To complain to my nursery that my baby was cold?

[HFordy]

I collected my 8 month old from nursery on Thursday and she was outside being held by one of the staff. When I held her she was cold, her hands in particular were freezing. It was nearly 6pm. I should have said something at the time but the staff member was telling me my baby had bumped her head. (For which I also haven’t seen the accident form for yet). I guess partly my fault because I didn’t pack her a warm coat, just a thin fleecy jacket, but surely if a baby is cold she should be taken inside?
It’s friday night now and she has developed a cold. I know nursery’s are full of germs but I don’t think being cold would have helped. To what extent should I complain? I’m not sure what I expect in reply.

I wouldn't worry. A verbal conversation about a bumped head is preferable to a note that could get lost anyway.

Make sure you send a rain coat, a warm coat and anything else she might need. Weather can be changeable and children should be prepared for all eventualities and all activities they may have planned. It would be a shame for her to miss an outdoor activity because she doesn't have a warm coat

@HFordy thank you for posting this just ordered my son tights to Go under his trousers for extra layers as he starts in December x x

I really don't understand why so many people are concerned about not receiving an accident form. The OP was told about the accident and presumably the treatment (if there was anything) so why would she need a form to say the same thing? Please explain.

Fresh air is great for babies. Well for everyone. If you didn't put a warm coat on then I can't see how they're to blame.

I agree PP. To me it represents how over anxious society has become. Perhaps some people go home and file their accident forms!

We don't hand over incident forms, they are for the nursery to record we verbally tell the parents. If it had any later consequences the incident form would be used as evidence for our insurance company.
Ridiculous that you equate being cold to getting a cold.
You didn't send a coat, staff aren't 1-2-1 did you expect the other children to miss out because you forgot her coat? She wasn't freezing as it wasn't that cold out yesterday at 6pm she was a bit chilly.

Having to agree with all the 'you don't catch a cold from being cold'
Just pack a warm cardigan or jacket, if needs be let the staff know its there

I used to work at a nursery and children always went outside to play at the end of the day so the rooms could be cleaned. It wasn't safe for them to be inside with furniture being moved and cleaning products being used. Staff were only paid until 6 so it couldn't be done after they left.

However this was communicated to parents so they knew to include warm clothes for their children.

The best indicator of a baby's core temperature (without a thermometer) is the back of neck inside the clothes this can be snug and warm when hands, feet and nose are freezing.
IME if they she was cold they would have put another cardi on from there spare clothing store.
The accident form ask nursery whether their policy is a verbal handover to parents or whether there should be a form. When DD was small if I had had a form every single time she bumped I would have drowned in paperwork.
Being kept at low body temperatures for long periods of time regularly can make you more susceptible to viruses, but a one of outside will not. As others have said the first winter at nursery is one long cough and cold. But the more tome they spend outside the better as this reduces transmission tome.

Most nurseries you have to use outdoors.
It's down to the parent to provide appropriate clothing. Imo

Surely the children have their own pegs? I always leave wellies and a warm coat at nursery for when they're needed. Equally in summer I leave shorts, suncream, glasses, hat etc. Wellies stay all year round (obviously changing the sizes when needed).

If your child didn't have appropriate clothing then you and the child's other parent (if there is one) are to blame.

Nurseries work differently but the accident form is for their records. Our nursery ask us to sign the form (I think to cover their own backs in case a parents say they weren't told). Being verbally informed is perfectly adequate.

And I can't believe with all the knowlege we all have at our fingertips that people still believe being cold causes a cold!!

The only person to “blame” for anything here is you (and dad if around) for not providing warm outerwear for your child. It’s September, the weather is changing. Nursery haven’t done anything wrong. They verbally passed on that your child had had a bump. They’re going to get worse through the years.

I agree that accident forms are for the nursery's own health and safety records - you should have signed one but it doesn't really affect you that you didn't as you were the about the incident... It is also not the depth of winter - cold hands don't necessarily mean cold body. Pack a warmer coat and provide gloves in future

I wouldn't be worried about any of that, but I'd buy a warmer jacket this weekend.

Being physically cold can weaken your immune response and mean that something that you would otherwise have suppressed takes hold.

So yeah the 2 can be related. although it's true that in the absence of the virus you will not get a cold, cold itself, is a contributing factor to the development of the illness

Why are people focusing on a 'missed ' accident form! It's hardly missed is it as the incident was only yesterday so perhaps not had time to give out yet but have verbally informed so can't see the issue.
The cold won't have affected her having a cold.
Pack a proper coat next time.

Being cold is linked to suseptibility to cold virus:

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3LJG8Syt2V79D8cjZrPpL5l/can-you-catch-a-cold-from-getting-cold

www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-30685732