Nursery question

[twoundertwo2]

Hey all.
My DD has been attending 2 full days at nursery for over a year now.
Recently, pretty much every day I pick her up, her clothes are soaking wet and cold and she's shivering. She's had a cold for months and it doesn't help when the staff are allowing her to stay wet for at least a few hours.
I always pack 2/3 outfit changes and they never use them.
Yesterday when I picked her up she was cold and shivering so I asked the lady when did she get so wet .. her answer was " she played outside with water at lunchtime" I picked her up at 3:30 so for over 3 hours my DD has been left and slept in soaking clothes.
I understand that kids get dirty and play with water etc and I don't want to be that precious parent but do you think it would be ok to have a conversation with the nursery staff? Or is this normal nursery practice.. 🤦🏻‍♀️ I don't know how to approach this as I am really annoyed

Yeah not ok op!

Not OK.

No real point in talking to the staff in the room. It wouldn't have been because they didn't know. It would have been because they didn't bother. Talk with the manager.

A one off then I probably wouldn’t complain but if it’s happened on more than one occasion then I’d complain.

I work in a nursery and feel like I’m forever changing clothes, I don’t change for them being dirty unless it’s a lot of dirt but always change for wet clothes!

That's not good at all! DD is always in dry clothes when I pick her up. Some days she gets through two or three outfit changes so they never leave her wet! Leaving your DD wet for hours is awful. Bet they wouldn't sit about in sodden clothes for hours.

You need to change nurseries.

It is not normal in any childcare setting.

I’m glad you’ve complained. Please keep complaining to manager. It’s not right that they’d leave a child in wet clothing. They clearly know if they said she was out at lunchtime. Why would any adult leave a child in wet clothing form lunchtime through naps and afternoon play. Muddy, dirty clothes and a bag full of wet clothing were the normal for my DC who especially loved water play but they never came out to me soaking wet and shivering. A few times they’d go through my 3 changes and be in Nursery spares when I collected. Please keep complaining and if it happens more look at other settings as they are failing at soemtbing that’s basic care abs id be worried about what other care they’d weren’t giving my child.

YANBU. Water okay is fun but they should be getting them dressed if wet. My son was a sucker for the water play - absolutely loved it. At his first nursery he would just do mornings so they would be outside just before I picked him up so I got him dressed myself. At his second nursery I had to pack 3 spare outfits a day. They were good as good getting him dressed though! He'd literally drench himself.

No that's not ok OP especially if it's happened several times

I remember being in primary school and my DM came in to pick me up early for an appointment. It was lunchtime and it was in my coat but trying to hold it together in the cold. My DM was annoyed that no one had helped me do up my coat.

Complain. They should be changing her asap

Honestly I would be looking at other nurseries. How can they think that's OK?

Not at all okay and like someone else said upthread, this is pretty basic and the nursery can be expected to have spares - obv you should/do supply a change of clothes, but even if someone didn't it's completely unacceptable for them to leave a child in their care in cold wet clothes.

I'd be sending one strong email and if it happened again raising merry hell. You're paying for them to be cared for and educated, this is neglect.

Grubby, fine, wet & cold - absolutely not

I'd be furious!
My DD (21 months) goes to nursery twice a week for 4 hours a session and most days she has had her top or leggings changed. In fact, it's more rare that she comes home in the same clothes!

I would definitely get in touch to ask why they are leaving her in wet clothes for over 3 hours. Do they change her nappy regularly?