ds 27 mo - keeps getting hurt at nursery

[plummymummy]

Ever since ds went up to the next room at nursery we keep finding him with new cuts and bruises on his face. He only goes 3 days a week but and has been there 3 weeks, yet we've had 6-7 incident reports to sign. I would be less bothered if it was other parts of his body, but it's mostly his face (though he was also bitten twice)and it's so upsetting as it looks a mess at the moment with three cuts having healed to leave a scar and a fresh deepish scratch. I'm not a neurotic mum but think this is excessive. I know they can't supervise him as much as I can, but it seems they should be supervising him more than they are at the moment. I want to make an appt. to speak to the manager to discuss it but don't know what I should be asking for. Do you think it's reasonable to ask them to watch him more?

I agree that that number of incidents does seem excessive.

How old is DS?

He's 27 mo. Most of the incidents are happening in the garden. There is a large central area that is supposed to be made of a protective surface though tbh it looks as if it's worn out (when ds came whizzing off the slide too fast he landed on this surface and it look a lot of the skin off underneath his nose)and the perimeter is concrete paving slabs. The workers keep apologising and saying " I turned away for a second and then when I looked up I noticed...." and "He didn't even cry". I told them I'd rather he cried than had no skin left on his face.

Yes I could do that but the nursery is going to have to relocate soon as the hospital it is situated in is selling off land. Therefore they're not going to spend money on new surfacing for the garden. In the meantime I was going to ask that they supervise him more closely.

I had a meeting at the nursery on tuesday. The managers were quite helpful and supportive. They are going to review the incidents, see if there's a pattern and explore what can be done to reduce risk of it happening again. They agree that the garden is not very safe, but as I said the nursery may have to move premises so they can't identify more funding until they know what is happening. They also said that the uncertainty is causing low morale, which could in turn be affecting the care given.

Low morale is a load of baloney as an excuse for not watching little people carefully enough.
The nursery can't not spend money on upkeep just because they might be moving, either. If safety is an issue, the money should be spent. Nurseries in Scotland are inspected by the Care Commission... assume other places have a similar body. Try mentioning that to them!

Its attached to a hospital and as all the hospital services are being cut, so is the funding for the nursery. Got a letter yesterday to say fees going up by £35.00 per month. I agree they should make the place safer but there's no point forking out loads of money on new surfacing in the garden if they'll be relocating in a few months and therefore will have no money left for the new nursery. Anyway, most of the incidents are happening inside. I agree that the low morale angle is no excuse - it could never be used as an excuse on the ward where I work. Guess I just have to keep them on their toes for now.