Daycare Taking Over Park

[Anonymous]

I like how in a few responses “daycare kids” are labeled and described as if they’re somehow different from OPs special magical snowflake children.

[Anonymous]

OP, you are just going to have to find another park, go at a different time, or, just learn how to deal with it. Are your kids having fun? As long as they are, I would just ignore the other kids as best you can.

Years ago, I brought my children to a local park that a montessori pre-school uses daily as their playground. I actually had a teacher ask me to stay away from the equipment when I was helping my child, because they don't want "strangers" too close to their kids. She even helpfully told me what times they use the playground and suggested that we didn't come. I just laughed and kept doing what I needed to do. Don't like strangers? Build your own playground!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't like it either. I know that makes me a bad person. Besides the things you mentioned, the other thing that bothers me about is they are not really watching the kids and they do things like climb up all the slides and do other unsafe things.

Oh no! Climbing up slides! How terrible!

WTF? How long ago did you have kids and how much did they hate you?

It's a public park, OP. They can do what they want.

I have a 4 yo and 18 mo old now. I tell the 4 yo all the time don't climb up the slides because someone could be trying to come down them and it's at best rude and at worst really unsafe - some big kid could come barrelling down the slide and knock her down. It says right on the signs at the park "no climbing up the slides" - it's not like a rule I made up. So I'm trying to get my daughter to follow this rule and meanwhile the daycare teachers are letting their kids do whatever they want. It sets a bad example and it is legitimately unsafe and prevents other kids from safely using the playground.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't like it either. I know that makes me a bad person. Besides the things you mentioned, the other thing that bothers me about is they are not really watching the kids and they do things like climb up all the slides and do other unsafe things.

Oh no! Climbing up slides! How terrible!

WTF? How long ago did you have kids and how much did they hate you?

It's a public park, OP. They can do what they want.

I have a 4 yo and 18 mo old now. I tell the 4 yo all the time don't climb up the slides because someone could be trying to come down them and it's at best rude and at worst really unsafe - some big kid could come barrelling down the slide and knock her down. It says right on the signs at the park "no climbing up the slides" - it's not like a rule I made up. So I'm trying to get my daughter to follow this rule and meanwhile the daycare teachers are letting their kids do whatever they want. It sets a bad example and it is legitimately unsafe and prevents other kids from safely using the playground.

Call the daycare and speak with the director about the safety concerns. It isn't likely they will read it here.

Make up your mind first though. Is it that they are there taking up space you want to use (too bad) or is it that kids aren't being supervised?

[Anonymous]

I can do you one better, OP. My DH, dog, and I went to our local park and spread out a picnic blanket to chill a few Friday mornings ago. Not too far away was a group of schoolchildren--indeterminate age, anywhere from 4-6, I'd say. We were hanging out, minding our own business, when one of the teachers came over and told us that she wasn't saying we couldn't be there, but it would be better if we didn't look at the children, and maybe we'd like to find a different spot. We were honestly gobsmacked at the notion that we might be scoping out a kiddo to molest (en famille, dog included!), but got up and moved to another spot so as to keep the peace.

[Anonymous]

I specifically chose not to send my child to a daycare that used a public park as their playground. It's totally legal for any stranger to be there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I can do you one better, OP. My DH, dog, and I went to our local park and spread out a picnic blanket to chill a few Friday mornings ago. Not too far away was a group of schoolchildren--indeterminate age, anywhere from 4-6, I'd say. We were hanging out, minding our own business, when one of the teachers came over and told us that she wasn't saying we couldn't be there, but it would be better if we didn't look at the children, and maybe we'd like to find a different spot. We were honestly gobsmacked at the notion that we might be scoping out a kiddo to molest (en famille, dog included!), but got up and moved to another spot so as to keep the peace.

Oh wow.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This isn't St. Anthony's. I can't afford a house in that area. This is the only park within reasonable walking distance from my apartment.

Again, if they weren't getting in everyone else's space this wouldn't be an issue.

Is it Discovery on Monroe?? They use the basketball courts. The YMCA uses the public playground too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This isn't St. Anthony's. I can't afford a house in that area. This is the only park within reasonable walking distance from my apartment.

Again, if they weren't getting in everyone else's space this wouldn't be an issue.

I sympathize they monopolize the area when there. With Covid, I would avoid them too. Are they really there ALL morning? Don't they come and leave at predictable times? Outdoor time for daycare kids is about 30 minutes st my kid's daycare. Even with multiple classes, could you go before or after they go?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't like it either. I know that makes me a bad person. Besides the things you mentioned, the other thing that bothers me about is they are not really watching the kids and they do things like climb up all the slides and do other unsafe things.

Oh no! Climbing up slides! How terrible!

WTF? How long ago did you have kids and how much did they hate you?

It's a public park, OP. They can do what they want.

I have a 4 yo and 18 mo old now. I tell the 4 yo all the time don't climb up the slides because someone could be trying to come down them and it's at best rude and at worst really unsafe - some big kid could come barrelling down the slide and knock her down. It says right on the signs at the park "no climbing up the slides" - it's not like a rule I made up. So I'm trying to get my daughter to follow this rule and meanwhile the daycare teachers are letting their kids do whatever they want. It sets a bad example and it is legitimately unsafe and prevents other kids from safely using the playground.

Call the daycare and speak with the director about the safety concerns. It isn't likely they will read it here.

Make up your mind first though. Is it that they are there taking up space you want to use (too bad) or is it that kids aren't being supervised?

+1 Notify the daycare of any teachers not providing proper supervision. You'd be doing those parents good.