Could these work incidents be reported?

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It's in a childcare setting. In the first situation, two staff members were openly saying which children they liked and didn't like, in front of them. For example, pointing at one little girl and saying 'I don't like her' and then pointing at a little boy saying 'he does my head in'.

The children are 2 to 3 years old but will surely still pick up on these comments.

In the second situation, we had a 1 year old baby whose first day it was. A staff member went up to him and said 'Euurgghh, he's so weird looking. Look at the size of his forehead and look how small his eyes are."
About a 1 year old child.

I just gasped in disgust, I don't understand how people can be so cruel to babies and toddlers, I understand their behaviour can be frustrating at times but those comments were unacceptable.

I can report this, would anything come of it? As I can't prove it and the other staff were friends so would probably back them up

She shouldn't be working with children in my eyes

Yes you check your whistleblower policy and go from there.

Completely unacceptable and these incidents are a safeguarding concern. You need to report them to your head of safeguarding ASAP.

Yes you should report. What an awful place. I would try and leave a review somewhere online as well.

Inform the parents?

Please do report op. That is emotionally abusive

Report to the nursery manager and copy to Ofsted. Absolutely disgusting behaviour

I work in a nursery too, can honestly hand on heart say the staff where I work would never say things like that to or about the children. It makes me so mad to read this. You should report to the manager and they should have the necessary skills to look in to it properly.

Are you a staff member?

Speak privately to whoever is in charge. Ask them for a time to speak in private.

Say it is difficult for you, but you heard say about _ child.

Make a note for yourself of what you discussed, with whom, why and when.

I’m not an expert so I’m not sure if it’s safeguarding issue, but is very clearly a serious disciplinary matter.

If they manager or whoever asks what you would like them to do about it, simply say that you would not like to witness this again, or be worried about reporting it, and that you want them to consider it from a management POV and decide for themselves what they want to do.

If this escalates, and management do decide to act, you could also be in trouble for not reporting at the time.

If it continues then consider their whistleblowing policy, safeguarding lead or local authority designated officer for safeguarding.

Also consider whether it really is somewhere that you want to work.

Definitely DO NOT leave a bad review anywhere or bring up the matter with parents yourself. It’s likely that this would (unfairly) get you into trouble. Don’t do it.

100% report

It’s a safeguarding issue. You need the contact the LADO for your area

Eg

www.sutton.gov.uk/info/200235/safeguarding_children/1522/local_authority_designated_officer_lado

Why on earth are you even debating it! Of course it needs reporting. These are not people that should be caring for peoples children

Thanks for all the help

Disgusting. I wouldn't want my child around those members of staff.

You have to report this. The parents would want you to report this.

Absolutely shocking that 8% have voted YABU to be honest! If you didn’t report this you could be seen to be colluding with a safeguarding issue and this IS a safeguarding issue that needs to be dealt with ASAP.

Do not inform the parents. This should be reported to your safeguarding lead as soon as you are next in.

Report verbally and back up with email to your manager!

Assuming you work there, you could/should have challenged this poor practice at the time and then go to your line manager. You should also have a whistle-blower policy. You should also already know that you can report direct to the inspecting body.

If you are a parent go straight to management.

I’m sorry- when I posted earlier I should have said this is my area professionally

You MUST contact the LADO. You must have had safeguarding training and know that safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility. Honestly, it’s your professional and moral duty to report it.

This is dreadful! Please report.

I suspect it's worse than you've seen the fact that they are so openly taunting the children.

That's horrific. My DD is nearly 3 and would absolutely understand someone pointing and saying they didn't like her (not that doing it to tiny babies is any better obviously!). Why work with kids if you don't care about them?

Report to OFSTED, to the boss, and inform parents. Disgusting, shocking behaviour.

Have you had safeguarding training OP?

You go directly to a DSO

If you do not think that has worked you go to the DSL.

If you have MyConcern or a version of that you record the incident.

Please report this, I have very young children in nursery and to think of people we are paying to care for them behaving like this is appalling.