Hello Parents & Guardians,
I am the proud parent of an active and happy 18 month old boy. He has been in the same daycare since he was about 9 weeks old and up until the summer, had never had a problem. Just before we took him out for summer vacation and just after he "graduated" to the toddler class, a problem began with a biter in his class, my wife and I try not to be over-reactive parents and were satisfied with what the director and teachers were telling us was being done to prevent any further incidents. We brought him back in on Sept 2nd and have gotten about 6 phone calls so far that he had been bitten. Of course, they are not allowed to tell us who the biter is, but my wife happened to walk in on a "Bite in Progress" one afternoon so, we found out. I am really beginning to get frustrated with this but knowing that it is a common problem, I have been controlling myself.
Last week, I got 2 phone calls in one day, the first was to tell me he had been bitten again and the second was to inform me he took a header into a bookshelf and that he had a little lump and a red mark near his eye. Again, understanding that boys will be boys and not trying to overreact, I had a conversation with the acting director and was given what I am beginning to feel are stock answers for when these questions arise.
Today I get a phone call to tell me that fleas had been discovered in his classroom. I was assured that all necessary precautions were being taken and that the room was to be fumigated blah blah blah..... My wife has a thing with bugs and this may be the straw that breaks the camel's back for her.... she's already talking about removing him to another facility and I'm not sure what to do here.
The facility is fairly new and we barely recognize any of the staff there now from when we took him out before the summer. To us, it feels like the place is falling apart, but I'm really not qualified to judge that as fact, just the way I'm feeling right now.
Are we overreacting?
I am the proud parent of an active and happy 18 month old boy. He has been in the same daycare since he was about 9 weeks old and up until the summer, had never had a problem. Just before we took him out for summer vacation and just after he "graduated" to the toddler class, a problem began with a biter in his class, my wife and I try not to be over-reactive parents and were satisfied with what the director and teachers were telling us was being done to prevent any further incidents. We brought him back in on Sept 2nd and have gotten about 6 phone calls so far that he had been bitten. Of course, they are not allowed to tell us who the biter is, but my wife happened to walk in on a "Bite in Progress" one afternoon so, we found out. I am really beginning to get frustrated with this but knowing that it is a common problem, I have been controlling myself.
Last week, I got 2 phone calls in one day, the first was to tell me he had been bitten again and the second was to inform me he took a header into a bookshelf and that he had a little lump and a red mark near his eye. Again, understanding that boys will be boys and not trying to overreact, I had a conversation with the acting director and was given what I am beginning to feel are stock answers for when these questions arise.
Today I get a phone call to tell me that fleas had been discovered in his classroom. I was assured that all necessary precautions were being taken and that the room was to be fumigated blah blah blah..... My wife has a thing with bugs and this may be the straw that breaks the camel's back for her.... she's already talking about removing him to another facility and I'm not sure what to do here.
The facility is fairly new and we barely recognize any of the staff there now from when we took him out before the summer. To us, it feels like the place is falling apart, but I'm really not qualified to judge that as fact, just the way I'm feeling right now.
Are we overreacting?
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