol. It's not curing or clearing up the root cause of the fever, just covering it up. At the 100F mark, the child should have been picked up then and there. This may be the reason why the worker was canned (for offering to dope the kid with Tylenol instead of requiring immediate pickup).

[Former Teacher]

No, I do this for the money. Don't get me wrong -- I love kids, and I love my job -- but I do this job for money. Otherwise I would volunteer with kids. And there is NOTHING wrong with doing daycare for the money.

My thoughts EXACTLY!

[Unregistered]

Wow - it's amazing how one's opinion can change just after reading a few posts. I started out feeling sympathy for the child and parent but after reading these posts, I still feel sympathy for the child, but I also feel badly for the poor woman who lost her job because of this unreasonable, irresponsible parent.

I also believe that since we don't know the facts, it's quite possible that the OP has manufactured most of these details - especially, the ones that say the daycare admitted responsibility for not giving medicine. IMO, they should have stood their ground because they were 100% correct in their actions.

I'm sure that the reason the daycare called this parent was so that she would come and get her child. There should be no bartering or special orders from a parent to dose a child with medicine laying loosely in some diaper bag without the proper forms signed by said parent - this is your sick child for God sakes! And the fact that this parent admitted that medicine was thrown loose in some diaper bag and not given to an employee to be locked away for safekeeping is admitting to negligence herself. Medicines of any kind should be given to the daycare & locked away for safekeeping. That's why all medicine bottles read KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN! The only person at fault here is this parent. She endangers other children with her own actions and faults a daycare for not breaking rules that are in place to protect her own child. She should be deeply ashamed that her bullying actions has caused some poor woman to lose her job. Probably a woman with a family herself.

And by the way, I'm a parent with children in daycare also. And if I felt the way this parent felt towards daycares in general - why in the world would I leave my most precious possession in their care? I'll tell you why this parent does - it's the same reason she wouldn't leave work immediately & what she falsely accused daycare workers of being guilty of - MOM did it for the money!

[melskids]

my children are in 3rd and 8th grade.

the minute the school nurse calls, I'm there.

no job, career, money, responsibility, or obligation comes before them. it wouldnt matter if i am a home daycare provider, work at McD's, cleaned toilets, CEO of a corporation, or the president of the united states. everything stops. period.

you should have said..."go ahead, give her the tylenol....and i'll be right there"

JMO, of course.