Two year-old been bitten twice in 1.5 weeks at nursery
I’m trying not to under-react or overreact so would appreciate some thoughts!
We recently moved to a new nursery (old one was amazing but a little bit too far for us).
Our two year-old has settled in well into his new room, but last week he came home with a bite on his arm. The nursery staff didn’t mention it so we dropped them a note to let them know that it had happened so they could keep a closer eye. They were generally apologetic.
Today, there was an incident report raised because a child had bitten my son‘s arm. On the one hand, I’m pleased that someone noticed it this time and took action (cleaned my son’s hand and used an antiseptic wipe; put the other child in “ reflection” space). On the other hand, I am a bit worried that this has happened twice in such a short period of time.
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unfortunately bites / scratches etc are so common in nursery settings and very hard to prevent as a nursery practitioner. the thing i’d be concerned about is the fact it went unnoticed as opposed to the bite itself. nursery ratios are way to big in my opinion (having worked in them) and sometimes it is impossible to get there in time to stop a bite as they only take a second! this sounds like an unfortunate circumstance where it happens to have happened in a short space of time. however, this wouldn’t raise an alarm bells for me just yet(other than the initial no report! but you said you bright it up and they were genuinely apologetic, i would personally let it go just once only!). but if it happens again in a short amount of time from now, then i would be asking to have a sit down with them and discuss their policies and how they try to avoid these situations as a bite a week is very frequently if it’s ongoing xx
I think if it happens again you can ask questions to the toddler room’s manager about what plans will be in place to protect your child and others from being bit. Will they have a meeting with the biter’s parents to discuss a plan to stop the bite?
You can also request in the incident report to include details about how the bite happened (eg. Was it involve fighting over a toy?)
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