Ds's teacher has returned to work after mat leave and her baby has just started nursery full-time ...

[bibbitybobbityhat]

I wonder how many days she will need to have off to look after her poorly baby.

In 3 years a nursery DS had 1 sick day (GPs looked after him) and a week off with chicken pox (DH and I juggled it).

I remember talking about the whole 'sick for the first 3m' thing with other nursery parents and they said they hadn't noticed any difference with their kids.

Well said pointy. :)

I think having a constant round of substitute teachers is a valid concern. My son's teacher last year was in the same situation and was away a lot because her baby daughter was ill/had ear infections/had a temperature and so on. As a classroom volunteer I was able to observe what transpired in the classroom on these days.

Not necessarily nursery's fault but they wouldn't keep a baby that might be ill, would they? Someone has to go and get her or stay at home?

So what is your point Popbiscuit- that she shouldn't be at work...that the baby shouldn't be in the nursery?

And the solution is?

Ds had one day off sick from nursery in 2 years, and that was for a mystery rash which had gone by lunchtime. I do have friends whose babies have been constantly ill when starting nursery, but you don't know how robust her baby is yet!

I think ds gets his ridiculously strong immune system from dh. I have a terrible cold that floors me for three days - dh has a slightly runny nose for a few hours.

Bibbity - take a one way ticket to the far side of fuck.

Teachers also go away on training courses, or are ill themselves because of being iven all these lovely viruses and so on by their lovely pupils. Supply teachers are a fact of life.

And if highly-qualified, educated women with a good work ethic stop having children, heaven really help our economy. A little minor inconvenience to our PFBs is a small price to pay.

I hope this is a joke OP.

And the prize for the shittyish judgey pants today goes to the OP

Quite why it's any of your business what her childcare arrangements are is beyond me.

It seems teachers can't win! Either we don't have children but then are accused of being unable to empathise with mothers as we don't have children of our own. Or we DO have children but then the risk of being on/returning from maternity leave and the likelihood of our offspring being ill is a matter of public concern!

Perhaps all teachers should have fully fledged independent teanagers spring forth from us ( naturally during July and August only!) to limit any disruption we might cause!

Blasted women working outside the home! Neglecting their own children and yours!

I think they should hire celibate men and women who have vowed chastity for life as part of a religious vocation to educate children instead. Then there'd be no more disruption to your child's education...

I wonder if that's ever been tried anywhere and how it worked out...

Assuming it isn't a joke:

1. It's none of your business

2. Biologically the child must have two parents so one assumes they will assist

3. The teacher will have friends and relatives who may also be able to help her out

4. It is by no means inevitable that the child will be ill. Mine hardly ever are.

5. It's none of your business.

So the poor woman shouldn't even risk going back to work, just in case her child does catch the odd bug and she might need to take time off?

Let's all just give up now shall we? Oh and what about the fathers? What if I give up work, and stay at home ft. I might be too ill to look after my children so dh will have to take time off too, perhaps he should give up work too, just to be on the safe side.

Quoting pointy (above) because she says it better:

And if highly-qualified, educated women with a good work ethic stop having children, heaven really help our economy. A little minor inconvenience to our PFBs is a small price to pay.

My dd is at nursery and I'm a teacher. Most of the viruses i get come from my pupils, who are sent onto school with revolting colds by parents who need to go to work. Whose fault is it when I have to take time off?

Owch spaniel [eyes watering smiley]

wind-up

My DD reception teacher returned from mat leave and spent the majority of the year away from the classroom because either she was ill or her baby was! DD spent most of the year with the TA.

I would like a system that any parent returning from mat leave has a teacher in support. Just in case.
Not working mum bashing just wanting more support for returning parents.

onepiece Seriously?!

Onepiece - they moaned because the teacher had the audacity to die. For crying out loud!!!

No Fontsnob not at all. But if a teacher's child is one of those that picks up every germ going then it's possible that a teacher could be away a lot and that might affect some students. It's just the luck of the draw and there's nothing that can be done and IMO teachers with children make the best teachers. You just have to hope you get good supply teachers (also a good thing for children as they get a change in routine).

onepiece that is dreadful!!! :(

ronshar nice idea, but considering they are making teachers redundant atm, it's not likely to ever happen like that!

Charlotte - it's an established poster - why would she do a wind-up under her own name though?