LOOK WHAT HAPPENED TO DS AT PRESCHOOL TODAY - SOB SOB!

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I have been asked to sign a form when my dd had scratches from our kitten on her arms to say that she had those injuries when she went in so maybe they'll ask you to do the same when you take him next time.

Why didn't they offer to take you to casualty? Surely they didn't think it appropriate for you to be running through the streets and on buses to take DS to hospital, did they think you would take a seriously wounded, possibly concussed child on public transport, at the very least they should have offered to pay for a taxi!

keep his hair long he has the rest of his life to conform to expectations of boys = short hair. He is lovely. Do try arnica to help the bump if you can. Hope he feels better in the morning

BTW, he is bloody gorgeous! Love his hair as it is! That last picture of him in his basket, looks spitting imagine of one of my mindees!

Thanks it is preschool attached to his future primary school so don't want to be labelled a PITA already, plenty of time for that!

Also headT always recommends me to new parents. Not that that would stop me stampin my feet!

He is in tomorrow afternoon, have decided I will drop him off, if tey don' ask me to sign anything I will go in earler than pick up to speak to the head. I know when I am inspected my accident book gets looked at. I am suspicious they are putting as little in it as they can get away with.

Poor little love!

When I first clicked onto your profile the only photo I could see was the one with the Hula Hoops on his fingers and I thought 'good god, what the hell's he done?' Doh!

LOL at hulahoops accident!

LT that sounds so scary, your poor ds, I know what you mean about worrying all the way there, think I got there in record time today!

Thanks for all your replies. Will let you all know how I get on tomorrow.

aww poor little thing

Did the bus driver let you off the fare then? Jolly good of him

The paperwork thing is shoddy and afaic in breach of childcare something or other regulations - which I am sure you know what it is properly called - you are a childminder.

I think, at such a young age, these cuts and things can swell up and bruise really easily, but in 3 months time you'll not be able to see it. They are pretty good at regenerating skin etc at that age.

I think it will will heal ok, maybe a little scar but sure he won't mind.

Er no - got on the bus and said £1 please when should have said £1.20 please. If he asked where I was going would have held ds up and gone for the sympathy angle! I had to draw money out of our overdrawn account to get bus back to school again for older mindee. Eeek!

aaawwwwwpoor little boy!hope hes ok!thats horrible!

btw love his hair-my ds looks quite similar-long blonde hair.an old man came up earlier and said whats her name?isnt she pretty. i said tom.he looked at me like i was stupid

moljam. We get that often too!

hope hes ok.i think id cry if had found my ds like that at preschool!

Bless him. I hope he feels better soon. You must have got the fright of your life when you picked him up from preschool.
I would be just as as you are. How dare they try to dismiss your questions.
Now listen to nurse jezz.
I prescribe plenty of kisses, cuddles and snuggles x

The answer to your question is NNNOOOOO

Hi, Your poor little ds, that looks a very painful injury.

6 years ago my ds (nearly 9 now!) had an injury at nursery. He had climbed under a table to retrieve a balloon (was their xmas party) and came up too soon and he had an inch long wound in his forehead. I happened to be on the premises (in cloakroom) when accident occured and immediately they called me into classroom, first aider was there before I was....

They identified immediately that he needed to go to A&E ( was bleeding terribly and was head injury)

The member of staff in charge of the party was dispatched with me (sobbing) and DS remarkably calm! to our local A&E in her car. The nursery nurse then booked us in at reception and verified the name of the nursery and how accident had happened.

My poor DS needed 3 stitches in his forehead (we call him Harry Potter now!! ) and upon returning to nursery a week later I was asked to fill in numerous form etc.

The nursery also rang me every day for an update of his injury.

This is how I would expect all nurseries to behave like when a child is injured.

Am shocked that after a head injury and him being sick that they didnt arrange straight away for him to go to A&E. Isn't that a sign to look our for when having a head injury? concussion? Also very shocked at asking a child to apologise when they are not even sure of what happened. Thats a terrible way to behave

Hopefully when you go back the relevant paperwork will be in place for you to sign. I would hope that they were too concerned in looking after your ds straight after injury to not worry immediately about you signing the accident book.

