Guess what DH saw when picking up Nate from daycare...

2 of the kids kissing (like making out!). He said they were 3 or 4 years old. The assistant teacher was alone with 6 of the kids and while she was changing a diaper the other 2 were in the corner straight making out as DH put it.

I've decided to talk to the owner. This is not the first time, we've gone to pick up Nate and the owner is no where to be found while the assistant is watching more than 3 kids or it's complete chaos w/kids crying and all over the place. Little things like that makes us wonder if we want our newborn there also. We'll probably start looking for a day care center (not home-based) in the next month or so.

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OMG! That is horrible, definitely talk to the owner and consider getting that cutie Nate out of there if you have any suspicions!

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1 person with 6 kids is a big no-no! Definitely say something!!

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Make sure she is up to code:

"(i) Family day care home means a residence in which child day care is provided on a regular basis for more than three hours per day per child for three to six children for compensation or otherwise, except as provided below. The name, description or form of the entity which operates a family day care home does not affect its status as a family day care home.

(1) Age of children: A family day care home may provide care for children six weeks through 12 years of age; for children 13 years of age or older who are under court supervision; for children 13 years of age or older who are incapable of caring for themselves when such inability is documented by a physician, psychiatrist or psychologist; and, in extenuating circumstances, for children under six weeks of age when prior approval has been obtained from the Office. Children who attain the maximum age allowed during the school year may continue to receive child day care through the following September 1 or until they enter school for the following school year.

(2) Maximum capacity means the maximum number of children authorized to be present at any one time as specified on the family day care registration.

(i) Except for children in the legal custody of or boarded out with the provider who attend school in kindergarten or a grade level higher than kindergarten, all children present must be counted in determining maximum capacity even if they are relatives or are present three hours per day or less.

(ii) No more than two children under the age of two may be cared for at any one time.

(iii) When any child who is less than two years of age is present, the maximum capacity is five, except as provided in subparagraph (v) of this paragraph.

(iv) When all children present are at least two years of age, maximum capacity is six, except as provided in subparagraph (v) of this paragraph.

(v) An additional two children who are of school-age may be provided care if: the additional school-age children attend kindergarten or a school grade level higher than kindergarten; and the school-age children receive the care primarily before or after the period such children are ordinarily in school, during school lunch periods, on school holidays, or during those periods of the year in which school is not in session. The registration for such capacity for additional school-age children may not be issued until the Office inspects the home to determine whether the provider can care adequately for seven or eight children"

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Message edited 10/4/2006 1:37:00 PM.

Re: Guess what DH saw when picking up Nate from daycare...

Yeah I would consider looking for another daycare.

3/4 year olds making out! How do they even understand the concept of that? They must be seeing something that the adults (who are supposed to be watching them), are doing something in front of the kids that they shouldn't be doing.

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Holy cow! I'm speechless.... Honestly, I would be looking for a new daycare too.

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Making out??? How could they be doing that so young??? I don't get it.

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WTH? that's insane!