Finding out the turnover ratio and the reason the staff are working there is huge They don't get paid much and I think a lot of staff do it so they have an economical place for their kid(s). The first place we chose was definitely and we found this out through the teachers we used as baby sitters one night they gave us the rundown on the whole place. Now we are at a place where everyone is very professional and does it because they want to. They don't make much either but everyone has been there for a long time. Lots of UT education majors helping as well It sucks but ask co-workers, google reviews, etc There's a lot of positives to daycares. Lots more socialization than if me wife were at home watching her.
How much are day care in your places? The day care here is more expensive than in state college tuition.
Now, who's being overprotective? I would assume access to that camera would be extremely limited. I'm lucky enough to not have to worry about daycare, but earlier this year, we did do some research when we thought we would have to use it next school year. We didn't run across any daycare that offered this. Is this something that's common? To be honest, that would have been a huge selling point for me personally. Not because I want to sit here and watch it like a hawk all day long or anything, but just the fact that a daycare offered that would seem to imply that they had nothing to hide - and that's very reassuring.
I thought that about the camera but I don't think it's true. You just have to find a center that you are comfortable with in the end. Just like a school which eventually all kids will go to, unless you home school
I'm sure access to the camera would be limited to parents of children attending to the daycare, but there are probably over 100 parents to every daycare, and who knows how often they change the password, or how secure the network is. Too creepy for my taste. I'm sure you aren't alone in seeing it as a selling point. I certainly think the market for it would exist. I don't know how common it is. Only daycare my kids went to did not offer that. My response was towards the sex slavery and whatever else it was, while a real concern in life, not really a daycare concern. Daycare the biggest concerns are abuse and neglect.
You're right; and given the way the daycare is run so far, it's entirely possible to get the password from an uncaring staff member. Pedobear heaven.
I don't know how other day cares work, but my son's pre-school has the camera system and in order to use it I believe you have to be verified in the system by the school. After that, you have to set up your own password to view the cameras exclusive to your child's room, plus the cafeteria. When they switch rooms, those cameras will be shut off to you. So only those children's parents can watch those kids. That's not to say the parents give the password to every member of their family, but at least not anyone and everyone can view.
I'm pretty sure that parents only have access to certain cameras depending on their login. Either way, networks are anything but safe, but it's a nice peace of mind for parents to be able to see how their child is doing during their lunch breaks, etc. I would think that a working father/mother would love to see how their kid reacts with other kids and if there's anything new that would put a smile on their face during work hours. As for the one person that talked about camera at home..., I think you misunderstood where the camera is at. A lot of daycares actually have cameras, and he never mentioned anything about putting one at home, although that's probably being done by many people nowadays. As for the OP topic, I'd think they bygones are bygones, but having things happen more than once is frightening, especially since most daycares are not great with babysitter (teacher) to kid ratios. If they are busy enough to screw up on the simplest of things, then you have to wonder if they could watch the children continually. Sure, this one was harmless, but a parent's greatest fear is for the safety of their child, and if someone's medicine was added to the milk and it gets pushed to another baby's system where they are not strong enough to react well to it, it could have adverse effects. More importantly, if the daycare have "playtimes" and other events, what's to stop a kid from getting hurt with a branch or something else. Sure, these things go on and it's a part of life to be around "dangers," but it still scares a parent and the OP is probably just as concerned as he/she is made. But no harm done, so I'd take it professionally and nicely and have them understand what it means for you and your child; and they're more likely to comply.
So, my wife and I are researching new preschools for our youngest son. She's starting a new job soon and the one he's at, while a great school, is just in a too inconvenient of a location for either of us. My wife asked me to check out one close to my office. I was perusing their website (apparently created in 1997) and came across this gem under their "activities" section... That's right. This is a place that is supposed to educate my child...teaching him the beginnings to reading and writing. I can live with grammar mistakes. A missed comma here or there is not an issue. But this is downright r****ded. I likely won't be visiting this place...
Why is it wrong? It is not like they do this all the time. If they do this like one hour every week to teach kids how to plant flowers etc, what is so bad about this?
I think you misunderstand my concern. I'm absolutely happy for my children to learn about gardening and nature. I'm concerned that on their website...a tool to show what your business is all about...they couldn't take 1 simple second to check their grammar. Again, it's not just a missed comma. It's "Children's are offered to do Gardening in order to familiarize with the nature." Children's? The nature? This is someone who cannot speak proper English that is tasked with teaching my kid, you know...ENGLISH.
I think they simply had a problem in which some of the words were omitted. I believe it originally read: "Children's parents are offered the opportunity to pay us even more money to allow their children to do gardening work with no compensation in order to familiarize them with the nature of business in the real worrld."
If you feel like moving to another daycare is the best option for you and your wife then do it. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise. It is your kid! SMH at some replies here.
