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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Welcome to reality, OP.

This is OP. I was volunteering in this classroom all week. It's disgusting. The teachers need to be better at enforcing proper hand washing, and kids should not be sitting naked on the bathroom floor. I played cop all week long, but most kids are much better at washing their hands now! I find it sad they aren't being taught proper hygiene in school.

Maybe you should find a different daycare.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Your child was allowed to sit on the bathroom floor, taking on and off their underwear at preschool. Your child doesn't wash their hands properly, and this results in them eating soap for lunch. They wash their hands for 1-2 seconds. I saw all of this today at my child's preschool. The teachers aren't making sure the kids wash their hands for at least 20 seconds. The teacher was in the bathroom while kids were sitting butt naked on the floor. This has happened on other days I pick up my child, so it's not an occasional thing.

How does your child change clothes at home? Do you allow him to sit on the floor to change his pants? If so, you are enabling this.

How does your child wash his hands at home? Are you making sure he washes his hands for 20 seconds and washes off all the soap, or are you lax about it because you're at home and there are no germs? Consistency is important for young children.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Welcome to reality, OP.

This is OP. I was volunteering in this classroom all week. It's disgusting. The teachers need to be better at enforcing proper hand washing, and kids should not be sitting naked on the bathroom floor. I played cop all week long, but most kids are much better at washing their hands now! I find it sad they aren't being taught proper hygiene in school.

Maybe you should find a different daycare.

Sounds like you did some good at the daycare then. Maybe you should considering being a daycare teacher since you do it so well.

[Anonymous]

I’m a preschool teacher and I always wonder why kids have NO clue how to wash their hands when they come into my 3 year old classroom—shouldn’t they know how to wash their hands by age 3? Why aren’t you teaching them the proper way at home? If you’re always doing it for them, then they won’t learn how to do it themselves. Parents are so focused on getting it done exactly right (parent directed) that they’re scared to let their children try it on their own. We have 2 teachers and 14-18 kids, it’s not at all easy to keep our eyes on every kid for every second of the school day. How do you suggest her teachers do this? If they take the kids to the bathroom one at a time; they’re out of ratio and licensing will come after them. Would you be mad if you saw a student changing her pants outside of the bathroom where the opposite sex children can see them? There are so many moving parts to the first few weeks of preschool, please please give the teachers some grace and maybe work on the soap thing with your kid, letting them do it on their own and talking them through it so they understand how to do it without you hovering over them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Welcome to reality, OP.

This is OP. I was volunteering in this classroom all week. It's disgusting. The teachers need to be better at enforcing proper hand washing, and kids should not be sitting naked on the bathroom floor. I played cop all week long, but most kids are much better at washing their hands now! I find it sad they aren't being taught proper hygiene in school.

I find it sad that parents wait until their children go to preschool for them to learn proper hygiene.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m a preschool teacher and I always wonder why kids have NO clue how to wash their hands when they come into my 3 year old classroom—shouldn’t they know how to wash their hands by age 3? Why aren’t you teaching them the proper way at home? If you’re always doing it for them, then they won’t learn how to do it themselves. Parents are so focused on getting it done exactly right (parent directed) that they’re scared to let their children try it on their own. We have 2 teachers and 14-18 kids, it’s not at all easy to keep our eyes on every kid for every second of the school day. How do you suggest her teachers do this? If they take the kids to the bathroom one at a time; they’re out of ratio and licensing will come after them. Would you be mad if you saw a student changing her pants outside of the bathroom where the opposite sex children can see them? There are so many moving parts to the first few weeks of preschool, please please give the teachers some grace and maybe work on the soap thing with your kid, letting them do it on their own and talking them through it so they understand how to do it without you hovering over them.

They don’t know how to wash their hands, wipe their butts, feed themselves, blow their noses, put their shoes on, take their jackets off, I could go on and on. Yep they expect daycare to teach the kids all of these basic life skills when there are only two teachers and 18 kids. I have seen it all and some of the worst kids come from high SES homes. Then they hop on DCUM and complain about daycare. SMH.

[Anonymous]

Sounds like a normal day in preschool to me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m a preschool teacher and I always wonder why kids have NO clue how to wash their hands when they come into my 3 year old classroom—shouldn’t they know how to wash their hands by age 3? Why aren’t you teaching them the proper way at home? If you’re always doing it for them, then they won’t learn how to do it themselves. Parents are so focused on getting it done exactly right (parent directed) that they’re scared to let their children try it on their own. We have 2 teachers and 14-18 kids, it’s not at all easy to keep our eyes on every kid for every second of the school day. How do you suggest her teachers do this? If they take the kids to the bathroom one at a time; they’re out of ratio and licensing will come after them. Would you be mad if you saw a student changing her pants outside of the bathroom where the opposite sex children can see them? There are so many moving parts to the first few weeks of preschool, please please give the teachers some grace and maybe work on the soap thing with your kid, letting them do it on their own and talking them through it so they understand how to do it without you hovering over them.

