This afternoon I was picking my son up from day care, All the kids were outside playing and he spotted me walking in and was excited to see me, My son met me at the gate and a teacher (who is not my sons teacher, the teacher is from another group that were outside at the time) was holding another child with the gate half opened, My son then opened the gate the rest of the way (nearly getting another little girls toes), Before i could say anything the teacher yelled aggressively at my son (right in front of me, yes i know he did the wrong thing but i dont feel he needed to be spoken to in this way), Then she walked away not explaining anything to my son, My son was a little scared and confused as to why he was being yelled at (I explained to him that he has to be more careful and mindful of others and the he had nearly hurt the little girl, he then apologised to her), This same teacher in the past has made little negative comments about my son that were intended for me to hear. I have never had another issue with any other staff members and get along really well with his teachers, I am a very tolerable person and dont like conflict, but today I walked out of his day care upset and I cant stop thinking about it and I keep thinking if that is the way she speaks to my son when I am right in front of her then what way does she speak to him when i'm not there?, I know my sons no angel and yes he can be naughty but from what i witnessed it was more of an accident and was unintentional, Should I speak with the director about this or see how it goes?
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Yes. Speak to the director!
We pay a lot of money for their services, and if they’re not to my standard I tell them.
Perhaps the teacher needs more training, maybe more parents feel the same way. If that happens when your there.l..imagine what happens when your not. Speak up, voice your concerns!
Speak to the director and if you're not happy move centres! Trust your mummy instincts. That is absolutely inappropriate for a staff member to act that way
I think seeing as it's made you uncomfortable enough to dwell on it, it needs to be bought to the directors attention.
You need to be completely confident in the staff's capabilities of caring for your son.
Alarm bells! Speak to the director and start looking for other care options. As a former day care assistant, I know in some cases that if they speak poorly in front of parents, it is worse when the parent is gone. I am now a stay at home mum because I've had a few issues with the limited choice of local day care centres, and I'm not the only parent whose noticed issues.