[RileyR]

Do any of the young moms on here have there kids in daycare?
The twins started going to this new daycare like 2 weeks ago and supposedly it is like one of the best daycares in the city. Ava and Adalyn are younger than most of the kids in their class. And their is a bunch of little boys in there and the twins are like getting beat up. They have come with nasty bites that break the skin not just once like at least 3 or 4 times. One time Ava got bit on her rib cage and her stomach. They get scratched too all over. And the teachers just hand me the incident report and tell me to sign it. Well today I picked them up and they had scratches all over their faces. One little boy bit Adalyn on her ear so she has little cuts all over it. And I am so freakin pissed!!! Like I know they have a lot of kids and they can't prevent everything from happening but this is ridiculous they are getting hurt too much. And I don't want to be one of those psycho mom that goes off on the teacher for every little thing but this is crazy. Should I say something to the teachers ? Or should I take them out of this school, am I overreacting is this common in daycares? I don't know what to do, I'm a first time mom and I am just super mad

[fay]

If that has happened multiple times and in less than two weeks I would say something and then take them out of that daycare if it continues to happen. Except for an infant, my daughter was the youngest at her daycare and the past year shes only come home with two minor scratches. My god I would definitely say something if they're coming home with bites! that would make me crazy too! The next time you need to ask them what they are going to do in the future to keep it from happening, and if it's the same child(ren) they need to be seperated until they stop being so aggressive. And I don't know how the daycare is structured, but you need to talk to the owner or whoever is in charge as well and tell them how upset you are. Once I could understand and possibly be "ok" with as long as it is properly dealt with, but they obviously need more workers or different workers. Maybe set up a meeting with the daycare and the parents of the biters especially.
Maybe that daycare is too big and you should look for one with fewer kids so the adults can pay more attention to each child.
If your daughters dont seem too phased and you otherwise like the daycare or it would be too difficult to find another it may be worth it to stick it out and see if things change, but if your twins act uncomfortable when you drop them off they may be getting traumatized? (maybe not the right word) and could keep them from learning how to correctly interact with other kids.

like I said, I haven't had any experience with it but I hope you can figure it out.

What exactly do these incident reports say that you sign?

[Poontang]

Bit off topic but if I ever have a girl I'm naming her Ava.
Take them out of the daycare if they refuse to do anything about it. Agree with @fay

[RileyR]

They just say what happened for example " Ava took Bob's toy so Bob bit her on the ear" that is actually what they put on one. Then the teacher writes if they put ice or whatever appropriate medical attention. Then the teacher and another witness and I have to sign it. I was thinking about making appointment with the director but I just don't want to overreact. My aunt said kids get bit all the time in daycare

[RileyR]

Originally Posted by Poontang

Bit off topic but if I ever have a girl I'm naming her Ava.
Take them out of the daycare if they refuse to do anything about it. Agree with @fay

Thanks I like the name too. The incident report just says whatever events led up to the accident and what medical action they took. so for example it would say "Ava took Bob's toy so Bob bit her on the ear. We put ice on it" Something like that and then the teacher and a witness and I have sign it.

[Kryptonite]

I was always a biter. Awkward.

Yes, kids bite. However, just be sure appropriate action is being taken to help the other kid alleviate this biting issue.

[RileyR]

Its not the biting I know kids bite. I don't like they are getting bit so much and the bites are really bad like its breaks the skin and they have bruises from them