Parents sue daycare over thumbtack punishment

Unbelievable. And scary.

I was just the opposite: I felt better with my kids in home care. I felt better when I was the one doing the background checks, and spot checks were much easier, and I knew the provider for long periods of time, instead of constantly changing personnel.

I hope this "teacher" is severely punished, and the care center is held accountable. Why isn't that center doing spot checks? And 4 citations for the use of corporal punishment? Unacceptable.

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A parent can check out prospective day care centers in Texas via the DFPS website. It provides information about inspections, violations, etc.

http://www.dfps.state.tx.us/Child_Care/Search_Texas_Child_Care/ppFacilitySearchDayCare.asp

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In fact, here are the details regarding that particular center from DFPS:
http://www.dfps.state.tx.us/Child_Care/Search_Texas_Child_Care/ppFacilityDetails.asp?ptype=DC&fid=287096

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Heinous and so scary.

Why on Earth isn't there an "adverse action" or even a "corrective action" noted on this center's inspection report??? DFPS didn't even cite them for all of this? How can that be?

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In my state all violations etc are accessable to parents. Whether it be a large center or a home daycare.
What happened to those poor kids is unexcusable

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You know, I hate to say it, but this is not that shocking to me.
Please don't get me wrong: I COMPLETELY understand that sometimes parents don't have any other choice, but I swear to you I will never use day care for my children.
I was raised in day cares (small homes AND large chains) from the age of 4 weeks until I was 11 (when I became a latch-key kid) and I can tell you horror stories from almost EVERY one I was in. I am not exaggerating.
Some were certainly worse than others, but my memories have kept me from ever putting my own children in these types of facilities. I have 2 degrees and could go out and get a REALLY good job tomorrow and double my household income, but having grown up in this daycare environment, I absolutely will not do it.

Again, I DO KNOW that some parents MUST use daycares and my heart goes out to them. I strongly suggest that you do serious background checks and really get to know the people you are entrusting with your child.

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For those who live in Iowa, and haven't heard the radio ads, Iowa Quality Rating System is a website that provides ratings for daycares, both public and private. The downside of this one is that I believe it's voluntary.

www.dhs.state.ia.us/iqrs/

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This is horrendous and scary. I am a preschool employee with a bachelor's degree. I hope that people do not assume all preschools/daycares are run that way from one persons insanity.h

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Daycare is a hard choice for many parents, as a reminder here are some of the followings things to look for when choosing any kind of provider:

1. sounds crazy and nosy but find out if they have a myspace page and read about them and their personal life some teachers don't leave their personal life at home when taking care of children......

2. Always ask other kids what they like about the centers or their providers

3 make sure all classroom settings are up to date,
the room smells clean and looks clean( dirty diaper smells are a trigger on cleaning methods),
washing hands, and that the center takes pride in their rooms.

4. never go or come at the same time, routines are good for children but sometimes teachers become lazy and rush to get things done, such as skipping diaper changes and changing the child before you come, communication and seeing.

5. Make sure they are licensed and check for updated reports, talk to other parents that are in the same center.

I used to work in a daycare and as a nanny, things like what I have mentioned are really important to watch or do, I have some good and some really bad things happen such as my son walking home 3 miles from a home daycare center on a busy street all because the babysitter was sleeping when he arrived and are most recent one with the learning center giving My daughter milk which she is several allergic to...

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Daycare is a hard choice for many parents, as a reminder here are some of the followings things to look for when choosing any kind of provider:

1. sounds crazy and nosy but find out if they have a myspace page and read about them and their personal life some teachers don't leave their personal life at home when taking care of children......

2. Always ask other kids what they like about the centers or their providers

3 make sure all classroom settings are up to date,
the room smells clean and looks clean( dirty diaper smells are a trigger on cleaning methods),
washing hands, and that the center takes pride in their rooms.

4. never go or come at the same time, routines are good for children but sometimes teachers become lazy and rush to get things done, such as skipping diaper changes and changing the child before you come, communication and seeing.

5. Make sure they are licensed and check for updated reports, talk to other parents that are in the same center.

I used to work in a daycare and as a nanny, things like what I have mentioned are really important to watch or do, I have some good and some really bad things happen such as my son walking home 3 miles from a home daycare center on a busy street all because the babysitter was sleeping when he arrived and are most recent one with the learning center giving My daughter milk which she is several allergic to...

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I work in daycare and in no way, shape or form do you punish a child. You redirect. That is one of the first things you learn at Kindercare.

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i'm pregnant and this is just another reason why my husband and i would rather be poor than put our child in daycare! my 11 year old only went to a school district pre-school that i volunteered at and i am totally doing the same thing this time.

Tacks!! someone should hold that teacher down and stick tacks in her back!!

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I owned an 83 child day care facility, and I worked not just in the office but in every one of my classrooms every single day. I encouraged parent participation, posted our licensing reviews, posted the regulations, had regular "PTA" type meetings, did everything I could to allay all fears that parents might have. Not only did I achieve perfect inspections (almost unheard of in any state, let alone Pennsylvania), but I spent 50 hours per week on average just to work hard to keep children from being exposed to teachers and teacher's assistants who might fall through the interview cracks. Unfortunately, no situation is perfect, but there are things that parents, teachers, and administrators can do to work together to make each child care situation excellent.

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Pleople should make choices so that they can care for theie own children at home. Everyone buys the big house, fancy car, fancy clothes, etc and calls that success. People buy these items with careful consideration but have children and hand them off to strangers to be with all day.As a college graduate, I made the tough choice and decided to raise my own children. There isn't anyone out there that will care for your children the way you would.

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This is really weird and messed up, but "torture"? Please. We already know it's bad and kind of twisted for the workers to do that to the kids. You don't have to exaggerate.

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