My DD2 has various issues but has been doing well at nursery. She's due to increase to 3 days a week as we get the 15 hours free funding.
I was talking to her key worker about increasing her hours slowly and she told me that one of the staff on one of the days wasn't happy to have DD2 as she's opening the door. This is news to me 1) her extra days has been booked in months ago 2) I've never been told she's been opening the door.
DD2 is very tall and above the 98centile at 3 years 4months. she struggles to understand that she can't do something if she's already done it and has very repetitive behaviour. So its likely she's been told by another child to do it and now does it out of repetition rather than actually wanting to do it. She wouldn't think to do it herself.
The handle on the door is my shoulder height, so high but not out of reach to most average sized 4-5 year olds in the same room. It leads to another door with the same type of handle to the kitchen and a slightly harder to undo door to the entrance area then a push door to the outside.
So in my opinion this is dangerous and while DD2 shouldn't be going to the door, it should be out of her reach. I think they should be changing the height rather than excluding DD2 for 1 day that 1 member of staff sees it as too much trouble.
Also I should have been told after every 'escape' attempt. While I don't think she would escape a 3 year old getting out is dangerous especially as DD2 doesn't understand risk.
I was talking to another parent that basically said that this proves the nursery wasn't suitable for DD2 because of her SN and I should be removing DD2 rather than them solving the door issue. But I don't think DD2 SN comes into it and its dangerous for any DC.
So is it DD2 or the door that is at fault?
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DD2 3years, SN opening door at nursery.
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AnaIsAlwaysShocked · 29/08/2012 11:26
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