AIBU to be a little peed off with nursery (pic attached)

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Had to sign an accident form tonight as my 1yo took a scratch to the face which drew blood at the top of his ear, where one of the nursery staff accidentally caught him with her nail. Her nails are really long, false and pointy. AIBU to think these are inappropriate in this job!?

I would be moving my child if you already have 2 concerns raised regardless of being happy with them previously!

I worked in a nursery and we couldn't even have painted nails as it was a hood hygiene issue as we handled food. Aside from the false nails being dangerous enough to cause an awful scratch like that, they cannot be hygienic!

Tbh if the manager is slipping to the point that you are complaining about the food and now your child has been injured by ridiculous nails - which a basic staff no-no - then you really do need to look elsehwere because what else are they slipping on?

No lasting damage but yes, if your nail mean you hurt those you work with you need to cut them off. I’d raise it with the manager

I would be very unhappy with this.

The nursery nurse should use this as a lesson and not have the long pointy nails again. If I were you, I would see if the nursery nurse has another set of those nails done and if she does, I would seriously complain that they are not safe.

I work in a nursery. YANBU

Your poor baby I have a 1 year old and would be simmering if that happened! My nails can get long at times if I get lax cutting/filing and I've accidentally scratched my DCs but not to that extent - they must be weapons! I imagine she must be regularly scratching the children in her care if her nails are very long all the time. It's very unhygienic too which is the reason I keep mine short now. It's really unacceptable in a nursery setting.

Please don't hesitate to complain OP, the manager clearly needs a boot up the bum if this is the third problem you have to deal with. This thread is unanimous which is very unusual - complain!

Those nails do not sound appropriate for that job.

Sorry for your little one.

I hope she's not changing any nappies!

This isn't acceptable - short and safe nails are mandatory for childcare roles.

Thanks so much for the boost... I have just been googling it and even the nhs recommend short natural nails in this job (they do state that unchipped nail varnish is okay if painted in a light colour so they can see dirt).
She does change nappies!
Literally never even considered the hygiene implications.
I'm annoyed now. Will add it to my list of complaints then

There should be a corresponding incident form for that accident.

No OFSTED regulation about mail extensions by the way. I work in a nursery and a few girls have them.

I don’t theyd drive me nuts.

No hygiene issue as we wear gloves all the time for care routines.

How awful. Utterly unacceptable and you need to complain.

Last week in nursery my daughter got her hand mangled in a gate during a fire drill and almost lost her finger, so I’d probably be quite relaxed about a scratch.

Nails sharp enough to do that to skin gloves don't stand a chance!! Also gloves (even not ripped) aren't a complete barrier! That's why handwashing is still so important! I would bet if you swabbed under the nails it would be bacteria heaven!

that's awful, I would definitely complain it's unacceptable. I don't even understand how you could scratch a child to that extent on their face, lucky she didn't catch their eye.

I work in a preschool we don't have a policy on nails but no one at mine has false nails and we use gloves for nappies/bum wiping.

Changing nappies with long false nails not cool on so many levels Definitely should raise it OP.

I’m quite relaxed about things like bumps or scrapes at nursery etc but long false nails just wouldn’t be something I’d think to wear when working with young children. Hygiene reasons alone.

Wouldn't mind if it was another child or even an accident with a normal nail but long falsies have no place around babies

That is a long scratch down his face, how did they explain that one?

She went to pick him up and as she reached out he turned his head and she scratched him. More than feasible but could have easily caught his eye

Op what are your other two issues?

I'm normally very relaxed about things like this, but I wouldn't be happy due to the fake nails. Sometimes these things happen, buy sometimes they can be avoided by not having talons on the end of your fingers

Crap food (an example is some days they will have chocolate eclairs for dessert and biscuits for snack. No fruit!)
And I get little to no communication. I have to pay for and send in a daily diary and it is hit and miss as to whether it gets filled out. No idea what DC do there on a daily basis.
However they love it and they love the room staff and their friends.
Such a tough choice as to what to do for the best
Feel like if I pull them I'm doing it for more my benefit than theirs.
They eat healthily at home and some days nursery food is fine.
Just wish it could be perfect!