Another tragic death in a home daycare

[5 Little Monkeys]

Sorry Bright Sparks, you read too much into my comment. I just was giving my view on it and how my local general public reacted on my local forum website to the accident that happened in my city last year.

[bright sparks]

Oh okay...sorry I read the implication wrong...my bad. I read it as referring to this forum not your local forum

[5 Little Monkeys]

No problem! Didn't want you thinking I was referring to this site

My local forum is known for attacking posters and being pretty negative so I was surprised that they didn't go that route last year when the death in our city was announced even though the media printed some information that was not needed and didn't pertain to the specifics of the case but made the dcp look bad. I know mickyc and I were bracing ourselves for the backlash on private hdc's as many on our local forum know we run hdc's. Thankfully it didn't go that way.

[Teagansmom]

5LM, may I ask where you live? I don't recall hearing anything about a death last year in a licensed hdc.

[5 Little Monkeys]

Teagansmom...I live in MB. It was a death in a private hdc

[superfun]

Actually, I'm surprised our locals didn't attack the daycare. There were red flags that could have made people suspicious. I was just taking about this a couple days ago actually, with a friend. When she closed her daycare, one of her dck's went there. He was there the day of the accident. He (the dc provider) had a criminal record, was it for possession of narcotics? I can't remember. And after the investigation they found pot in his house. And the stairs they use to go play in the basement didn't have any sort of railing. That is the biggest issue I think, since that's the only part that was a factor in this child's death.
I can't even imagine how hard it must be for everyone involved. But you were right 5LM, I think the media stayed out of it for about 3 weeks. The only people that knew about it for a while were the families involved, and the police. And of course whoever heard about it from those people.

[momofnerds]

I know some people will say its sids, but sometimes I wonder if an injury happens at home and the child dies at someone house they all point fingures to everyone but themselves. Think about it, how many times we had those sleepless nights, the bad days, the crying of the child, who's not to say that the parent didn't snap.

[5 Little Monkeys]

Actually, I'm surprised our locals didn't attack the daycare. There were red flags that could have made people suspicious. I was just taking about this a couple days ago actually, with a friend. When she closed her daycare, one of her dck's went there. He was there the day of the accident. He (the dc provider) had a criminal record, was it for possession of narcotics? I can't remember. And after the investigation they found pot in his house. And the stairs they use to go play in the basement didn't have any sort of railing. That is the biggest issue I think, since that's the only part that was a factor in this child's death.
I can't even imagine how hard it must be for everyone involved. But you were right 5LM, I think the media stayed out of it for about 3 weeks. The only people that knew about it for a while were the families involved, and the police. And of course whoever heard about it from those people.

Thanks for the info superfun. I had heard a bit of a different story so that is why I said some of the info the media printed had nothing to do with the dcp. Very little was printed in regard to this particular case and that is why there are rumours floating around! I will PM you so that this doesn't get confusing on this particular thread!!

[momofnerds]

why is a 4 month in daycare, that seems really young

[bright sparks]

why is a 4 month in daycare, that seems really young

I have taken as young as 3 months. It is very young but some people do not have the luxury of maternity leave.