Hi,
I'm very new to the board but am feeling a little lost with this so thought I would see if anyone is having the same issues here.
My son (aged 3) has multiple food allergies to nuts, egg and sesame. I've been trying to find a pre-school for him but am having a lot of difficulty finding somewhere. All the pre-schools in my area sell themselves as food allergy friendly and inclusive, but all the ones I have contacted have either a) rejected us outright because of the food allergies, b) accepted our registration fee then told us they couldn't adapt to make the setting allergen free and we would have to deal with that or leave, or c) accepted our registration fee and then told us to leave during the settling in period as they didn't want staff to be liable if something happened. I know this is pretty awful but my main concern is finding somewhere safe for my son to attend - he shouldn't miss out on pre-school because of these attitudes.
I've spoken to the allergy clinic we attend who told me to speak to our health visitor. The health visitor just recommended one of the pre-schools we'd already been to (that accepted our fee then told us to leave). Any ideas here? Pre-school is optional so I believe there is no obligation to offer my son a place but he shouldn't have to miss out because he has allergies.
Thanks :)
Melinda
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Allergies and intolerances
struggling to find a pre-school that will accept multiple food allergies
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alexbcn1 · 22/07/2014 23:21
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