to think this might be a child protection/safe guarding issue?

[thickgit]

There's a nursery close by to me. Today, they were playing outside. I very clearly saw male nursery worker laying on his back on the ground, leaning up a bit on his elbows. One girl was laying on her front, on him. Another girl was laying on him, more on his chest.
It looked inappropriate to me so I immediately called nursery and told manager to go outside and see. She was more interested in knowing who I was.

I called back ten minutes later to give her my number. She wanted my name. I wouldn't give it. She was very defensive about the scenario and just wanted to know if I would feel the same if it was a woman. I explained that I've worked in nurseries and would not let children lay on me like this. She said other workers were out there, so she had no issue with it.
What are your thoughts?

[StatisticallyChallenged]

But that's not even remotely what I said now, is it? I said I'm aware of the threads and that you get a lot of these comments (must be men/brainwashed) aimed at people who stand up for men who work in childcare. I notice that people make these comments, because they are often aimed at me and other posters saying similar things. I can't speak for the other posters, but I'm pretty damn sure I'm not a man so I find such comments stupid.

At no point did I say that I know the sex of everyone I talk to on here. But I know by own.

[Jw35]

I work with children and have had them climb on me! I've had children ask to be carried, climb on my lap, put their arms around me and lean on me. I don't think this nursery worker was being inappropriate and the manager would need a name if you are making a real complaint. Otherwise you might be someone who knows the member of staff personally and has an axe to grind or similar.

[DancingDinosaur]

Oh of course, anyone who disagrees that it sounds dodgy is either plugging the male point of view, or is actually male. Right then.

Actually it is more than remotely what you said. But its ok if you find comments such as people questioning whether there are males posting stupid. It doesn't add much value to the conversation, but thats ok too

[StatisticallyChallenged]

Allow me to introduce you to the concept of sarcasm. As indicated by the "right then". Maybe I need to put #sarcasm? For clarity - I do not actually think that everyone who disagrees is male - I know this since I am not male.

I'm failing to see that you have added any value to the conversation at all, really. Yes, I feel that assuming that anyone who does not immediately validate concerns such as the OP expresses must be male, is stupid. Sorry about that #sarcasm

[DancingDinosaur]

Ok dear

[DancingDinosaur]

Yes, I feel that assuming that anyone who does not immediately validate concerns such as the OP expresses must be male, is stupid.

Although I don't think that was actually said. It was some people may be male, not everyone. No one said every person who didn't agree must be male. Just that some people may be. Just thought I'd clear that up for you

[Atenco]

Well unless anyone is suggesting that men automatically approve of the sexual abuse of children, I think a male point of view is perfectly valid here, actually.

[StatisticallyChallenged]

Very fair point Atenco - my personal experience is that if anything men are actually more suspicious of male childcarers. I don't think it's so much from a sexual abuse perspective/suspicion (although it will be for some) as from fairly blatant sexism - comments about it not being a "man's job" or that it's an "odd career choice for a bloke" are pretty common IME. These comments come with the inherent undertone that any guy who wants to do a "woman's job" is weird in some way.