Firstly, starting this by saying that we love our nursery and DD loves being there. This feels like a really trivial issue but it could lead to a serious one.
They have a large space at the front, separated from the driveway by a fence and gate. It's a fairly new feature, and means the kids can freely go from the inside to the outside. They are always supervised in line with the correct ratios so all good there and it's obviously great to have outdoor access.
The gate on the fence has a latch on the inside and a bolt on the outside. Parents frequently leave the gate fully open or pushed shut but unlatched. This happens even when kids are in the garden and the staff or closest parent normally have to run over and shut it before a child gets to it.
It's almost never bolted, despite parents being asked to make sure both mechanisms are used and therefore some of the older kids are easily able to open it. DD saw us arrive yesterday and opened it to come out onto the driveway. One of the staff got to her in time, but no-one knew whether she had unlatched it herself or a parent had left it open - either way, the bolt clearly wasn't used as she wouldn't be able to reach that. Lots of people drive fast in the car park so it's definitely a concern.
We see the gate left unsecured 3-4 times a week and DD is only in for 3 days. It's ALWAYS parents, the staff are vigilant but it leaves them in a difficult situation when parents can't be bothered to spend half a second latching a gate properly.
What would you expect nursery to do in this situation? I've raised it informally once and I know I'm not the only parent getting irritated! They've emailed all parents but it's made absolutely no difference.
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Stroan · 05/06/2019 10:42
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