To change nursery over this ?

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My ds is on antibiotics i took him to nursery after 4 days and completed a form for them to continue the medicine until the course is done . They havent given him his dose today !! My husband pick him up so i didnt speak with the lady there but she said that he was asleep and when he woke up it was tea time so they thought is too late ?? He only started a week ago and this just rings alarm bells for me ! Am i being too harsh ?

I've worked in nurseries in the past and surely they should have a policy and procedure in place with giving medicines. If a parent has given permission for prescribed medication and signed for this stating dose and time it's the nursery workers responsibly to administer this correctly.
As a parent you have put your trust in the nursery to do this.
I would bring up with the nursery workers questioning why he didn't have it as he woke before it was due? They wouldn't have a leg to stand on and if I done this would of got telling off from management as it's seen as breaking policy and procedure - as well as looking like I was incapable of doing my job!

@FairyLightBlanket45 thank you for your response yes i have completed a medication form and signed it yesterday when i picked him up. Today my husband pick him up he asked about the medicine and it was then that they told him the story about him sleeping
I am fairly sure they have forgotten .
I will speak to the manager tomorrow to make sure this doesnt go unnoticed

@Eminado so sorry hope your little one gets better soon

Nah, you're being really OTT. It's one dose, I wouldnt fret. Leave clearer instructions from now on.

OP, nursery forgot to feed my DD one of her bottles. It was just there in her bag (she takes two). The formula hadn’t been made up. I rung up to ask about it and they lied and said they’d offered to her but she refused. I was really angry initially. But after a couple of days I reasoned with myself that they genuinely forgot and that by ringing up to ask I had made my point clearly. I didn’t bring it up again but it hasn’t happened since.
My point is that it isn’t good at all. But nothing terrible has happened and if you’re happy with them otherwise then make your point to them and then let it go.

Yep, I think they forgot.
But like I say, an error - it hasn’t caused catastrophe but they haven’t met their responsibility either.
(I once forgot an antibiotic - felt sick with dread and guilt. Saving grace was it was the last dose literally so we squeezed out what was left and that was that and parent was fine. I think they felt better because I was honest and said the time went and I completely missed it - still got a minor bollocking tho thankfully nothing official as ultimately first offence) To make myself sound totally useless - I also once forgot that a daily Asthma pump had been reduced and basically gave one pump too many. 😢 I think medication brings out the worst. The staff at my nursery are bloody amazing but allergies and meds just make everyone so nervous! I’ve seen a bottle passed round 6 people checking a dosage was safe, some staff really get terrified despite being in the job for years because at the end of the day our key role is to keep your child alive in our care!
I disagree that your instructions could have been clearer considering you stated the dosage and time on the form. There’s not much else to say.
Make it clear you don’t expect it to happen again, ask for info on follow up and then leave be. Assuming it’s satisfactory response - I would expect an apology. Hope your little one is ok 🙂

Dh is quite angry about it and wants to go and talk to the manager tomorrow himself ! I am trying to persuade him not to as i know he gets a bit too upset sometimes !

Hopefully i will be able to talk to the manager calmly

Forgetting is not ideal but not the end of the world, the lying however is completely unacceptable and would make me question whether I could actually trust them if they’d rather lie to cover it up than just admit that they’d made a mistake

Don't think you are being ott at all, if they had concerns they could have called to check with you! I find it too relaxed

I’m sorry, I honestly haven’t RTFT so please tell me off if it’s been said. I would have a word for this reason only. You pay a lot of money for them to look after your child as you would yourself. A missed dose of antibiotics you could forgive but what about a missed inhaler or a missed dose of something else that is lifesaving? The antibiotics should have been given once the child woke up.

I think forgetting is human. There's a lot going on in a setting and one off medications can be forgotten. In our school we say we will do our very best to give medicines but if you want to absolutely guarantee it is given at an exact time you need to do it yourself. This is not an excuse not to do it, but an acknowledgement that schools are busy and time can run away with us.

Children on regular lifesaving meds will have a specific care plan so that would not be forgotten. It's the occasional meds as they are out of the ordinary.

I would be asking again in your senario, as there appears to be a discrepancy. They need to own it if they forgot and apologize, but I don't think you should change nursery over it.

Sounds like they may have forgotten, and then said he was still sleeping to cover their selves?
I get that this does happen, but much better to be honest.
Nurseries are usually pretty good with that sort of thing, but it can get forgotten I guess.
I'd probably let it go this time as a genuine mistake but if it was to happen again, then I'd certainly speak to management.

OTT. These things happen, and one missed dose will do him no harm. Although I'd just give a friendly-ish verbal reminder at drop off next time.
"Please do give him his medicine today... We were worried that he missed a dose yesterday..."

Hi

For clarity you should never ever skip a dose at the end of a course as some suggest. This contributes to anti-biotic resistance we are in real danger of loosing them

Hi OP - how is your little one now? Hope all is well and no further issues.