to expect ds1 not to come home from nursery with sunburn

[midnightexpress]

Honestly. He's got red hair and pale skin and he came home completely bright red in the face yesterday after they played outside. They put sun cream on him but you'd think that in this neck of the woods (Scotland) they'd realise that redheads with pale skin should just stay out of the sun. There's no shade at all in the playground and it was a really hot day. poor wee man - his eyes are all puffy this morning.

I have already had words with them, so just venting my spleen.

....and breathe.

just got told this today as well - can't put suncream on at ds1's nursery. news to me, am mulling it over. he is a fair blondie type. only there am, so i sent him in greased up in banana boat factor 50. but i was taken aback by this. i mean, they change nappies, fgs.

I am not surprised you were mad!

We have to provide suncream to our nursery and sign a form allowing them to apply it. Then as far as I'm concerned it's their responsibility to make sure the children aren't burnt.

I hate this no touch bollocks too. Although I can understand where it comes from I wouldn't want to send my child to a nursery that was this paranoid. I want them to cuddle and play with my boys and not have no physical contact. They are affectionate little boys and it would be really tough if they were in a nursery where the staff were too afraid to give them a hug, never mind apply suncream. One of the things I really love about the nursery we have chosen.

I would recommend that you cover him all over with high SPF before taking him in, and leave a bottle for the nursery staff to top him up throughout the day - they should not be expected to fully cover all of their kids every day, it's just not manageable with a large number of little ones.

Send in a hat (french foreign legion style) and longsleeved t-shirt for him to wear in the sun.

I think that you are doing all you can to protect him, and you anbu to go mad if he still comes home burnt.

I'd also recommend that you find another nursery if they are not prepared to touch your child...this is demented, and any organisation that thinks it can properly care for tiny children without touching them, should pack it in and go into manufacturing widgets.

Children need physical and emotional needs catered for through touch.

I realise that it can be hard to find an alternative.

absolutely disgraceful
you'd think they'd at least put some kind of awning/playtent up if they have very pale-skinned children in their group
there's very little excuse for this