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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. Thanks for all the different perspectives. I pick up DC hours before the daycare closes, so it's not about the closing time. All we do is walk down an aisle from classroom to door, not back and forth wandering around. Along the hallway, DC just wants to take a peek at the other classrooms, but we do not actually go into any of them. We only go to the reading area when it is empty. If there is a class there, we do not go.  Adult area is off limits and we will work on that. I have no problem taking him straight out of the door, but he likes to go to the reading area. [b]DC is going through the T2 phase, and I just don't know if this is the battle I should choose[/b]. [/quote]

Yes you should.  You've been asked to take him straight out.  What he likes and wants to do isn't at issue here.  If the reading area is empty I would imagine the staff is expecting it to stay empty.  Perhaps other kids notice him peeking in and get distracted.  Really though it doesn't matter why.  The center has asked you to take him straight out, so that's what you need to do.[/quote]

One person told OP that it was a "safety issue".  Personally, if one of my child's daycare teachers said that it was annoying/distracting/my child was making a mess, I would respect that and do as she asked.  But I really dislike being told that a rule is about safety when it isn't.  I would clarify with the teacher whether this is a policy or a preference and find out the reason behind it.[/quote]

In one of the daycares that we were in for a short while, they had a similar policy.  The issue was that when the child is in the care of their staff, the child is their responsibility.  When the parent has signed out the child and is still in the building, the child is no longer under the care of the staff, anything that happens to the child including if they fall and get hurt, becomes an insurance liability because the staff was not monitoring the child.  We were told that to meet the safety regulations (I can't remember if it was state or NAEYC or what organization) that children not under the care of the staff needed to exit the premises as smoothly as possible to avoid any liability for the daycare.  Stopping and reading it not really a good policy.

My twins also like to read.  So I have a box in the car that sits between their car seats and I keep a few toys like cars and such, plus some books in the car.  If they wanted to stop in the reading area, I'd tell them that we have books in the car and that's what they can "read" now.  If they want to "read" the books at school, they'll have to wait until tomorrow.[/quote]

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