Intimate care for reception age?

[onionlove]

Hiya everyone, quick question, my son did a messy poo at school and his TA rang me at work to clean him as she said she wasn't allowed to, does that sound right? I cant find a policy on their website, I work 1/2 hour away so my lovely neighbour went to him for me, I want to speak to school about it as I'm not happy but not sure what approach to take?

Perhaps you not contacted because it was down his legs and up his t shirt etc? To me that seems like past the clean up point? Maybe they rang because it was so bad he needed a shower.

Glad you got it clarified but in that situation I'd rather be contacted I think as it seems more than just a discrete accident.

Where I work, teachers or TAs in Foundation would clean a child, getting them to help as much as possible. I used to take children to the disabled toilet as it was more private.

It's so common for children to wet themselves in Foundation (soiling less so), that although a child would need privacy while being cleaned and changed, there's generally not much embarrassment about it having happened.

Buttercups I don't mind being contacted it was just her saying 'im not allowed to touch him' and being fully prepared to leave him for 55 minutes until I got there that I objected to, how would she feel if that was her son? And that's not even the schools policy, they are just supposed to call and get permission which is fine by me

when my dcs were in primary there used to be a welfare person who dealt with ill children, although I am not sure if this scenario would be part of their remit.

Yes I agree it is most unpleasant for the dc to have to sit there and wait.

Sparing: that's disgraceful. As malefridge says, there are a number of treatable conditions that mean a child may have accidents (of both kinds) for a while. They are treatable, but the treatment can take 6-9 months to work and accessing the care that starts the treatment can take over a year. If you add that to the fact that usu. children are not referred for these issues until they turn 4 at least, it is not difficult to see how a child with these problems might be nearly 6 before they are ok. Would your school really expel for sickness?