Quote Originally Posted by 5 Little Monkeys View Post
Yes, that's a good point too. I've had children break (on purpose) items but I've never thought to make the parents pay as I feel I should have been supervising better. One of my old dck's was sooo disruptive during nap and that's the reason Ive invested in 2 video monitors lol. Checking in on them 1-2x an hour wasn't enough with this child!

However, she has it in her contract so the parents should be prepared to pay if she asks. I do agree with another poster that it may be hard to make them pay though.

It really sucks though because it is a high ticket item!
Even with a video monitor, I'd have to sit staring at it constantly. It's unrealistic to do that. Also I'd need to purchase numerous given that these kids don't all sleep together. I think it's completely acceptable to check in frequently without the need for these cameras. So this sounds like a toss up over the question of whether I was supervising properly or not. This wasn't damage that occurred because I wasn't in the room when I should have been, or a child playing inappropriately. This was malicious behaviour from a child old enough to know better during a time when he shouldn't have done this and should be able to be left unattended TO NAP, with regular check ins. He did not have any kind of track record at nap time regardless of how he acts outside of nap time. He never ever gave me cause for concern. He's a kid after all and can't always control his urges or realize the consequences of his actions. Shit happens to all of us. Again though...my concern and anger is not actually directed at his actions merely his mothers rewarding with ice cream and lack of discipline and how this has directly contributed to him being a toxic little three year old when he is at daycare. I mentioned at pick up today that I was waiting to hear back from Sealy about getting it fixed but it didn't seem likely. I also said that the brick has mattresses 50% off currently so at least it would be a much cheaper replacement. She laughed and said something to her son along the lines of come on kid I'll have to go search for a second job if you carry on like this.