Would you say anything?- Nursery door issue

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Hi,
My DS3 18m attends a local nursery a few hours per week.

Since he has started I have had concerns about the main entrance door.

There is an outer door with two latches on the inside, this opens to a hallway where the children put there coats, lunch boxes etc, then another door to the main nursery room. The inner door has a keypad on the outside so I presume it is meant to be closed. I have only ever seen it closed once however, that was when they had some sort of inspector there.

Anyway, the only way to close the main door is from the inside as it swings open if you just push it to iyswim?

The staff are usually very good at locking after a parent leaves.

My issue is, DS is an escape artist, he will spot an open door and make a bee-line for it, the door opens onto a busy road.

This morning another Mum had dropped her DCs off and was in a rush I quess and went to leave and just pushed the door to, I must have been glaring at her- oops, and she then, as an afterthought, popped her head round and asked me to latch the door as the staff were busy. I was also waiting to go but wanted to make sure staff let me out so they could lock the door.

Sorry this is so long winded, so, my DH has told me not to mention it to them, I am a worrier, he says they know what they're doing and I will be labelled as a moaner if I mention it.

Only, after this morning my stomach is in knots imagining him getting onto that road, it is the only nursery for miles and he does love it there, it's just this door issue.

So, WWYD? am I worrying about nothing or should I say something? If so what do I say? I'm rubbish at this sort of thing :(

SAY SOMETHING !! definetly !! Its a health and safety issue !! And you are very right to be worried- alot of parents avoid raisings these issues as some dont want to come across as being "fussy" or dont want to cause an awkwardness between their relationship with nursery staff etc etc etc...

I think getting this brought up and sorted straight away will put your mind at rest instead of leaving it

Thankyou,
I know it's not quite right, I think I just need a kick up the backside. What DH said made me question myself but you are right I will have to say something. I will only end up worrying everytime he's there otherwise.

We have a two door system at out nursery, one door has to be closed for the other to open, and they can only be opened with staff id cards. (I work at a university, so all the parents have id cards, but only staff of the nursery can open the doors) air lock i think

Parents, students, postmen are for ever leaving the door to the outside open, but the children can't get to that door without an adult.

Is it worth asking your nursery whether maybe with fundraising the nursery could set up a system like this.

i would say something, you would never forgive your self if something happened and you didnt

Say something. They might be able to describe their perfectly good security procedures to you and then you will feel comfortable about it. Alternatively, they may realise it is a gap in their security and will address it. They shouldn't be at all upset about a parent querying security.

Say something. When I was choosing a nursery for DD, there was one which I loved in every way apart from the fact that I noticed a door "issue" (one door into nursery and then a gate into main road but nothing to stop, for example, a delivery man leaving the gate open whilst he carried something through into the nursery itself). After I looked around, I called up and asked about this and if it could be dealt with in any way and was told that it had never been an issue in the 10 years that they had had a nursery at that site. That didn't satisfy me as I was still concerned that there was a risk so DD didn't go to that nursery. It seemed extreme at the time but I know I would have always had a niggling worry at the back of my mind and wouldn't have been able to forgive myself if something had happened to DD (or another child).

I would speak to them. I'm used to our nursery having very tight security. Double doors and one of them can only be opened by the staff. My dc's are bolters so the security stops me having a heart attack.

We're not allowed to let in other parents either, the staff told me off once when I let in another parent as I was going out after dropping off (I did have pregnant brain at the time though).

Speak to them immediately. You are not a moaner and you are absolutely right to be concerned.

Yes, say something.

As pps say, if any child were to 'escape' from the nursery you'd feel terrible, even though it wouldn't be your fault. The nursery should definitely sort something out- either a new lock on the main door, or keeping the inner door closed at all times.