What would you do? Child hurt at daycare.

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Today upon picking my 3 year old up from daycare she was crying uncontrollably and I was informed that she told them that she fell off the playground slide and bumped her head but Not one teacher saw what happened really. They knew she fell because the kids were climbing on the slide the wrong way but not what she hurt. After bringing her inside I noticed that she wasn't moving her right arm and screamed when trying to take her arm out of her coat and when I tried to pick her up she screamed even harder in pain. I immediately knew she broke her collarbone. Took her to the doctor and sure enough it is cracked in half.
I absolutely love the owner/director and most of the staff. Within the last month there has been a shift in staff in my daughters room and I am not a fan of the staff. I have had many issues with them but have been addressed by the owner.
My question is would you report this incident? I understand that accidents happen and they can not supervise all the kids 100% of the time but I feel like this could have been prevented if they had been paying more attention to the children.  I also am upset that they let her cry in pain for over a hour when they suspected a head injury even though it was her collarbone l. Feel like I would be a little more concerned about a child who fell and potentially it their head and at least called the parent? Am I over reacting?

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Yes report it!!! I wouldn’t be upset about what happened because like you said you can’t supervise every child every second, plus accidents happen. BUT i would be upset about them not realizing after 15 minutes of crying that maybe seriously was wrong. That part makes me sad your little girl was in pain for so long.

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I would definitely call to report it. Accidents do happen, but they should have realized something was seriously wrong with your daughter and called you immediately. I hope they get written up. What if a young child hit their head, was left crying for a while until their parent came to get them, and they had brain swelling or internal bleeding ?! Ugh.

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You are definitely not over reacting... I would be pissed and would absolutely report it.

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I worked in daycare for eight years. Yes, accidents do happen. I had a child who fractured his skull because he ran in front of the swings and someone kicked him by accident while swinging. Stuff happens. However, the accident part wouldn’t bother me because kids get hurt at home too. It’s the fact that she was in pain and the staff did NOTHING about it. That is never OK! Pretty much neglect on their part. I would think about finding new childcare if you are not happy with the staff. Sorry this happened to you and your daughter.

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Of course report it! She is 3! That’s professional negligence - the fact she was allowed on a slide unsupervised is ridiculous.
I would be mortified - you pay them to LOOK after your child - (key word being look) - it’s no excuse for them to say “no one saw it happen!”

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Yes report it! The teachers should have been paying attention first of all and second they should have called you right after it happened. I used to work at a daycare and when a child got hurt we had to look them over from head to toe and write out an incident report of what happened. We also had to call the parents if it was something serious which obviously it was since she wouldn’t stop crying.

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I would report it, not because an accident HAPPENED, but because it was handled improperly. (Apparently not at ALL 😡) I would have to calm myself down, first. And the daycare could pay for any medical expenses as well. I understand they have a lot of kids to watch, but it is LITERALLY THEIR JOB.

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Uh yah I’d be reporting that and this is coming from a childcare worker! Did they even give you an incident report? They’re supposed to write one up regardless if they seen the child get hurt or not. Especially because she’s 3, they should have asked her what happened, or better yet, they should have been paying closer attention especially outside!!! That’s where the most accidents happen with kids.

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from a daycare worker's perspective, report it and hold them accountable. if they are really a quality establishment, they will take it very seriously and look into the policies for future events. I work at the most reputable daycare in the city I live and one year we had 2 "strikes" and one more mistake would shut us down for a period of time at least. most issues (and this is common at any daycare) happen during outside time. kids get hurt of course, and it's a wider play area with the same ratio of teachers to children. it's pretty common for preschool aged children to hide on the playground when it's time to go inside. without thorough policies and procedures, a kid might be left outside alone! I'm rambling, but my point is that there needs to be a policy change. at the very least, it needs to be known your own personal requirements for when you should be called.

What would you do? Child hurt at daycare.

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