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Incident at nursery

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jellyjelly · 18/05/2006 12:30

my son who is 3.5 yrs goes to state nursery every morning in the week. He started 4 weeks ago. Bit of background to the nursery, it is wellliked, graded gold star by ofsted. Good nursery to go to.

Nursery does training sessions for parents and the parents can put their children their in their creche for the training. Ds is allergic to eggs so i told them this on the training and said that he musnt eat eggs or anything with eggs in. anyway he was given a chocolate cake and they didnt relise till i asked how he had been, doing etc, eaten and they said they had given him an cake. When i said he shoudltn have eggs there faces changed.

Second thing and this is the bit that i am really annoyed about.

This morning took him all happy into his classroom when i returned i was greeted by an assistant who had a record book and in there was a form saying that xx fell through the grid in the pond, took a huge amount of comforting/tlc after he was found crying. Also said that they had given a lesson in pond safety.

They said and it isnt on the form that he was stuck. I saw his clothes (before i even knew what had happened)we extremely wet like almost machine wet with only a small amount of dry on them.

I kindof feel that they had been given a 2nd chance after the first one and now not sure if i should give them a 3rd and 2 mistakes have been made.

I really dont know what to do and i expressed concern at the welcome evening that a pond with a grid on might not be the safest but i was reassured that it was safe.

He ran to me when he saw me when i picked him up and i got the biggest scared cuddle ever.

Ps - am childminder so i know what they should be doing.

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peachyClair · 18/05/2006 12:39

Hmmm.. pond he can slip through enough to get that wet? personally I'd tell them to stuff it unless they ditched the pond.

I know of someone whose 2 yr old sister died in inches of water and am paranoid I know, but ponds are lethal.

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jellyjelly · 18/05/2006 12:44

Thats why it sounded fishy to me getting that wet by only by getting stuck.

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Blu · 18/05/2006 12:45

Good grief, 'after he was found crying'! were they not right there with him?

For a tot to fall into freezing cold water in this weather is a terrible shock. And how could he have fallen through the grid unless it was faulty or not properly installed? Did he swallow any water? I think this incident neded a lot more investigation and folow-up by them, and some external checking of the grid.

How upsetting for you and poor DS.

I would want to know, very seriously, how they were adddressing general communication about care of children with alergies - i do think you shuld put it all in writing to the Head and LEA, whatever you decide to do about continuing.

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jellyjelly · 18/05/2006 12:48

on the allergy front i supplied a picture which has been put in the kicthen areas with the other allergic children pictures, have suuplied an antihoistermine for admission if he is actually given eggs.

I said to the person holding the book xx fell through the grid' i said that doesnt sound good and her reply was no it doesnt a#with alittle laugh.

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jellyjelly · 18/05/2006 12:50

apprently they were there with him. i didnt get to talk for long as the teacher was letting the other children go and i am normally the first in and he justwanted to go.

Dont know if he drunk any water but his shoes are full of grit/sand/twigs etc and smell. I know it is a very algiee pond and that he wanted to see the grenn.

From another childminder who i know has said that they have free access to it and they can go unsupervised.

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coppertop · 18/05/2006 12:50

I wouldn't be at all happy with this. I don't like the idea of there being a pond at all tbh but if they must have one then why on earth isn't there close supervision???

It sounds as though they might need more training about allergies too.

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coppertop · 18/05/2006 12:51

Just read your post about the member of staff actually laughing at this! WTF?? Shock

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jellyjelly · 18/05/2006 12:55

I think she was tryng to lighten the moment. I dont know if i should send himback tomorrow.

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jellyjelly · 18/05/2006 12:55

I think she was tryng to lighten the moment. I dont know if i should send himback tomorrow.

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LeahE · 18/05/2006 12:56

I agree I'd not be happy with there being a pond at all -- but then the idea that a child can fall through the grid (!) and then be "found" rather than being seen going in (!!!!) is outrageous. It's so easy for small children to drown.

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TwoToTango · 18/05/2006 13:05

If they have a pond they should ensure that children are NEVER able to go near to it unsupervised. Like the other poster said FOUND crying - thank god nothing worse happened. Had they changed him into dry clothes?
My ds went to an LEA nursery and allergies were taken very seriously, there were always notes made and put anyway the children might be eating and when they were new while staff were getting to know the names they had name badges stating what they weren't to have, simple but very effective method. If they must have a pond it should be made safe, if you decide to send him back if it was me I would speak to the Head about possibly getting it filled in. I think you should put your concerns in writing to the Head and take it further if you get no satisfaction. These are two potentially life threatening mistakes.

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jellyjelly · 18/05/2006 13:21

He was changed into new clothes that i take every morning in case he wets himself. He came home in very uncomfortable wellies and he complained that he was cold.

It took a great deal to send him there as it is a good nursery afterthe first mistake.

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