Tray of sugar cubes at preschool?

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I took dc2 into preschool and on 1 of the free play tables there was a tray full of sugar cubes. Dc2 knows what they are as his gma lets him have them as sweets when he plays there (whole other thread). While I was chatting to the teacher dc2 had sat down and piled 4 of these cubes into his mouth straight away. A couple of the other kids then followed suit (not sure if they didn’t know what they were, I guess sugar cubes aren’t that common anymore). I moved dc onto a different table and he was playing quite happily there when I left (albeit with a mouth full of sugar).

Should a tray of sugar cubes be left unattended around 3yo’s? We have the strictest list of what we’re allowed to put into their lunch boxes (things like no raisins or yoghurts as they’re too high in sugar) but they leave them with a kilo of sugar.

I’m just surprised they were left to play with it unattended. I could understand if they brought it out to show them how to build stuff/ what happens when you put water on it etc as you could tell them not to eat it. But the free play table is just for them to did in and do what they like.

Would I be a dick to mention it to preschool? Or do you think they’ll have stopped kids eating it once they were properly ‘on duty’. They sort of just let kids do what they want when they first go in as teachers are sorting out lunches, speaking to parents etc.

They are great crushed on top of a crumble before baking

Urgh, never mind eating them, they would have horribly sticky hands after playing with them.

Were they using them as a cheaply substituted building blocks? You know, like those little maths cubes you used to get. To aid counting.

But I agree, most bizarre.

So children, if we have 10 sugar cubes and 4 of you eat one each, how many do we have left?

I think it's to do with identifying as a horse personally and to make a fuss would be transspeciesphobic. It will be literal violence against the ones identifying as horses.

That's just weird. And potentially dangerous but I would guess / hope they would not do it if they knew they had a diabetic child at least.

You don't have to complain, just ask what they were there for.

This is the preschool which says there is too much sugar in raisins?

Hmmmmm

We used to use sugar cubes in the nursery I worked in. When I was in the two to three year room. Transferring with tongs. It was an activity my manager picked up as part of her training in one of the theorists. They were never allowed to eat them and had to be shown how to do the activity first.

We also had shoes and a tin of polish for them to use.

Blimey...I have a sweet tooth, but the thought of eating a sugar cube is disgusting.

I don’t know if it’s specifically the preschool that stipulates the lunch box restrictions. They follow the same rules as the primary they’re joined onto.

Dc said they used them to build a wall to try and hold back water in the tray. That makes more sense and sounds quite interesting. No idea how many he managed to snaffle before the dam building exercise began though, he was pretty sticky when he got home.

I’ll mention it at parents evening next week. I’m mostly just irritated at the faff of having to make a really awkward packed lunch for dc as he won’t eat hot dinners but then not worrying about a whole tray full of sugar.