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posted by "carmody"
on
freerepublic.com
forum:
"Is Daycare Good for Kids?"
11-May-2000 |
I worked in 2 different daycares after I
graduated college. I got out because it was too heartbreaking. At one
(daycare) I was told do not sit the children on your lap to read to them or
otherwise hug them etc. because then they'll all want to be hugged and the
staff didn't want to be bothered.
At another "upscale" center I witnessed the following:
A 3 year old slipped out the back door (not on my shift, thankfully) and was
gone for about an hour. The mom was not called right away. Scalding hot tea
was tipped over and burned a 1 year old's chest (again, thankfully, not on
my watch). One of the aides had left it on a low counter where the baby
tipped it.
...In my neighborhood there is a woman
who is the "babysitter". She has a nice business. Lots of kids. All the moms
are so happy with her. Sometimes, some of the kids play with my kids. Once,
a 5 year old by sat in my living room, slumped in a chair, and calmly
blurted out to my children ... "you are so lucky. You get to stay
home and play with your own toys." He's been at this woman's home since
he was 6 weeks old. Everyday. Up at 6 and in her home by 7:30. Waiting for
his mom to come and get him.
...No one loves a child like his mother...
no one. No one thinks your child is
cute. No one thinks your child is that special. Only a mother feels intense
pride and joy at every cute thing a baby does. And
you will never be able to pay anyone to love your baby...not like you do.
Category =
Caregiver, Danger, Quality |
slittlefoot
Not all daycares are as good as they appear
Eopinions.com
17-May-2000 |
Well, I went and worked for this daycare
and had my kids in there, too... (She goes on to list of 10 problems with
the daycare.)
Now there is more that I can tell but I think the point is proven. I was
told by many people that this was a very respectable Christian daycare. The
people in there were supposed to be so sweet and the kids were to be
"spoiled" in there. I found out this was not the case. Behind closed doors
the things that are going on are wrong. But the parents don't see what was
going on.
...I would never put my kids back through that again.
Category =
Caregiver, Danger, Quality |
Daycare: A crapshoot at best
Epinions.com
14-Aug-00 |
I am not a parent yet although I hope to
be someday. I am however a long-time daycare provider with experience in six
different daycares. My time in these places has been as long as 3 years and
as short as 3 days. They were in different communities and served different
populations, but they had one thing in common. They were not good places to
leave your children. At most of them the children were at least safe, but
if
parents were hoping their child was being enriched by the daycare
experience, trust me they were mistaken.
Category =
Caregiver, Quality |
Daycare: A crapshoot at best
Epinions.com
14-Aug-00 |
There are rules about how many children
are permitted to be with each staff member...they are often ignored.
Daycare
owners pinch pennies at every turn so they push ratios to the limits and
often exceed them. Even the ethical ones are forced to do this on occasion
because daycare staffs are notorious for missing work.
Category =
Caregiver, Quality, Regulations |
Daycare: A crapshoot at best
Epinions.com
14-Aug-00 |
Children who go to daycare are looking
at new faces literally every day.
...Wherever you choose there will be a transient, overworked, underpaid, and
undereducated staff taking care of your child.
...(daycare) is simply babysitting.
...Daycare can't, and probably shouldn't, raise your child.
Category =
Caregiver, Quality |
Day-care centers no match for home
care
Natalie H.
Lexington Herald Leader
07-May-01 |
The recently publicized day-care study
simply validated what I had suspected for years, based on observations
during a total of five years of work at two child-care centers.
...(daycare) is no substitute for one-on-one care. (Daycare)
centers have...a high turnover rate of employees who are usually high school
or college students or who have few qualifications for other jobs... The chance that children will have the same caregiver for more than a few months
is slim.
...the legal teacher to child ratios are outrageous, allowing one teacher
for every five infants, six one-year-olds or ten two-year-olds. This
hardly allows for individualized care.
After working in the profession as long as I have,
putting my children in day care would be a last resort.
Category = Caregiver, Quality, Regulations |
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