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Paid childcare

Discuss everything related to paid childcare here, including childminders, nannies, nurseries and au pairs.

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lol theres a policy to apply sun cream

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thebody · 12/04/2009 13:00

yes I know someone will have printed this one off and got the parents to sign it but how hilarious..
I mean wouldnt it be total neglect of duty as a cm to not apply suncream.. and what would you do if a parent refused.. let the little dears fry because noone had ticked the box... What are we coming to, where is commen sense.. jes!!!

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aupair101 · 12/04/2009 13:25

Having said that, when I worked at a summer camp for kids aged 3-16, we wern't allowed to apply the sun cream, as that could constitute to 'child abuse'!! We were only allowed to remind the kids to put it on, and they had to bring their own...we wern't allowed to supply it in case a child was allergic to it. This resulted in some very messy 3 and 4 year olds.. there is no way that they are capable of putting on suncream!

MaureenMLove · 12/04/2009 13:26

The suncream policy is only the tip of the iceberg!!

KingCanuteIAm · 12/04/2009 13:29

My understanding is that it is not because applying suncream could be thought of as abuse but that applying suncream could be used as a cover for abuse. So a red handgrip mark could be explained away as he was struggling when I applied the cream... Or at least that is what I was told, I could be wrong though!

PixiNanny · 12/04/2009 14:32

When I was at PGL last season we had the same, not allowed to apply suncream for them, they had to have it themselves. So when a load of Little Indies (individual kids, no adults who came with them!) came, aged 7/8, it was hell trying to find theirs! They're good at losing things! Seriously though, how can you leave kids without it on hot days? Luckily I don't think too many kids got sunburnt in the end but still, very stupid rules considering they'd commonly come out of their rooms with odd shoes or take all their wet clothes and put them into their suitcases!

Stilla · 12/04/2009 16:05

I have worked overseas as a kids rep and we weren't allowed to put sun cream on them .

We gave out leaflets asking for the kids to have suncream on , lots of parents would just send a bottle of suncream in their bag- and as aupair101 said - very messy when its the under 5's.

HSMM · 13/04/2009 21:57

I have a sun cream policy. There's no way I would take children out for the day in the sun, with no sun cream on.

JenniPenni · 13/04/2009 23:32

I have a suncream policy, which gives me permission to put suncream on the kids. Plus each child has their own suncream - they are not allowed to use eachother's (allergy reasons).

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thebody · 14/04/2009 10:46

aupair thats so ridiculous isnt it.. what 3 year old is capable of applying suncream,and King, letting a child burn in the sun is definatly child abuse... goodness me whats the world coming to...

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Blondeshavemorefun · 14/04/2009 11:32

how silly

so it is better for a child to possibly get burnt, then you be allowed to rub cream on them

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thebody · 14/04/2009 19:13

quite Blonds, what a situation...lol

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blametheparents · 14/04/2009 19:35

When DS did a summer amp thing at 5yo, I supplied a spray on sun cream. The carers sprayed it on, and he had to rub it in. I guess this is a good workaround as at least it got done regularly, and the carers made sure not too much/too little was used.

FAQinglovely · 14/04/2009 19:37

what are Little Indies??

Enthusia · 14/04/2009 19:57

I worked in a nursery in Surrey (for 4 weeks max) and we were not allowed to put suncream on children who did not have a signed policy or who did not have their own suncream, and yes we did have some 'red' children. Absolutely stupid!

As a childminder I do have a suncream policy though as we were told to, along with washing and bathing children policy.

MuffinToptheMule · 14/04/2009 20:16

FAQ - at PGL and other camps, children who come without adults (so not with their school or parents) are called indies which is short for individuals. I was an indie when I went to Camp Beaumont for a summer holiday but not when I went on a PGL trip with school.

FAQinglovely · 14/04/2009 21:00

aha thanks for that

Tanith · 14/04/2009 22:02

My child is allergic to every brand we ever tried and I would be seriously unhappy if anyone applied suncream to his skin.
He does go out to play, but we use the old-fashioned method of keeping his skin covered with loose clothing and keeping him out of the sun at the hottest part of the day.
If you don't have signed permission to use suncream, I think your policy needs to specify how you'll deal with uncreamed children. I do think it's irresponsible to send them out with the rest to get burnt.

PixiNanny · 14/04/2009 22:41

Thanks for explaining that! And Little Indies just refers to the youngest we had, which were 7 year olds. We had toddlers before but they came with parents 24 seven year olds trying to fins sun cream, three instructors running around after the afore mentioned 24 7 years olds trying to get them into some form of order... it was hell

I feel sorry for my bf, he's in France this season (PGL again), which means he gets the indie teenagers, who think they're too cool to put on sun cream! hehe

hellywobs · 15/04/2009 14:21

I've always thought this was hilarious too - I would also think it negligent NOT to apply suncream rather than to apply it.

If a parent says no I think you need to ask them to find another CM. If it's to do with an allergy then ask them to provide suncream. If they really are allergic to all brands (have you tried things like Liz Earle, Green People or Dr Hauschka?) then you need to keep them indoors/out of the sun. But that has to be an absolute exception.

JenniPenni · 15/04/2009 15:48

The policy is not so much IF you put it on (suncream is always needed if out in the sun, that goes without say)... it's to ensure that the parent supplied the cream for their child, and that the CM can put it on. There are far too many kids with allergies for it not to be taken seriously imo.

hellywobs · 16/04/2009 13:47

Isn't it more to do with touching the child and rubbing cream in? Nonsensical in my view - if you let someone else look after a small child you have to expect them to "handle" them. After all if they are changing nappies they should be able to rub in cream!

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