What's your nursery's stance?

[theshavenraven]

Just curious to find out what other people's nursery's stance is regarding helping children with wiping after they've used the potty or loo

DD has only just turned 3 and is very good at telling you when she needs to go to the loo and actually going but she's still learning to wipe after a poo

She hasn't been potty trained very long and we're teaching her the best we can with wiping at home

Our nursery appear to just let her go and not help with wiping. Unsure as to whether this is simply what our nursery does or whether they should be helping but aren't? In the past the room staff turned out not to be doing something that they should have been

What does/did your nursery do? We will continue to help DD until she picks it up fully and will raise it with the nursery if replies say your children had help. Just unsure either way right now

TIA

We allow children to manage independently unless we are made aware that they are having a problem and need help. Some children will call us for help and we will help them but others appear to be able to manage so they go independently. If a parent tells us they are struggling we will keep a closer watch on when they use the toilet.

We keep a closer eye on children who are more recently out of nappies and in the toddler room.

Ours help with poos but not wees

I've asked my friend who works in a nursery. She says they encourage the kids to learn to do it themselves, but of course help if they're struggling.

Okay, thanks. I think we'll mention to the room leader to keep an eye on her and encourage her but help if needed

Went my son entered the preschool room the conditions were:
The child must be able to use the toilet independently
The child must be able to feed themselves
The child must be able to put coat and shoes on independently
unless there’s medical condition

i think these rules are fair and it means the teachers/nursery nurses can concentrate on teaching rather than other tasks.

My 3 year old DD will often just take herself to toilet herself. She then sometimes has accidents and has to be changed. If she has an accident at a particular setting - she goes to a CM and nursery in the week - then they keep an eye on her for the next month. She will also then refuse to go to toilet at home without help for the next week or so.

Sometimes it depends on the set out of the setting:
My current setting - preschoolers toilet is connected to the room and they access it whenever they need to go. Practitioners don't follow to wipe unless a parent has requested it.

Previous setting - toilet was through a doorway and down three steps, practitioner went with them, stood in the toilet doorway and since they were right there, usually asked the child if they wanted help wiping and more often than not did check to ensure they were clean.