Parents must change diapers at daycare policy?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ours has the same policy - whether it's written or not, I have no idea - and while it does kind of suck when we're running late, it makes perfect sense to me. He pooped while in my care, my responsibility.

Kind of like when my husband hand over our son to me in the morning so he can take a shower. If there's pre-existing poop, it's not my job to change it.

How do you not fight incessantly? I'm a single mom but when I was part of a parenting duo, we used to have a policy of letting things slide. Poop responsibility would have surely led to an even earlier demise.

[Anonymous]

Daycare worker here.

I was told that when the parents are present within the classroom, then they are responsible for their child. If the child bumps his head while the parent is there, it is the parents responsibility to tend to the child. If the child poops while the parent is there, then the parent changes the child.

However, when a parent comes to me and says their child pooped in the car, on the way to daycare, I always change the diaper unless the parent insist that they do so and simply ask where the diapers are kept. My job is to serve my clients and the clients are the parents. I have no problem changing the diaper.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Honestly? I would rather just change it myself and leave knowing that it got done than just leave my kid with a poopy diaper and wonder how long he sat in it before he got changed.

You may be at the wrong daycare if they don't change poopy diapers immediately.

[Anonymous]

I simply want to say this because i completely agree with the daycare! If the daycare sent your child home, shitty or pissy and said "Well we are closed its on your time" there would be a serious issue, why is there any difference? If you knowingly drop your child off soiled, you should absolutely change them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I simply want to say this because i completely agree with the daycare! If the daycare sent your child home, shitty or pissy and said "Well we are closed its on your time" there would be a serious issue, why is there any difference? If you knowingly drop your child off soiled, you should absolutely change them.

This thread is 13 years old

[Anonymous]

Lol parent doesn't want to change thier own kid's diaper

[Anonymous]

Yes you should change the diaper.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:our daycare had a policy (in the handbook) that the parent had to change the child--or take to the bathroom--before leaving. Had to "change" the diaper regardless of whether it was wet, dirty or clean & dry. Seemed a little silly to waste a diaper if it was clean (and the time it took), but from the daycare perspective, it means the teachers are more available for helping the kids transition into their day rather than changing diapers.

It would have been nice if she had offered to change it for you this once though.

We toured a daycare with this policy and crossed it off our list.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I simply want to say this because i completely agree with the daycare! If the daycare sent your child home, shitty or pissy and said "Well we are closed its on your time" there would be a serious issue, why is there any difference? If you knowingly drop your child off soiled, you should absolutely change them.

And you bumped this why, over a decade after the last posting?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I haven't heard of this policy and it doesn't make sense to me. If you're dropping off your child within the hours the daycare is supposed to care for the child, wouldn't this be their responsibility? Am I missing something?

It makes perfect sense to me. Shrug.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ours has the same policy - whether it's written or not, I have no idea - and while it does kind of suck when we're running late, it makes perfect sense to me. He pooped while in my care, my responsibility.

Kind of like when my husband hand over our son to me in the morning so he can take a shower. If there's pre-existing poop, it's not my job to change it.

100%

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I do not carry diapers in my car for the trip to day care. Listen and be amazed! In fact, for a short trip I have none of those things in my car, except sometimes the bottle of water.

Well, that’s a parenting failure on your part, but thanks for sharing, I guess.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I simply want to say this because i completely agree with the daycare! If the daycare sent your child home, shitty or pissy and said "Well we are closed its on your time" there would be a serious issue, why is there any difference? If you knowingly drop your child off soiled, you should absolutely change them.

This thread is 13 years old

Well, OP’s kid is probably all good on the diaper front then.

[Anonymous]

yeah, hopefully that kid is potty trained now, lol

[Anonymous]

It's not their fault you were late.