feel like we dodged a bullet
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This spring we were debating between an in-home in our neighborhood and a less convenient center and went with the center. The in-home we were considering now has a provisional license (vs. normal 2 year license) which I believe was based on consistently not addressing administrative violations and even worse a complaint-based violation: they tied string on a pacifier and looped it on a baby's ears to keep the paci in while she was napping. Yikes. That has all happened since we made our decision (well really it was around the same time). Even if she doesn't get shut down (and this seems like it might be bad enough to shut her down - the provisional license expires in July), we'd almost certainly have looked for a new place (assuming we knew what was going on). I was bored yesterday and saw this on the DSS site.
I am not making any judgements about in-home places - just this specific place that I hadn't gotten a warm fuzzy from anyhow (though I have seen people rave about it). So I am feeling good about our decision. Anyone heard of anything like this to keep a kid from spitting out the paci? She also had reflux and could have choked so easily. |
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| Good choice. |
Anonymous
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That is frightening, OP. What person in their right mind would have string near a sleeping baby?
This is one of those cases where your instincts led you in the right direction -- away from the day care home. Sometimes we have to listen to that inner voice and disregard other people's impressions and experiences. Be happy that you did. |
Anonymous
| Wow, good job going with your gut feeling OP. No professional person that works with a baby would ever think of doing something like that. |
Anonymous
| 16:30 - ever watch 16 and Pregnant? It is horrifying to see what those teenagers do with their newborns. Cribs are usually stuffed to the brim with stuffed animals, pillows, blankets, and they put the baby in there and cover it with a warm comforter. The first time I saw that, I was screaming at the TV - you would have thought someone would have intervened! |