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To think nursery staff are lying?

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Flojo1979 · 30/06/2011 13:35

..or am I being way too cynical and OTT?
I've posted a couple of times recently about the amount of scratches my DD is coming home with from nursery. In the past 5 wks she has been scratched (red blooded line) by another child (once a wk). I have spoke to nursery staff who said my DD didnt start it, nor retaliate. Nor is she being targetted, nor it is just one child doing the scratching.
I expressed i wasnt happy about it after 3rd time, then wk after yet another incident form to sign and wk after that again. Yesterday when i dropped her off again i told the nursery staff i was unhappy and they assured me they'd keep an extra eye on DD.
Later when i collected her she had 3 scratches down her face and about half a dozen up her arm, but nursery started by telling me, my DD started it and the other child came off worse.
Is this just 2 yr olds being 2 yr olds?
Am i over reacting to think this shouldnt happen so often?
Are they lying to stop me going off on one about it happening again? Or did she start it? If so, has she learnt to fight at nursery after wks of getting scratched herself?
Should i be looking to remove her from nursery? or shrug n say kids will be kids?

OP posts:
Flojo1979 · 30/06/2011 19:39

Worra, I take her to parent toddler groups all the time. She's been going regularly since birth. She's got herself in to a few squabbles, the usual wanting same toys as another and I appreciate these thing happen but just concerned by the frequency.

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Blurry29 · 30/06/2011 21:14

Make a note of incidents (past included)
Make a note of when you have expressed your concerns verbally and who to etc
Put your concerns in writing to the Nursery Manager ( so you can keep an admin trail and proof)
Contact Ofsted stating all of the above, including what others have said regarding Safeguarding etc

Your poor DD may be protecting herself now by scratching back as she has had enough of being hurt at nursery. They are not doing their job correctly and they should be complained about.

Yes kids do get bumped etc at nursery but constant scratch marks are not on.

Good luck to you and your DD

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