DD left outside in the rain...

[Wineafterseven]

My DD is 3 and goes to nursery full time. Yesterday evening she told me she had been left outside at nursery. She said she had started to cry and a lady found her. When I had collected her that day I was told she had fallen in a puddle-her coat was soaking wet! Nobody mentioned that she had been left outside. When I dropped her off this morning one of the nursery nurses enquired as to wether I had been informed about my dd being left outside and that a parent had noticed my dd crying in the rain! My dh was asking the manager about this as I was about to leave who said my dd was just stuck behind the door. On my return t collect her I asked her key worker about the incident who said she could honestly tell me my dd was not outside just in a corridor where the door had closed on her. I then informed her a parent had told me my dd was outside. I have a meeting with the manager in the morning. I am so upset and angry that my dds saftey is at risk. I am dreading sending her in tomorrow. I don't know where I should go from here...

They advised us that she was out there for a few minutes -a long time for a 3 year old. We have since been informed by a reliable source a lot of what the manager told us during the meeting when attempting to apologise and reassure us was in fact lies. I'm not even convinced that she informed her head office or the LA. I am going to contact them first thing on Monday.

As a one-off incident I wouldn't be overly worried if DS was safe they immediately held their hands up and reviewed procedures. The lying and dishonesty is completely unforgivable though. It suggest to me that there is something more too it, or why would they no be upfront?

We have since been informed by a reliable source a lot of what the manager told us during the meeting when attempting to apologise and reassure us was in fact lies.

I'm sorry that would be a deal breaker for me. When you thought they were being honest and had acted to deal with an unfortunate mistake, I completely agreed that your DD being happy was the most important thing. However, if they are covering this up, what else are they covering up? This is the sort of setting where horrible accidents occur because people tick the boxes to say they have followed procedures without actually doing so.

My first phone call on Monday morning would be to Ofsted and my second would be to the Early Years advisor at the LA.

Lado at the council. Will call tmw

The fact that DD was left out in the rain isn't the most serious bit.

For a start no-one knew where she was for a while. Just as well she is nearly 3 and sounds quite sensible!

The lies are unforgivable. I'd want to know what else they are trying to cover up if they can't come clean about an incident in which no-one was hurt. They should definitely have to account for the lies for a start. And I hope the manager doesn't just fire the key worker concerned to cover her own arse.

I agree. It is the dishonesty of the manager and some if the staff that is concerning me the most. We saw the key worker concerned on Friday who was very upset, we spoke with her very calmly expressing that we understand that people make mistakes. I feel that the manager is trying to pass all the blame, she even expressed a desire to "rip the key workers head off" which I found totally unprofessional.