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Essentialrose1 02:20 PM 04-20-2016
Hi everyone! We just expanded our preschool of 40 years & opened an infant/toddler room.
We have 2 one year olds in pack and plays & the rest are over 20 months & on mats. We don't give anyone a bottle or sippy to get to sleep. But we have a 13 month old that is still on formula. She gets one bottle in the morning before anyone gets there so it's easy to sit with her in the rocker & give it to her. Her second bottle is after nap & she often sits on the carpet & drinks it. Today the toddlers were wild so the teacher gave it to her in the pack n play to avoid them trying to take it from her. Mom wasn't happy. I'm happy to respect her wishes but I wanted some feedback from other daycare people. I think she expects us to continue hand feeding her the bottle but that's not always possible at 13 months in a classroom full of toddlers. Shes not in an infant room anymore. Thanks in advance.
We have 2 one year olds in pack and plays & the rest are over 20 months & on mats. We don't give anyone a bottle or sippy to get to sleep. But we have a 13 month old that is still on formula. She gets one bottle in the morning before anyone gets there so it's easy to sit with her in the rocker & give it to her. Her second bottle is after nap & she often sits on the carpet & drinks it. Today the toddlers were wild so the teacher gave it to her in the pack n play to avoid them trying to take it from her. Mom wasn't happy. I'm happy to respect her wishes but I wanted some feedback from other daycare people. I think she expects us to continue hand feeding her the bottle but that's not always possible at 13 months in a classroom full of toddlers. Shes not in an infant room anymore. Thanks in advance.
Cat Herder 02:26 PM 04-20-2016
After 12 months I serve all meals at the table. I would give her formula to her, in a sippy, during snack.
No bottles in toddler rooms.
Tell mom it is standard policy.
No bottles in toddler rooms.
Tell mom it is standard policy.
finsup 02:29 PM 04-20-2016
Originally Posted by Cat Herder:
After 12 months I serve all meals at the table. I would give her formula to her, in a sippy, during snack.
No bottles in toddler rooms.
Tell mom it is standard policy.
After 12 months I serve all meals at the table. I would give her formula to her, in a sippy, during snack.
No bottles in toddler rooms.
Tell mom it is standard policy.
Essentialrose1 02:30 PM 04-20-2016
I agree thank you. But what are your thoughts about the incident with the bottle in the pack n play. Which doesn't happen daily. But I had left for the day & I'm sure I'll walk into a note in the morning from unhappy mom (she's been finding tons of frustrating things to pick on - this time I addressed it by telling my teacher not to do it again but I wondered if its ever done in other daycares to help with my conversation with mom)
Thriftylady 02:37 PM 04-20-2016
Well I don't allow bottles after 12 months without a doctors script. Even formula should be given from a cup. But many states have rules on bottles. When I was in Kansas, a bottle in a PNP would have been a HUGE violation. And many states require that children with a bottle be held during feeding. I don't blame mom, I would be upset too. But mom needs to take the bottle, unless there is a medical reason for it.
Cat Herder 02:48 PM 04-20-2016
Like Thrifty, it would be a safety violation here.
I would apologize profusely and tell Mom what action plan has been put in place to correct the situation.
The employee would receive a warning and retraining.
I would apologize profusely and tell Mom what action plan has been put in place to correct the situation.
The employee would receive a warning and retraining.
Essentialrose1 02:50 PM 04-20-2016
Thank you I appreciate your input. Ugh how frustrating.
Unregistered 02:50 PM 04-20-2016
We are required to hold babies when they are having a bottle. No bottle in a pack n play. And she wouldn't be using a bottle at 2 anyway. Or sleeping in a pack n play for that matter. I would have her nappig on a mat and drinking out of a cup (Sippy or regular) at 2 years old. If she is addicted to the bottle like a pacifier, it might be hard. I guess in that case, I'd only do water in the bottle and then transition it to water in a sippy. Then she wouldn't just be chugging calories out if compulsive sucking or be damaging teeth falling asleep with milk teeth... :/
JackandJill 03:06 PM 04-20-2016
Here it would be against regs, babies who can't feed themselves have to be held and no bottles in pack and play.
Good luck with the whole situation!
Good luck with the whole situation!