I think all things considered the parents handled it quite well. They could have easily blown it out of proportion and been awkward with you but instead met with you to discuss what happened. Yes they were misinformed but no harm no foul as these parents did their own investigation by talking to you. What the parent said at drop off today really reinforces that. I think you lucked out and they sound like great parents.

In response to 5LM I can't believe there is a forum like you described. That is horrific. How is it even allowed...its just mass slander....This would be illegal in the UK as slander is against the law and would have sever repercussions. I hate the nerve these people have to go online and use the animosity the internet gives them to badmouth people when in real life they just don't have the balls.

I personally would not have left the 2 year old alone unattended for a moment. To bad you are eating kid, I would have scooped them up and taken them with me unless the bathroom door I was stood outside of was directly opposite the other child with no obstructions which may have been the case. Even if the mother would have handled things the way you did, that is her child not the providers...its very different and for the very reason you told the parent, the liability is huge even when you do everything the right way with forums like that around. Definitely not an online community I would want to be part of that's for sure.