I hope he recovers quickly, and I too love his hair! Dont cut it yet! he is a little stunner!

CGM x

Am shocked by this to say the least, not by the accident so much as it does happen (although huge hugs to your little one). Am horrified at the handling, accident book there for their protection (as i'm sure you know). As for getting the child to apologise in front of you, what about confidentiality?? Not to mention they seem unsure of circumstances. They really should have called you a taxi, I'm a nursery manager by the way.

for you and your ds. I am at work I can't read all the thread but I am almost in tears at pictures. poor thing

Did you get anywhere with the preschool?

Well I didn't take ds to nursery school today. His eye is even worse, so swollen just a slit for him to see out of so is tripping up every five minutes and it looks extremely tender and sore. He was saying all morning he didn't want to go, and kept coming up with alternative options instead. Usually he wants his coat on as soon as I tell him it's a nursery day!

I rang them up and said I wouldn't be bringing him as he could hardly see and didn't want to come, that I would bring him back Monday. I also said:
'I presume you will need me to sign the accident book, I can pop in tomorrow morning when I drop x off.'
Receptionist: 'Oh no as far as I'm aware teacher writes it in book and head signs it.'
Me: 'Really? {dubious voice- long silence} oh right.... ok then....bye.'

Ten minutes later I got a call from his key worker who wasn't there yesterday, calling me for a chat. Said accident form had miraculously appeared on secretary's desk, that I could pop in for it in the morning. Asked how he was and how I was, told her how awful his face was, that it may scar, that I wasn't impressed about not being given a full explanation and was about another child being brought in to say sorry if he hadn't even done anything. Apparently no one had seen the actual moment of him falling/being pushed, but other children had all said he was psuhed by this other boy.

I honestly think if I were not on the ball with Ofsted requirements this would not be in their accident book.

His key worker said oh well did you have to rush off yest and I replied that yes I did was back in lobby for twenty minutes at three o clock and it wasn't mentioned, even though I spoke with first aider and secretary.

There's a suprise about the accident book. You're right, if you didn't know the rules, it wouldn't even have come to light. Not much you can do regarding the lad that might have been involved. If the teachers didn't see it, then thats that really. Bet you blood is still boiling about it though! Mine would be.

I told his key worker I am not too fussed if he was pushed or fell, they are 3yr old boys these things happen, it's that they couldn't tell me what had happened that I wasn't pleased with.

Am still very about the way this was handled - have lost faith in them tbh which is .

Sorry you didn;t get the reponse you needed . Agree that they have handled it badly. Do you have any alternatives handy?

Just caught up, I'm so for you but not surprised - sounds like what happened to me with ds!

UPDATE - went in this morning for accident form, and as I was heading for the office was stopped by mum and little boy who pushed ds, (it wasn't until I got the form that I knew this for sure) apologising, saying how embarassed she was etc etc. I was very nice (tbh kicked myself for being too nice later on) and said it was just one of those things.

When I got the form all the staff were shock by the state of him. Still haven't had to sign anything, but got a copy of a report they sent to the LEA, which has all the details on. Apparently there were three children present. One pushed ds over, and admitted it, other child confirmed this story. Said he pushed ds over because he didn't like him. wanted to scream 'Look at what he has done to my babie's face!' - but I resrained myself!

No back ups no, this is the best school in my neighbourhood (not that that is saying much) and as I don't drive it is the only option really. They said I hope you won't be taking him out. Said I have not made an issue of him not wanting to come in front of ds, will just be bringing him matter of factly on Monday hoping he accepts it.

He has been really quiet since it happened, wants to be sat on my knee or holding my hand. When we were in school office he was saying 'mummy can we go home now?'

Oh yes today half of his eyeball white is bright red, and he has a deep purple bruise around his eye, and bright red under the tops and bottom eyelashes.