Olney Children in the Shoe

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am also surprised that people are so eager to send their kids back. Losing a kid is a really big deal. At my children's daycare center they had tons of cameras installed all over the place, and the director's office had a ton of monitors in it for each camera. She would say hi to you before you walked in because she was monitoring the cameras so closely. I think its entirely appropriate that they were shut down to investigate. I wouldn't be surprised if they lose many children as a result of this incident, and they deserve to.

They didn't "lose a kid" - a problematic child hid when he should have gone back inside and then scaled a 6 foot fence when everybody went inside to escape. Parents who want it to re-open know their children don't have special needs and therefore have been, and would be, perfectly fine there.

They lost a kid. You can defend it all you want but they literally lost a kid.

The OCC website cites several other very recent violations as well, including a classroom without a qualified teacher.

Not defending anything at all - just recognizing the reality of the roll the child had here and why folks are questioning the current process.

This kid reminds me of the kindergartner in Newport News, Va who brought a gun to school and shot his teacher - a troubled child will do troubling things, just no way around it.

[Anonymous]

That’s one motivated child. He climbed 2 fences!

What is a “qualified” teacher?

Due to the lack of supervision there was the potential for significant harm to the child. Open
Inspection Report 05/10/2023 Complaint 13A.16.07.06A A 5 year old child was left on the playground. The child then climbed over two fences and left the property. Open
Inspection Report 05/10/2023 Complaint 13A.16.08.01A(2)(b) A child was left unattended on the playground who then climbed over two fences and left the property. One of the classrooms did not have a qualified teacher at the time of the inspection

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:That’s one motivated child. He climbed 2 fences!

What is a “qualified” teacher?

Due to the lack of supervision there was the potential for significant harm to the child. Open
Inspection Report 05/10/2023 Complaint 13A.16.07.06A A 5 year old child was left on the playground. The child then climbed over two fences and left the property. Open
Inspection Report 05/10/2023 Complaint 13A.16.08.01A(2)(b) A child was left unattended on the playground who then climbed over two fences and left the property. One of the classrooms did not have a qualified teacher at the time of the inspection

This is what I could find on what constitutes being qualified for the different age groups: https://earlychildhood.marylandpublicschools.org/system/files/filedepot/3/chart-center-staff_requirements_jan_09_revised_march_2016.pdf