To complain to the nursery?

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Not sure if I am being ridiculous! I am super paranoid about choking and wondering if this is clouding my judgement a bit.
Daughter goes to a nursery which is part of a small chain, it seems like a very professional set up and we are happy with it so far.
They share photos every now and then on Facebook (with parents' permission), and the other day posted about an activity they'd done for the Spanish tomato festival, making lots of things from tomatoes etc. My issue is, they were using whole cherry tomatoes, which the children were playing with, eating etc. I really think they are a serious choking hazard and the thought of this really worries me. Surely they should be cut up? The kids are aged 1-4 years. What do others think, am I being over the top?

Not over the top at all. I wouldn't be happy either. Perhaps just enquire about what actually happened to start with and take it from there.

I would not be happy with that, especially for the 1-2 year olds.

I wouldn't necessarily complain but I would mention it to them.

Yanbu
They should be cut up if they are eating them
But why were they celebrating a Spanish tomato festival?

I'd expect them to be at least cut in half. They're as bad as grapes in my book.

Yanbu. I still cut them in half for my 7 year old.

Just mention it to them and explain about the choking risks.

A few years back my first job was in a nursery and a parent came in and asked about grapes...she explained she was a nurse and they were a big choking hazard... it's not something we had been taught at college and not something which had occurred to us....but from that day all grapes were cut up and even put in the meal planning documents to remind new starters.

They would not knowingly put children at risk but sometimes a quick word of advice can go a lot further than complaining.

Thanks all, that's interesting MrsClegane, I had assumed it would have been part of the training! Good to know. Yes I think I will just ask what they do (about grapes too!). No idea why they were celebrating the Spanish tomato festival, looking for something to do I guess!! Thanks for the reassurance everyone :)

No you are right. Children have died in schools and nurseries from choking. Mine are older now but oddly I'd been aware of grape choking risks when they were younger but not thought of cherry toms. It's a good point though

YANBU I would definitely speak to them about it! Anything like cherry tomatoes, grapes should be cut up for young children as it's a choking hazard.

It's worrying that people look after our kids and can't recognise a choking hazard from its shape and size!!! Commensense comes to mind. I mentioned it to our nursery after they let the 1-2 ye olds have mini eggs to make Easter cakes.

Thanks everyone, complain was definitely the wrong word to use, I don't want to upset them at all or get anyone into trouble. Will just mention it!

YANBU at all, definitely mention they may just not be aware. I volunteered at a nursery while at uni and they were meticulous about cutting up things like grapes/tomatoes into smaller pieces, and they were first made aware of the dangers by a parent, so it's worth mentioning!