Baby in car outside preschool

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Prepared to be told AIBU and to mind my own business!

Every morning for the past week or so when I've dropped my three year old at preschool I've noticed a baby left in a car on its own outside.

I have a six month old as well as my three year old so I know how much of a faff it can be doing the drop off - the corridors are really narrow, lots of parents arrive at the same time and queue outside the classroom and it's difficult with a baby too. I take my baby out of his car seat and carry him in with me but it's still awkward.

Sometimes the drop off can take 10 mins or more by the time you are buzzed in etc, especially if it's busy and there's a queue to get in the classroom. AIBU to think the baby shouldn't be left in the car? He is probably about 9 months old.

DH agrees with me that he shouldn't be left but thinks I should stay out of it. I'm leaning towards having a word with the preschool manager as I know whose sibling it is. WIBU to do this?

Exactly!!

(That’s what I have been trying to say but have been making a balls of it. )

If you come across a car with a baby in it, you don’t know how long it has been there already.

“I would probably report if I saw this. You don't know how long the baby has been left for.”

exactly!

As a previous poster said, it is illegal in Australia, no matter the weather. Kids and dogs die in a matter of minutes in summer, I don't know what the lowest temperature is for NOT dying.
If I saw a baby in a car by itself, I would immediately call the police and be looking for something to break the window with as I expect the police would likely expect me to enter the vehicle if I could, it is considered such a high risk. And the parent would absolutely be charged.
There's quite a risk that you would be delayed or fall ill, faint, anything like that and no one would know the baby was in the car.
I disapprove of most helicopter-style parenting but this is an absolute no-go for me. Absolutely report.

Re the chicken pox comment. If the child is contained in a car seat without being allowed to run around and get in close contact with other children then surely that's ok?

A child with chicken pox is likely to be at more risk of overheating in the car too as they are unwell?!

I just came on to post this. So tragic and hopefully very unusual. But it really just shows you why it's simply not worth it

This is a tough one but I think you know in your gut that it’s not ok. At the very least I’d speak to the nursery manager and ask that your involvement be kept confidential. If the nursery manager is unwilling to get involved then you will have a very tough call. I feel for you as I’d hate to be in this situation but you’ll never forgive yourself if some harm comes to the baby.

I would say something. Couldn't live with myself if something (albeit unlikely) happened to the baby in the car one day and I hadn't.

GlitterBabes, the car wasn't stolen. Seems more like someone left the handbrake off.

Why did both dps go back in for cash?

Why have my comments been removed?

My heart goes out to the parents. What a horrible tragic accident. So so sad.

No way would I leave my 9 month old in a car for 10 minutes. They could become distressed or kidnapped.

People in Australia get into huge trouble for this.

I cannot see how this is in any way acceptable!!!

Say something. Please.