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is this injury acceptable at nursery?

70 replies

dadMaciek · 14/02/2023 21:16

Hello to all mums!!

I would like to get your advice and opinion please.
Today we collected our 2 years old daughter from nursery with large mark on her jaw. We have to other, older children and are experienced parents. Accidents happen and we get used to this, however here we do believe that this is too much. Especially when you pay huge fees for professional care without any support.
What would you do? What is your opinion please? We are concerned about our daughter safety.

Thank you soooo much in advance, warm hugs
Maciek and Leidy

OP posts:
idonotmind · 14/02/2023 21:17

Unacceptable!!!

That looks very sore.

NotaClue541 · 14/02/2023 21:18

What do nursery say happened?

idonotmind · 14/02/2023 21:18

Did they call you when it happened? What actually did happen?

Skinnermarink · 14/02/2023 21:18

Absolutely not!!! What are the details surrounding it?

Cupcakegirl13 · 14/02/2023 21:19

How did it happen ? Accidents do happen , but if no explanation given then that’s not on.

SpideyCraw · 14/02/2023 21:20

It’s not acceptable to send home with such an injury without mentioning it, but the fact it happened at all isn’t unacceptable if there is an explanation

PuttingDownRoots · 14/02/2023 21:20

What happened

Toddlers do have accidents. Whether the accident was presventable or a freak is the key here, and what extra measures are being looked at.

Tireddoggymum · 14/02/2023 21:21

My granddaughter had the same injury a few weeks ago . She had fallen off a balance bike . Accidents do happen.

FawnFrenchieMum · 14/02/2023 21:21

Ultimately depends what happened and how they communicated with you.
my DD tripped at the childminders and hit her chin on the step, it needed gluing and was quite nasty but was just an accident. A one off and she called me as soon as it happened.

mynameiscalypso · 14/02/2023 21:21

It depends how it happened.

Lostinplaces · 14/02/2023 21:22

I mean it depends, if she fell awkwardly or on to something then you might expect something like that. What actually happened? Accidents do happen, even at home with parents and family children can have this sort of injury from an accident.
Not enough information to judge.

HateEatingInTheDark · 14/02/2023 21:22

Depends how it happened?
Was you called?
Did you get an accident form?

Eastereggsboxedupready · 14/02/2023 21:23

Think I would be putting some steri strips on that...

Hellocatshome · 14/02/2023 21:23

Well it depends how it happened. DS tripped on the garden path at nursery and had a huge gash on his chin, literally just an accident these things happen.

AnneLovesGilbert · 14/02/2023 21:23

Jesus, poor thing. What happened?

Dammitthisisshit · 14/02/2023 21:23

Poor thing.

Accidents do happen and I don’t think there’s a level of injury from an accident that you can stipulate as acceptable or not. But what does matter is if the situation should have occurred in the first place and how the nursery dealt with it.

I’d have expected a call, or if it happened just before pick up to be taken to one side and everything explained. I’d expect the nursery to have identified how they make sure it doesn’t happen again.

maddy68 · 14/02/2023 21:23

It looks like she has fallen onto a table or object and scrapped it. Didn't you ask when it was when you collected them?

watchfulwishes · 14/02/2023 21:24

You should have been informed and given an accident form.

plumduck · 14/02/2023 21:24

Depends what happened - what did they tell you

plumduck · 14/02/2023 21:25

watchfulwishes · 14/02/2023 21:24

You should have been informed and given an accident form.

Yes

Zola1 · 14/02/2023 21:25

As everyone else has said, more context needed!

RandomCatGenerator · 14/02/2023 21:25

Depends what nursery say happened. I think that would influence whether it was acceptable.

Looks really nasty, hope your baby is ok

Beach11 · 14/02/2023 21:26

Looks painful. How did it happen? Hope she's ok

FatAgainItsLettuceTime · 14/02/2023 21:26

Did you get an accident form and explanation?

The children at nursery aren't followed and watched at every second, they fall, trip, bump into things.... just like they would at home or when watched by family or friends.

If she was playing and an accident happened then what matters is whether she was in a place and doing an activity that was age appropriate and as safe as it can reasonably be, that she was appropriately cared for afterwards and that the injury was communicated to you so you could deal with any aftercare.

skgnome · 14/02/2023 21:26

Did they called you / inform you at pick up / gave you a copy of the accident form?
my DD had a similar cut at afterschool care (around 8) she missed a step while running down a set of stairs (playing outside) and she felt/got a big cut in her chin… had to be glued by A&E
I was called, she got first aid, I got a copy of the incident report
accidents do happen, the main thing is how they deal with it