Originally Posted by Unregistered:
So then how do you approach this? Because I wanted to leave a voicemail for the director or send her an email. I can't lie and say I'm comfortable telling her face to face. Which is odd because I didn't do anything wrong 
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I would tell the director exactly what you saw and I'd mention fear of retaliation. Let her/him (the director) know that regardless of the relationship between a child/student and the child's parent pinching is NOT okay.
I would schedule a private meeting with the director. I highly doubt she/he would share anything told to her in private as confidentiality in the world or early childhood is expected and commonplace.
I am sure the director is not going to out right say "So and so came and told me X" I would think the normal protocol would be to not leave the teacher alone with small kids, transfer her to a different room so that the kids she is in charge of can speak or perhaps reviewing video footage of the incident (if your center has cameras) or maybe even just observing her for future incidences.
I don't know...I can't say for sure what will or won't happen or even what your centers standard procedure is for this type of thing but this whole thing breaks my heart...
Imagine if this teacher feels so comfortable pinching a defenseless baby simply because she has a personal relationship with the child's mother then what do you think she might do when she has no connection to a child and knows no one is watching??
I personally would speak up to not only the teacher herself, but I'd tell the mom, your director and I'd make darn sure that is anyone tried to retaliate for my whistleblowing, I'd go straight to licensing too!
Im sorry you are in this position but good for you for standing up for this poor baby!
