So DD has been attending a nursery setting for 11 months and has settled well.
There has been a lot of staff changes recently and over the summer DD has become a little shy around staff.
she has always been shy with the adults, but chatters on while she is pottering and they have observed her, knowing she is more than capable of talking. She will speak directly to most members of staff, however there is one new member of staff she refuses to speak to.
She has told me she does not like her.
Tonight I have collected DD and her key worker seemed rather abrupt with her.
Key worker informed me that DD had been on time out because she refused to speak to a staff member. First of all the key worker told me they had told DD she wouldn’t be able to eat her dinner, unless she spoke to staff. DD still refused so staff proceeded to put her in time out!
keeping in mind she is 2 years old, I am furious she has been punished for not speaking to someone!
I don’t think it sunk in as to what had happened.
what are peoples thoughts?