4 staff and 8 kids at the park and not a spare nappy or a baby wipe between them

[totalmisfit]

just took dd to the park. There happened to be about 8 toddlers from a local nursery with 4 staff members to look after them. They seemed pretty good with the kids, if a little indifferent.

Then this little girl walked past me and i got a whiff of poo from her nappy. There were a couple of nursery workers close by so i thought 'one of them will notice in a second and change her.'

I had to run after dd at that point as she was heading towards the swings. About 10 minutes later there was a scream from one of the staff (not the one who must have been the little girl's designated playworker but one of the others) 'look at her nappy, it looks awful hanging down like that!' (below her skirt). Cue more screams and peals of laughter.

The woman who was in charge of her said 'Well i didn't bring a nappy to the park, did I?'

So she does nothing about it. The little girl walks off in my direction. Nappy falls off. Poo everywhere. More screaming and laughter from the women who are supposed to be in charge of her. Then one of them guides her over to where the picnic tables are and starts trying to change her, but of course she doesn't have any nappies or wipes on her. None are forthcoming from the other staff either.

I was literally down to my last nappy and couple of wipes myself,and i was saving them in case dd needed changing so i wasn't much use, i'm afraid. They had a pack of tisses between them and so she was trying to clean her up with those.

I'm just a bit at the lack of preparation and at their attitude tbh. Surely it's nappies and wipes are a prerequisite for taking large numbers of toddlers to the park?

or am i just being horribly judgey?

Think you were great to ring, even it nothing happens at least you tried.Your story reminds me of something i witnessed while walking my ds to school last week. A group of kids from local creche were walking ahead while two minders chatted, a bit behing them. When we came around a corner one little girl, about 4 I guess, had fallen over onto the ground and was crying. The minders immediately gave out to her for running, the other kids had to explain that she wasn't running but a boy behind her had accidently stood on her shoe and tripped her up. The minders said oh it was an accident so stop all that crying. At no stage did they help her up or check her knee, she was still on the ground. Instead they just told her to stop crying and asked her had she a tissue, then sighed when she said she hadn't. My instinct was to help her up, even looked into my bag for tissues but felt unable to interfere as minders were there. I know not all minders are like that but I was saddened by the coldness of it all. Would hate to think that was my child starting his school day like that.

and that opening post is exactly why i'd never send my child to a nursery.

Very sensible to contact OFSTED. I did that once when I saw a load of nursery children in the park on a scorching hot day without hats on.

I am pretty sure that my DS's nursery would never do that sort of thing. They seem ruthlessly organised, in a lovely kind of way .

I would have given them my last nappy. Why let the child be uncomfortable because they didn't do they job?

I would also ring the nursery and report it.

I see know you have reported it.

Thank you on behalf of the mother.

Are you willing to tell us the nursery?

well done

Good for you.

Not having nappies/wipes, is, excusable, if it was an impromptu short trip close to the nursery.
Laughing at the little girl is disgusting and contravenes all OFSTED guidelines. They need reporting. To make a child the subject of ridicule is abusive.

Not all nursery's are like that vintage!

This makes me very sad. If I thought they were laughing at my pfb's poohy bottom I would really be offended. What on earth were they playin at?!?!?! Well done for calling.

I would take it further. If I was the mother of that little girl I would be very upset indeed,it made me quite upset just to read your account. Contact Ofsted or Miyazaki's suggestion is good, phoning Ofsted is perhaps easier.

i'm not sure if i should name and shame for legal reasons. I'll wait and see what OFSTED's investigation turns up.

I did speak to our borough's early years service eventually to inform them of what had happened and the fact that i'd reported to OFSTED. Tbh the woman i spoke to seemed concerned but more for the reputation of the nursery and the disrepute the staff were bringing it into

but she did say i'd absolutely done the right thing. She says there's nothing they can do until OFSTED have reached a verdict.

Good for you reporting this. I couldn't bare to think that my child was treated like this.

Well done!!!!!!