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Nurseries, practical questions
Reception facilities for babies: the collective crèche
Baby is in good hands! Childcare auxiliaries, educators of young children and nurses take care of him. Without forgetting, of course, the director …
- Baby’s health
Usually, if Baby has prescription medicine to take, it will be given by the nursery nurse. But, in practice, each member of the team can also give him his treatment, after agreement of the director. Because, in some nurseries, the nurse works part-time and is therefore not always there to give the drugs. She can also ensure the daily care of Baby, such as giving him vitamins, relieving small skin problems … In his absence, she can pass the baton on to childcare auxiliaries, to whom, in turn, non-qualified people will have to refer. of the crib. On the other hand, if your child becomes ill, the process is not the same. The principal warns the parents so that they come to pick him up and take him to the pediatrician. In an emergency, she directly informs the doctor attached to the crèche. Collective nurseries receive regular visits from a doctor from the PMI (Maternal and Child Protection) service, who ensures that the children are in good health. To know : The eviction of the sick child is no longer systematic. Only certain diseases, very contagious, justify that the toddler evening refused in community.
- His day
In collective nurseries, it is the educators of young children who set up activities to stimulate baby’s awakening. They are often, moreover, the engine of the team. If you want to know everything about Baby’s Day, if it went well, if he was good … you can also contact the childcare auxiliaries, than to the educator and, in general, to anyone who spends time with your little one. Some collective nurseries also set up a system of notebooks in which the main moments of the child’s day are recorded. A convenient and fast way for parents in a hurry to get information at a glance! This does not prevent them, if they wish, from going to discuss with the staff of the crèche.
- Supplies
In some nurseries, you may have to provide diapers and infant milk. Sometimes you will be asked to bring a sleeping bag for a nap. Corn it all depends on the establishment’s regulations. There are also nurseries that want to maintain Baby’s habits as much as possible, and thus allow breastfeeding mothers to bring their milk or breastfeed on site.
Which nursery for my child: the family and associative nursery
Baby will be looked after at the home of an approved maternal assistant. The latter is supervised by a nursery director who visits her periodically to check that everything is going well. The advantage for Baby is that he benefits, in addition, from a few half-days per week of activities in a collective nursery, where he can meet other children and put into practice his skills to live in a community. !
- His health
If Baby has medication to take, prescribed on prescription, it will usually be the pediatrician of the nursery, the director or his assistant who will come to the home of the maternal assistant to give the treatment. If your child becomes ill, the nursery assistant informs the director of the crèche and warns the parentss. She cannot give her any medication without the agreement of the director who, again normally, comes to the home of the childminder. The maternal assistant provides Baby with daily hygiene and comfort care, but for care that is more of a medical nature, she generally prefers that the parents take care of it.
- Supplies
Usually, you only need to provide the layers. The maternal assistant takes care of the midday food and infant milk. But again, it all depends on the regulations of the nursery and the situation may vary.
What are the different types of nurseries? The parental nursery
At the parental nursery, Baby will be with other children. A structure where, as its name suggests, parents have their role to play …
In parental crèche, children work alongside childcare auxiliaries, an educator for young children, a childcare nurse and, often, young people in training in the field of early childhood. A whole team under the responsibility of the nursery director!
- Role of parents
In a parental nursery, parents are on duty for one or more half-days per week to take care of the reception and supervision of the little ones. They must also invest in specific tasks, defined at the start, as numerous as they are varied: shopping, DIY, gardening, secretarial work, treasury, organization of parties and outings, etc.
- His health
If Baby has prescription drugs to take, treatment will be given as a priority by the director or the nurse. In some crèches, all the staff can also, in agreement with the director, give the children their treatment. If your child becomes ill at the nursery, the headmistress warns the parents so that they can come and pick him up and take him to the pediatrician. Otherwise, she follows the protocol provided by the child’s doctor, who tells her what to do.
- Supplies
As a general rule, you should bring Baby’s diapers and infant milk. The rest of the supplies are financed by registration at the start of the year. In some nurseries, parents pay, in addition, a hygiene package for diapers, wipes and medicines, which they will therefore not have to provide.
Private nurseries or micro-nurseries, a contested operation?
Replacing a child as soon as he leaves the nursery, pay attention to the filling rate… this is one of the main concerns of private nurseries denounced by certain specialists in early childhood such as Laurence Rameau. ” There is real pressure regarding the number of children present in the private sector ”. According to Catherine Boisseau Marsault, director of studies and prospective within the Observatory of parenting in business (OPE), this occupancy rate is required by the Family Allowance Funds. “They are the main funders of public or private nurseries. They therefore ensure that the subsidies paid are used as best as possible and that places do not run empty. Therefore, the managers are forced to maintain a minimum occupancy rate of 70 or even 80%.
A high filling rate does not necessarily mean productivity at a low price. Good management of the occupancy rate makes it possible to fill the greatest number of employees. As Catherine Boisseau Marsault points out, “young parents are sometimes part-time as part of parental leave. This frees up places on Wednesdays for employees with children aged 2-3, if they wish to provide them with community experience before kindergarten. The nurseries are committed to adapting to the needs of each family ”.