Kyleigh's Story - Day 10 at the Day Care

This morning (Monday, 4/14/08) I took Kyleigh to a last-minute doctor's appointment and got her medicine, so we didn't make it in the day care until close to 11 AM. All the kids in her class were outside playing, so I proceeded to the refrigerator and put her milk bottle in there.

I was surprised to find the extra snack (a blueberry muffin) I brought in for Kyleigh last Friday. It was in a baggie where I wrote Kyleigh's name and "5 PM", so there was no mistake. When I called last Friday, I was told that she finished the whole muffin. However, I was looking at it and there was only a small corner (not even 1/5 of the muffin) that was missing.

I asked the day care owner and she explained that I must have been told that Kyleigh finished the "piece" that was cut out for her. She said there was no way a one-year-old could finish the whole muffin. Yes, I agree, and that's why I thought they were lying to me when I was told Kyleigh finished the whole thing. The owner further stated that the teacher would only give Kyleigh the portion that she deemed to be suitable for one serving of the snack.

Ok, then, I asked her, a few days ago I brought in two halves of muffins (blueberry and chocolate) for Kyleigh. I also didn't expect her to finish the whole thing. But when I asked for the leftover back, the teacher told me she finished both of the halves. How did that make sense? The owner didn't answer my question but asked me whether I found leftover from those. I said no. She said then there was no leftover because they would never throw anything away.

The more I talked to her, the more things I found not making any sense. They can't tell me "Kyleigh finished the whole thing" and then "Oh, by the way, we meant the tiny little piece we cut out for her". Or, "Kyleigh finished both halves of the muffins" one day, and then "We only feed kids the portion we think is a good serving" another day.

On top of that, they lost Kyleigh's pacifier and a bottle, both are labeled with her full name. Then they told me Kyleigh never even used her pacifier there since day one, so it wouldn't matter anyway. Well, that's nice she's weaning off of it (although it's not happening at home), but I still would like to have it back.

I am biting my lips and I want to give them the full month before I jump to conclusions.  When it comes down to it, Kyleigh's feeling is more important than my feelings about them.  But this day care is getting on my nerves.

The only good thing is that my husband said when he picked Kyleigh up, she looked really happy, as if she had been having fun all day. The father and daughter pair stopped at the grocery store next to the day care to pick up some salad and soups for dinner. Mommy had to come to the rescue because daddy forgot his wallet. :)

Kyleigh tasted a variety of new foods tonight: cottage cheese, egg salad, fresh spinach, potato soup, and broccoli cream soup. She seemed to like every kind of food, unlike her mommy, who is a picky eater.

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