They don’t know how to wash their hands, wipe their butts, feed themselves, blow their noses, put their shoes on, take their jackets off, I could go on and on. Yep they expect daycare to teach the kids all of these basic life skills when there are only two teachers and 18 kids. I have seen it all and some of the worst kids come from high SES homes. Then they hop on DCUM and complain about daycare. SMH.

Exactly. And OP—please ask those teachers how much they get paid. My guess is $12-18/hour with no benefits. Report back and let us know what you find out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m a preschool teacher, and I always wonder why kids have NO clue how to wash their hands when they come into my 3 year old classroom—shouldn’t they know how to wash their hands by age 3? Why aren’t you teaching them the proper way at home? If you’re always doing it for them, then they won’t learn how to do it themselves. Parents are so focused on getting it done exactly right (parent directed) that they’re scared to let their children try it on their own. We have 2 teachers and 14-18 kids, it’s not at all easy to keep our eyes on every kid for every second of the school day. How do you suggest her teachers do this? If they take the kids to the bathroom one at a time; they’re out of ratio and licensing will come after them. Would you be mad if you saw a student changing her pants outside of the bathroom where the opposite sex children can see them? There are so many moving parts to the first few weeks of preschool, please please give the teachers some grace and maybe work on the soap thing with your kid, letting them do it on their own and talking them through it so they understand how to do it without you hovering over them.

OP here. I used to teach preschool. Most daycares MUST have a bathroom in the classroom. One teacher stands next to the bathroom and sinks and polices the kids so they're washing their hands properly. Done. It's not impossible, but I agree the pay should be higher to attract better teachers who know the importance of good hygiene.

[Anonymous]

BFD

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Your child was allowed to sit on the bathroom floor, taking on and off their underwear at preschool. Your child doesn't wash their hands properly, and this results in them eating soap for lunch. They wash their hands for 1-2 seconds. I saw all of this today at my child's preschool. The teachers aren't making sure the kids wash their hands for at least 20 seconds. The teacher was in the bathroom while kids were sitting butt naked on the floor. This has happened on other days I pick up my child, so it's not an occasional thing.

How does your child change clothes at home? Do you allow him to sit on the floor to change his pants? If so, you are enabling this.

How does your child wash his hands at home? Are you making sure he washes his hands for 20 seconds and washes off all the soap, or are you lax about it because you're at home and there are no germs? Consistency is important for young children.

OP here. My child wasn't doing any of this. I was referring to the other kids. I personally would be upset if I knew other kids were sitting butt naked on the bathroom floors. That's disgusting, and I am sure if inspectors were in, they would have received a hit for that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:And this is why I stay at home and make sure this does not happen to my child. I am copying this post and sending it to DH anytime he wonders why I chose to stay home until our kids are all in school.

God forbid! What’s going to happen to these poor daycare children! They’ll never measure up to those who stayed home.
I’m off to tell my 14 yo and my 12 yo if they don’t feel scarred from a life of daycare, they should.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Welcome to reality, OP.

This is OP. I was volunteering in this classroom all week. It's disgusting. The teachers need to be better at enforcing proper hand washing, and kids should not be sitting naked on the bathroom floor. I played cop all week long, but most kids are much better at washing their hands now! I find it sad they aren't being taught proper hygiene in school.

Maybe you should find a different daycare.

OP here. Unfortunately, I think all of the complaints are typical at ANY preschool. The teachers can't be bothered to teach hand washing. Like I said before, they turn a blind eye.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And this is why I stay at home and make sure this does not happen to my child. I am copying this post and sending it to DH anytime he wonders why I chose to stay home until our kids are all in school.

God forbid! What’s going to happen to these poor daycare children! They’ll never measure up to those who stayed home.
I’m off to tell my 14 yo and my 12 yo if they don’t feel scarred from a life of daycare, they should.

Well, at a time like this, they could um die. So hand washing should be even more important! Has anyone been watching the news?!?!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And this is why I stay at home and make sure this does not happen to my child. I am copying this post and sending it to DH anytime he wonders why I chose to stay home until our kids are all in school.

God forbid! What’s going to happen to these poor daycare children! They’ll never measure up to those who stayed home.
I’m off to tell my 14 yo and my 12 yo if they don’t feel scarred from a life of daycare, they should.

Well, at a time like this, they could um die. So hand washing should be even more important! Has anyone been watching the news?!?!

Seriously? They’re going to die from insufficient hand washing and their butts touching the bathroom floor??

You can’t be serious.