Toddlers 'lost' by staff: How common is this? Happened at Guiding Star Child Development, now FCC?

[Anonymous]

everyone's heard these stories about people losing children, but it's always been about children who are older. i have NEVER heard of anyone losing a two year old. when my daughter was that age i would never ever let her out of eyesight. honestly i don't think i let her go more than 3 yards away from me that whole year unless she was with her nanny.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think they are kind of fluke accidents and can happen anywhere. You can't really predict where and when people will have an off day or forget protocol - humans fail.

Just like most parents have accidentally left their kid somewhere at some point, I am sure that this happens a couple times a year in most cities.

Whoa, I highly doubt that "most parents" have accidentally left their kid somewhere. I've never done that and I can fairly guarantee that I never will.

Don't most of you have stories about the time your parents forgot you somewhere? Mixed up about who you were with type scenario?

[Anonymous]

AUMC CDC also had a child left on a playground/parking lot a few years back. On-site playground.

[Anonymous]

ChildTime in Bethesda lost a child who was brought back to the center by a pedestrian. The child walked all the way to east-west highway. The teachers were on their old playground located on second level.

[Anonymous]

Date
Regulations
Finding
Date Corrected

05/17/2012
13A.16.08.02B
Each group of children did not have sufficient qualified staff assigned to it.
05/17/2012

05/17/2012
13A.16.10.04F
Each electrical socket accessible to children in care was not plugged or capped.
05/17/2012

05/19/2011
13A.16.03.02A
All applicable admission and documentation requirements were not met for each child.
06/16/2011


MCCA – Bethesda Lynbrook

[Anonymous]

Bethesda Country Day - bethesda


Date Regulations Finding Date Corrected
09/25/2012 13A.16.05.01A(1) The building was not in good repair in all areas.
09/25/2012 13A.16.08.02B Each group of children did not have sufficient qualified staff assigned to it.
09/25/2012 13A.16.10.01C The emergency contact notice did not contain all of the required information.
09/25/2012 13A.16.11.03A The written handwashing procedure was not posted at each handwashing sink.
09/27/2011 13A.16.06.09B(1) Continued training requirements were not met by each child care teacher. 10/28/2011
09/27/2011 13A.16.06.10C(1) Each child care teacher did not meet continued training requirements. 10/28/2011
09/27/2011 13A.16.06.12A(3) Each aide did not meet all continued training requirements. 10/28/2011
09/27/2011 13A.16.03.05C A record containing all specified information was not maintained for each employee. 10/28/2011
09/27/2011 13A.16.05.07B Drinking water source requirments were not met by each source. 11/15/2011
09/27/2011 13A.16.16.06B(1) Each class did not have a teacher. 11/18/2011

[Anonymous]

Who's randomly posting all these compliance things? Wacko.

[Anonymous]

I find it helpful as its stating facts unlike your "wacko" comment. Must be your center mentioned.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I find it helpful as its stating facts unlike your "wacko" comment. Must be your center mentioned.

Feel free to start a new thread with that info. I don't see"lost child" on these lists - that's the point of the thread.

[Anonymous]

Right... each thread ALWAYS stays on topic- strange more concerned with this than what's been posted.

[Anonymous]

Most of these infractions are really minor. In DC they will shut down a center for having one child out of 50 missing their second dose of a Hep B vaccine!!

I've worked in centers in DC and VA. All DC cares about is that every child has every dose of every vaccine, at the right age and spaced apart the right amount of time. I kid you not that one center I worked in did not have their license renewed because one child had their second dose of Hep A THREE DAYS before the the DC DOH says they should have it. We had to tell that family to get an UNNECESSARY third dose of the vaccine or they couldn't bring their child back to the center. A note from the doctor didn't work.

Those emergency contact form infractions? In DC if there are not three names on the contact form, center is out of compliance.

So take the compliance infractions with a grain of salt unless they're really serious.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Come on! How many of you leave your kids in the car, sleeping!

Never. Assuming you do, what kind of parent are you?

[Anonymous]

Sounds like some centers who get lots of kudos on this forum have staffing and other licensing concerns. And what's with Bethesda Country day???

[Anonymous]

Where there are humans, there will be errors. Not an excuse, but reality. Hopefully, when incidents like this happen, everyone in the child care community learns from it, and we reduce the chances of it happening again in the near and distant future.

It is no different than the mom who drops her kid while carrying a laundry basket in one arm and kid in the other arm (yes, I did hear of someone who did this). Or the nanny who accidentally closes the door on the kid's fast fingers.

Many places have proper training, responsible leaders, loving teachers, but mistakes will happen. We can all expect that we learn from mistakes and always strive to do better as people, whether at home, school, or anywhere else.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Where there are humans, there will be errors. Not an excuse, but reality. Hopefully, when incidents like this happen, everyone in the child care community learns from it, and we reduce the chances of it happening again in the near and distant future.

It is no different than the mom who drops her kid while carrying a laundry basket in one arm and kid in the other arm (yes, I did hear of someone who did this). Or the nanny who accidentally closes the door on the kid's fast fingers.

Many places have proper training, responsible leaders, loving teachers, but mistakes will happen. We can all expect that we learn from mistakes and always strive to do better as people, whether at home, school, or anywhere else.

It IS different. Because although I have indeed closed a door on DC's fingers, I have never, and would never, forget her and leave her somewhere. Also, the former results in a bad injury, but no possibility of abduction, abuse, or death, like the latter.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Where there are humans, there will be errors. Not an excuse, but reality. Hopefully, when incidents like this happen, everyone in the child care community learns from it, and we reduce the chances of it happening again in the near and distant future.

It is no different than the mom who drops her kid while carrying a laundry basket in one arm and kid in the other arm (yes, I did hear of someone who did this). Or the nanny who accidentally closes the door on the kid's fast fingers.

Many places have proper training, responsible leaders, loving teachers, but mistakes will happen. We can all expect that we learn from mistakes and always strive to do better as people, whether at home, school, or anywhere else.

It IS different. Because although I have indeed closed a door on DC's fingers, I have never, and would never, forget her and leave her somewhere. Also, the former results in a bad injury, but no possibility of abduction, abuse, or death, like the latter.

PP, it must be difficult for you to live in the world of black and white and absolutes. One day, you will find yourself in a grey area and let's see how you do.