Preschool teachers and wiping noses and faces
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Anonymous
I’ve had a nanny, and used to be a teacher myself. I have had my older kids in preschool and their teachers wiped their noses or taught them to do this. Our new school does not and I find it odd for an older 2s and young 3s who still need support for self care activities like this. The teachers are brand new and don’t seem to get basic caregiving needs of the kids in this age group. |
Anonymous
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OP, yes in our daycare the teachers wipe or help children to wipe their noses. They don't let the children go all day without wiping to the point their snot is dried all over their faces.
Is switching schools an option? |
Anonymous
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Noses are wiped but it is hard to keep up. One child might need a wipe every few minutes. Now multiply that by lots of others kids who just have a "little runny nose" & you can understand OP the logistical challenges that presents.
Plus, if it is green the child should have been kept home. |
Anonymous
| 1. Keep your sick kid at home, he/she will certainly make her classmates sick and then there are 20 more noses to wipe, and mind you, 20 noses every 10-15 min. 2. Have you not heard that the industry is in crisis? Are you from another planet? they cannot fill the jobs fast enough, by the time they hire the next person, the first one quits. A lots of veterans left during Covid, and now this is still the lowest paid job ever.3. See 1, lol |
Anonymous
| PP who saw a kid eating their snot. This is not the worst thing they might eat while at a daycare. Sometimes it can be sand or dirt. |
Anonymous
The bolded is probably why. They might not know that they should be wiping the kids’ noses. Ask the director what the policy is and let them know what you’re observing so they can give the teachers more guidance. |
Anonymous
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I teach 4s and, yes, we teach them how to care for their sick noses and dirty faces☺️.
I don’t think OP’s request is an unreasonable one. I also think there is a chance that it does happen in the classroom and you’re not seeing it. If you’re picking up during or just after the nap time snack, it’s likely they’re about to do it as the kids finish their snack. But OP is correct that it should be done. |
Anonymous
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It is hard at pickups to both be one on one with you giving a quick run down on your child’s day and be across the room wiping Ann’s nose. Then the next parent walks in. Someone needs a trip to the potty. Someone needs their medication. A dispute needs settling.
If pick up is outside even more challenging. Proper hand washing needs to be done after every nose wipe. Some may avoid going near in fear of getting sick and needing to take time off. |
Anonymous
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It's because centers have so many kids and for 1 teacher 10 kids crazy
But wait for public school, they come with boogers too Doesn't matter, at home or outside your kid will get sick but temporary |
Anonymous
| I don't even expect them to wipe the noses of 3 year olds but I wish that if they saw a kid with a gross runny crusty nose they would remind the child to clean their nose. Send them to the bathroom or tell them to come get a tissue. If it's had time to dry all down the nose and cheek then they aren't paying close enough attention or their just ignoring it. This is brand new for some of these little kids. They need reminders since they're away from home for the first time. |
Anonymous
| Every time a teacher needs to wipe that child's nose, they also need to go and wash their own hands, and tell the child to do the same. For some schools, access to hand washing is not close by. So that could be one reason. I know that at my child's Montessori preschool there were lessons to get children to wipe their own noses. It wasn't perfect, though, with lots of snot still on their faces when I picked them up and I remember asking their teacher once why they didn't just do it for the child. The answer was they thought it was too intrusive to just wipe a child's face and that children should be allowed to have ownership over their bodies. They preferred to walk them over to a low mirror so the child could do it themselves. It definitely took longer for my child to learn this way, but in looking back I did appreciate the care and attention that teacher took with my child. It helped me be a better parent too. |
Anonymous
| My child is much older now but this reminds me of when she started prek3 at a charter - and I even worked there, down the hall. She ended ups with a rash under her nose during winter because nobody was helping her to wipe her nose and it was dripping all day. I was frustrated but I know the teachers have a lot to do and cannot micromanage every little thing. |
Anonymous
| Society has changed. All workers believe gross and difficult tasks are beneath them and shouldn’t be part of their job. We don’t have time, kids need independence, etc. are just excuses. They don’t want to do it, so they won’t. Overall quality in all forms of service jobs has declined. It’s the reality as you move towards a more educated, specialized workforce. Everyone is told they are too good to be wiping noses, so they won’t. |
Anonymous
If this is important to you, then you may need to find a new school. It could be an indicator that other things are being neglected. |
Anonymous
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2 years old shouldn't be with pre k kids of 3 or 4.
Young kids needs to play, learn socio emotional skills first |