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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Agree with the PP about childcare.  I was the lead teacher in a kindergarten classroom.  It was a daycare as well.  I was there during the academic part of the day.  Basically 8:30 until 12:30.  I also worked with licensing for several years and did inspections.  I'm not going to share stories because I would just be accused of being a troll.  But I swore I would never put my child in a daycare center after seeing what goes on even in the very best.

It gets better when kids become more verbal.  At least then they can tell you what happens.  [/quote]

Yep. I've worked in NAEYC accredited, reputable programs, and I still have horror stories.

Let's just say I spent A LOT of time picking my child's center, and then I basically lived there his first month, and still keep his days very short.

I kept him home as long as possible (8 mos.) and then I actually quit my ft job to work pt when it was time for him to start child care. [/quote]

What would be some horror story type incidents? Are the kids hurt?[/quote]

Sometimes. I've had to report staff to DSS on more than one occasion. 
One teacher used to pop kids' knuckles because it scared them but didn't leave marks.
Dislocating a shoulder by pulling on kids' arms.
Leaving kids in dirty diapers all day until just before pick-up time.
Laughing at children who are fighting.
Encouraging children to hurt each other.
Keeping the heat off except at drop off and pick up.
Teachers physically fighting in the classroom. 
Teachers passing out drunk on the playground. 
Teachers eating most of the kids' lunches.
Children leaving the classroom and nobody noticing.
Holding kids down at nap time...

Good lord. I could not go back to that type of work, that's for sure. It's just... well... the pay is super low, and there are few entry requirements, so let's start there. I always suggest parents find out about teacher pay & benefits before choosing a center. It's often used a proxy for quality in research.[/quote]

Before I was born, my mom got work at a daycare (she was in school for a master's in education).  Apparently she left on her lunch hour and didn't go back - when my dad got home he found her in bed crying.  She said the other teachers hit the babies that pooped and wouldn't change their diapers, and screamed in their faces, and she was told not to pick up any of the "bad" babies (ones who cried).  [/quote]

And we wonder why our society is so f****ed up. [/quote]

Yeah, I don't believe any of this. The childcare professionals I've known are some of the kindest, most patient, most underpaid people I've ever met.[/quote]

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