Nursery incident. Ofsted?

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My DD nursery has dress up women’s fancy hats and shoes from charity shops. Today she was injured by hat pin that was left inside one. It was a large pin that secured a decoration on the hat. Would you report this to ofsted?

That's a strange thing to expect! This was a pin. Maybe if they'd cut their finger half off with a kitchen knife they'd be concerned but certainly not by being scratched by a pin!

Absolutely pathetic that your first thought is to inform Ofsted.

My God if you think SS are interested in accidental hat pin pricks (!) you have NO idea what some poor children are suffering from in this world.

And no idea how busy social workers are!

I thought it was a myth that lice can live on clothes and bedding?

Preschoolers stick their heads together all the time, lice outbreaks are to be expected.

I’m sorry this happened to your daughter and hope she feels better soon but it was an accident and your reaction is WAYYYY over the top

Honestly, would you have expected to find a hat pin?! I wouldn't have.

And no I wouldn't report to Ofsted, assuming they have followed all the protocol required and aren't trying to minimise it.

I am sorry your daughter was injured.

I’m a bit torn. If she had poked her eye and punctured it, what then? Oh sorry we missed it.
I would speak to the manager, it is a big oversight, but so niche I’m not sure it reflects too badly on them.
They definitely dodged a bullet though.

A Risk Assessment can't always prevent an injury, just shows what you've done to minimise them happening (or says why you can't do something)

Their RA will now likely be updated to reflect this incident

Unless you have had several "accidents" similar happen or they were dismissive then this is an accident, nothing more

Well if its poked her eye and caused serious injury I can actually see why your angry op. But I'm not sure what the remedy is your looking for? If they're genuinely sorry and will check thoroughly from now on then you've reached the aim you wanted I guess?

If you wanted to take it further than the nursery manger the correct response is the lado officer at the local authority. If she required hospital the nursery may have made that referral already

What does the Hat Pins section of the Ofsted criteria say? Maybe be guided by that.

It wasn’t tiny, it was one of those long, thick ish ones

I don’t believe this is appropriate for Lado? Lado is for concerns about a staff member, not health and safety.

Why would you gain by reporting it?

as other have said - not a chance Ofsted will be interested! Make sure it’s fully recorded in the accident book and then forget about it (assuming this isn’t part of a pattern…)

If she had lost an eye, yes.
Otherwise no.
I haven’t seen a hat pin in forty odd years! I doubt they even knew to look tbh!

Have you applied to a new nursery yet? It's only a matter of time before you will need to. You should be working with the people who care for your DC, not creating a whole host of issues for them after a genuine mistake

Absolutely ridiculous. Take her out and look after yourself op

No

That doesn't happen. Headlice walk from head to head. Dressing up clothes have always been a feature of nurseries.

No.

Of course not. If you want to complain you use the nursery's complaints procedure.

As I mentioned in a previous post,

Throughout this hat's journey:

The pin wasn't noticed by the person that donated the hat.

It wasn't noticed by the charity shop staff when they were handling it.

It wasn't noticed by the staff when they were handling it.

This hat may have been used a few times or hundred of times, before someone got poked with the pin.

I see that as the pin must've been really wedged into the hat for NO ONE, to have seen or felt it. Be honest OP, before this would you have even considered a pin to be in a hat?

I agree that it could've been a serious injury, but I fail to understand how it could have been prevented, when this hat would've been handled by many people before being put onto your daughters head.

OP kindly, you haven't mentioned how and the injury was or how the nursery handled it.

Did they treat the injury, call you? Did you have to collect, did you go to hospital? What did nursery say to you? Did they volunteer a plan to ensure this isn't repeated?

Also what would you want OFSTED to do? What process would you be hoping to set off? If you think the setting is unsafe then do report it of course, but if so I'd also probably start looking for alternative childcare.

For the record, from what you've said so far, I think OFSTED is a massive over reaction. Do say if there's more to it.

The kids of frequent OTT complainers end up getting treated differently as staff become very risk averse around them and supported / managed risk taking is an important part of child development.

Jesus Christ.