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E-mail to this site from Zoey S. from
Australia, "Daycarer", 03-Apr-08 |
As a qualified child care worker I am
happy to find a site that tells it like it is.
(The place where I work) children aged
from 22 months to five years were fed, changed, toileted and made to sleep
together like cattle.
There was no learning--merely trying to keep them all fed and clean before
they got picked up. Most of the time events are staged just before it is
pick-up time. For example, carers will set up toys and activities (e.g.
playdough) just before pick-up time to give the parents the "right idea".
...This (bad situation) was in the older rooms--sorry, it's downhill from
there to the babies' room.
Parents--stop deluding yourselves! Your four-month-old doesn't care that she
is having a learning plan tailored to her needs, all she needs is her
parents love and time. Babies need attention all the time, you gave birth to
them, you love them, why would you leave her with 9 other children under 1
with two staff members? Could you handle 5 screaming babies? Why do you
expect childcare workers to? Think about it...a lady that has just gave
birth to quads would usually get support from family, friends and the
community. How do you expect us to do it?
...Childcarer's don't like to admit how messed up child care is--otherwise
we wouldn't be able to delude ourselves to go back there. ...Sometimes I
want so bad to tell the parents the truth but can't because child care is
like the tobacco industry--all smoke and mirrors and "don't ask, don't tell"
policies.
Category =
Caregiver |
E-mail to this site from
Laura C., a former pre-school management
committee member from the United Kingdom
7-April-2008 |
One of my tasks as a member of the
management committee was to interview prospective staff...
It's generally accepted that nurseries rarely--if ever--follow up on
references, relying instead on the outcome of the Criminal Records Bureau
check to report any "red flags".
OFSTED* reports are not worth the paper they
are written on. I can assure you the CRB checks are not much use either -
unless the applicant has a criminal record, because that's all that will be
flagged up by such checks. A CRB check will not provide any indication as to
whether the person is a good childcare provider, only whether or not they
have a criminal record...
*OFSTED = Office
for Standards in Education
Category =
Caregiver, Regulations |
E-mail to this site from
Laura C., a former pre-school management
committee member from the United Kingdom
7-April-2008 |
My year on a pre-school management
committee has opened my eyes to what childcare in the UK is really about.
...based on my experience, the people looking after your 3-year-old are most
likely poorly qualified, poorly paid and working as a nursery nurse because
the Job Centre was desperate to hit its target of getting more job seekers
allowance claimants* into a job - any job.
Moreover, it's highly unlikely that all the children in the nursery will get
on together but the staff don't care, so long as the places are filled,
that's all that matters. If a child in the group has behavioural problems,
the general attitude is "so what?" All that matters is bums*
on seats because this will mean the pre-school receives more money.
*Jobseekers Allowance
Claimants = Unemployed Workers
*bums = buttocks
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Caregiver, Economics, Regulations |
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E-mail to this site from
Laura C., a former pre-school management
committee member from the UK,
7-April-2008 |
Money...is what this childcare business
is all about and anyone who thinks otherwise, is completely delusional and
needs to volunteer at their local pre-school/daycare to get back their sense
of reality.
Category =
Caregiver, Economics |
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Follow-on E-mail to this site from
Laura C. in the UK,
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20-April-2008 |
I find this whole daycare business
thoroughly disgraceful, shameful and totally unjust.
Category =
Caregiver, Economics |
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E-mail to this site from Teresa L.,
22-April-2008 |
These...kids are very insecure, and
appear to have intense behavioral issues around their parents as seen by the
outbursts of temper and what not when mom shows up to pick them up at the
end of the day.
How could you not foster some resentment towards your mom and dad for
essentially abandoning you for 10 hours a day with someone who couldn't
possibly meet your needs like they should?
Category = Behavior,
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April 23, 2008
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