Accident at Nursey

julie03

i dont know any parents who has banned skates, i personally wouldnt buy my son them as he is dyspraxic and has terrible balance

my son has a lovely scar in the middle of his forehead from falling over at school in the playground, he loves it, its very harry potterish.

gunsandbanjos

julie03 wrote: »

i dont know any parents who has banned skates, i personally wouldnt buy my son them as he is dyspraxic and has terrible balance

my son has a lovely scar in the middle of his forehead from falling over at school in the playground, he loves it, its very harry potterish.

I wouldn't buy skates for my daughter but that is on medical advice - her surgeon looked like he was going to have kittens when I asked if she was allowed to go ice skating:rotfl:

If she was 'normal' then i'd have no problems buying them.

Mad-Frog

OP, have you been back to the nursery, what did they say? I am a bit confused about all the sharp corners all over the place and in the middle of the room though? How is it set out as that seems strange?

I am with you on the skating being dangerous though, we took my nieces ice skating and as I had to literally drag them round the ice rink with aching muscles the next day and when they fell over contort so they didn't slice my legs off with their blades I consider that dangerous
I would take them again in a heart beat as they enjoyed it and as an adult surely it is my job to encourage them to try new things and bloom

puddy

peachyprice wrote: »

Erm, I don't think any normal parents banned roller boots or skates, they just bought knee and elbow pads and a helmet, same as they did for bike riding.

i was just about to ask about this, i didnt know roller boots were banned!

amus

Mad-Frog wrote: »

OP, have you been back to the nursery, what did they say? I am a bit confused about all the sharp corners all over the place and in the middle of the room though? How is it set out as that seems strange?

Yes I have been back the furniture is still the same but they said they are looking into it.

Ive had a closer look at the placement of the furniture and theres three 'sections' where these tray units are placed, one set is up against the back wall, one set is coming out at a 90 degree angle to one of the adjacent walls and theres a row of three of them lined up in the middle of the room (kind of like the islands some people have in their kitchens).

amus

anotherginger wrote: »

To be honest I don't have time to read all the replies, but just want to say:

Because your son went directly to hospital from the nursery, the nursery are legally obliged to report the accident to the Health and Safety Executive. Enforcement for H&S at nurserys is under the control of your Local Council. IF the nursery has done what they legally need to do, then the HSE will notify your council and your council will contact you as part of their investigation into the accident. If you think they haven't reported the accident I would give your Councils Environmental Health department a call and they will follow this up. All accidents in workplaces where a member of the public goes directlyto hospital is reportable under health and safety legislation (known as RIDDOR).

dickydonkin wrote: »

I wasn't going to add anything else to this thread, but it is important for the OP to realise that the nursery has 15 days after the incident to report it to the HSE contact center and this process may still be ongoing.

Thanks for this I didnt know they were supposed to report it to the council I will ask them about this as if they dont take any action on the placement of the furniture and protecting the sharp corners I wont be too happy as they are an UNNECCESARY risk IMO.

amus

dickydonkin wrote: »

This is my last contribution to this thread.

In your original post, you quoted that you were 'reluctant' to put in a claim - fair enough - but you were at the time obviously undecided.

That assertion is confirmed by your later post (highlighted above) where you have then 'decided' that you won't be putting in a claim.

By virtue of the content of your original post suggesting that you had not dismissed outright the possibility of claiming, many other contributors also added their opinions (for which you asked) many of who also highlighted the potential pitfalls of taking the litigious route.

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Just to clarify I have taken no issue with people answering the question asked regarding claiming and I have thanked people throughout the thread for doing so.

I only take issue with the people who have replied in a (sometimes rude) manner which implied that I had said I WAS putting a claim in, which is not the case.

redpete

amus wrote: »

Just to clarify I have taken no issue with people answering the question asked regarding claiming and I have thanked people throughout the thread for doing so.

I only take issue with the people who have replied in a (sometimes rude) manner which implied that I had said I WAS putting a claim in, which is not the case.

Take issue with me as well then. At best you have been ambiguous in your attitude to claiming compensation, despite saying you were reluctant you also wrote "if you can't beat them, join them".

If you really are reluctant there's a simple way forward - don't do it.

If you are really concerned about reducing the ongoing risk again there's a simple way forward, discuss it with the nursery and make sure reasonable action is taken by them - making them incur legal expenses will not make any difference to this.

kingfisherblue

meer53 wrote: »

I let my daughter use a sharp knife ! And the kettle !

Am i a bad mother ?

Meritaten - get a grip.

I have a confession to make...... at Brownies last week, the girls made fruit salad, including using a knife under close supervision to cut their fruit. A few weeks ago, they made pancakes in Little Chef, again under close supervision. Both of these activites herlped the girls to gain their Cook badge, and one Brownie has asked me about her Cook Advanced badge.

This week, they made hot drinks, towards their Home Safety badge. They are going to learn how to fill a bath safely, turn electrical equipment on and off safely, identify potential dangers in the home. and learn about why plastic bags and medications can be dangerous.

The Rainbows also used knives this week, to slice fruit for their banana splits. Again, under close supervision, and for some, with help holding the knife.

For those who don't know, Rainbows are aged 5-7 and Brownies are 7-10. It is part of my role, as a Guider, to help the girls to develop and to gain new skills. They learn to use equipment safely, how to identify possible dangers, what to do in an emergency, whether something is an emergency or not, and many other lessons in life.

Many girls also gain confidence and develop increased self esteem.

Maybe I'm a bad Guider for trying to help girls to develop into responsible adults who care about safety, but who are not afraid to try something new......

lanavdt

amus wrote: »

Bit difficult when Im not there!

Then you should focus your efforts on teaching your child that it is not acceptable to run indoors. From the sound of it your son's nursery is open plan. Personally I am not a fan of open plan (imo it encourages children to run round and make lots of noise) and to be fair to the nursery they have probably put the furniture where it is to break the room up and discourage the children from running around it. It sounds like they need to speak to the staff about ensuring the children are walking when indoors and saving the running for once they're outside.

From the way you've reacted to these corners I'm assuming that there have been previous incidents with him colliding with the sharp corners? And that other children have been injured?