Originally Posted by jenny135:
it is not my choice to be out of ratio. It happens every single day. We are currently very understaffed.
It is your choice to play a part in a dangerous and illegal operation. Nobody is pulling you out of bed, tying your arms behind your back, dragging you into an unmarked van, and dumping you at this care center every day.
It "happens" every day--it doesn't just "happen." That sounds like an act of God, like rain between 9 and 10am or a persistent sneeze. This is something that's being willfully
done, by people. Your director chose to enroll more kids than there's staff for. Why?
$$$$$
Who's making that money? The person at the top, who decided it was acceptable to violate state law.
This facility isn't understaffed. It is over-child-ed. It's a DAILY issue, and the director should have made the decision to un-enroll the latest comers when staff numbers dropped.
Or to close down.
Or to hit the streets and find enough warm (and qualified) bodies to meet the minimum ratio of care providers.
But your director didn't.
It's not YOU who's understaffed. This ship has already sunk. You need to be swimming for the surface.