I have a lot of respect for good childcare workers. It takes a ton of dedication and heart to care for other people's children.
But I also suffered through some really terrible daycare experiences as a child. Terrible enough that I not only remember them vividly, but it's left me wary of the entire childcare system.
Even if a daycare opens with the best of intentions, standards can slip when budgets are tight or kids are unruly.
Daycare workers are meant to carry out the duties that parents would normally take on during the day while they're at work.
Unfortunately, some daycare facilities just don't hire workers that aren't aggressive and genuinely enjoy caring for kids.
Tiffanie Cedillo dropped her 16-month-old daughter off as usual at the Wee Care For All daycare on Monday morning.
But that afternoon, Tiffanie received a call at work from the daycare.
"Is it bad?" she asks the employee on the line.
Their response was less than helpful: "Well it's a little umm… it don't look too good."
"She was screaming when I went to go pick her up,” Tiffanie told KBTX.
The cause? The daycare had decided to send her outside to play in bare feet, where the afternoon sun heated up the asphalt.
Earlier that day, her daughter had suffered a messy case of diarrhea. They'd cleaned her up, but the mess had gotten into her shoes.
Whatever their reasoning, there is no excuse why the child was sent out without shoes on.
Pavement can actually feel at least 30 degrees hotter than the temperature outside.
It might seem harmless, but not paying extra care and attention to any potential safety concerns can end up being pretty bad.
"It’s just common sense you don't send kids out barefoot on the playground."
"My child was neglected and I would like for people to know that."
According to KBTX, they attempted to contact the owner of the daycare but were unsuccessful. The daycare's Facebook page has also been closed down.
h/t: KBTX
