Milkie&Cookie
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Uggg - I'm so irritated today and don't know where else to vent. I my Daycare provider. She watched my son from when he was 2 1/2 until he went to school full time this year. She's had my daughter since she was 12 weeks old. She accomodates all my requests (cloth diapers, lets me come bf the baby during lunch, etc). She knows how important safety and carseats are to me because we talk about stuff when I visit at lunch to feed my daughter.
On Wednesdays she takes one of the little boys to preschool at the request of his parents. The preschool is only a mile away, but on very busy commercial roads. Usually I see a crappy assed ancient HBB in her car or driveway. I've seen in his mom's car and she has a backless booster for him. He's only 4. He's tiny. He's smaller than my son who is an absolute peanut (his stats are in my siggy). I've told DCP how much safer harnesses are than seats. Today I went to feed DD at lunch and noticed that no booster was in her car. I asked her about it and mom said to take the kid just in the seatbelt! DCP drives a tiny Saturn. These are very busy accident prone roads. I know its not DCP's fault. I would never let anyone drive my kid on main roads w/out a proper restraint. I told her to take my car and buckle him in Alex's Regent. She was really grateful, but I was late back to work and now I have to work 30 minutes longer today. (DD won't eat at daycare so she's starving by the time I get home. She wants her milkie and this is going to make her wait 30 more minutes!
I know its not DCP's fault, but if I were her, I would have told mom and dad to get me a seat. Kiddo's parents seem nice, well educated, etc. I don't know what to do. If it happens again, I will feel horrible letting her go w/out a seat, but at the same time, I can't risk my job because some other parent is willfully endagering their child.
Ugggg
On Wednesdays she takes one of the little boys to preschool at the request of his parents. The preschool is only a mile away, but on very busy commercial roads. Usually I see a crappy assed ancient HBB in her car or driveway. I've seen in his mom's car and she has a backless booster for him. He's only 4. He's tiny. He's smaller than my son who is an absolute peanut (his stats are in my siggy). I've told DCP how much safer harnesses are than seats. Today I went to feed DD at lunch and noticed that no booster was in her car. I asked her about it and mom said to take the kid just in the seatbelt! DCP drives a tiny Saturn. These are very busy accident prone roads. I know its not DCP's fault. I would never let anyone drive my kid on main roads w/out a proper restraint. I told her to take my car and buckle him in Alex's Regent. She was really grateful, but I was late back to work and now I have to work 30 minutes longer today. (DD won't eat at daycare so she's starving by the time I get home. She wants her milkie and this is going to make her wait 30 more minutes!
I know its not DCP's fault, but if I were her, I would have told mom and dad to get me a seat. Kiddo's parents seem nice, well educated, etc. I don't know what to do. If it happens again, I will feel horrible letting her go w/out a seat, but at the same time, I can't risk my job because some other parent is willfully endagering their child.
Ugggg