Do you have anything in your contract/policies regarding...

[Momof4]

I update my medical forms annually when I renew my contract. I may add a clause to my contract but it's going to be simple (like the rest of my contract) and it's simply going to be a few sentences that state that the utmost care and attention will be given to each child every day and an email or phone call will be made to the parents if any small injury occurs. But I don't have any forms or paperwork with the parents except for my daily log book which is just for me, not for the parents. I give them a verbal update daily, including if their child fell down outside, etc. I still stand by what I said on page 1 of this thread. The parents trust me completely to care for their children every day and this is just included in all of that trust.

[mom-in-alberta]

Momof4, I know that the parents trust me. I do. BUT.... as someone said, it only takes ONE TIME.
How very sad that we have to worry about this.

[Inspired by Reggio]

Oh I agree having a client who comes in all upset about finding a mark on their child that they were not told about is totally a trust issue ... however I find having those discussions right off the bat while going over your policies helps to BUILD trust to avoid having that happen so you can say right in the registration process 'I will do my best to tell you everyday if little X gets a boo boo however realistically there will be bumps and bruises that may appear over something that in the scope of the day was MINOR incident that will slip my mind - if you notice something I have not talked to you about just let me know more likely than not it was just a 'topple and get right back up' incident that I did not think worthy of recording at the time.

My Boo Boo report is more for when a serious incident occurs in the program - like a child was bitten or intentionally hurt by another child's aggressive behaviour were i want a formal written record of the 'damage' the offending child is creating in the program for termination process OR where an accident occurred that resulted in injury that the child might need to go to the Dr for follow up - I can count the number of reports I have done up on one hand ... most of them were from one child who had balance issues combined with continually being sent in inappropriate hand me down shoes which I kept recording on the report as an action plan ... fell out of shoes and tripped hit head on climber - strongly encourage proper fitting shoes to help avoid a repeat incident in the future ... it too three seriously bumps the last one where I MADE them take the kid to the Dr to check for concussion cause she had hit her head so hard for them to finally get her proper shoes

[Momof4]

Momof4, I know that the parents trust me. I do. BUT.... as someone said, it only takes ONE TIME.
How very sad that we have to worry about this.

Well, I guess I will wait until I have that difficult client in my care, because I'm so very lucky right now to have 5 clients who trust me. It's really sad that people will leave their most precious little child with someone and question their daily routines and care. That doesn't even make sense to me. I left my children with 'babysitters' back in the day and as soon as I figured out there was a problem I moved them. Now we have such in depth inverviews and such high standards for who is caring for our children and these parents interview so many of us before making their final choice. Sorry, I'm rambling, my mind is BOGGLED!