Daycare issue/question

Kittycat196

My son's daycare class teacher is on maternity leave. Ever since she left its been a revolving door of teachers in her place. First there was N. and then one day she dissapeared. I asked the Director about her and was told she was "reassigned and will be back" that was several months ago. Then I was told A would be the main teacher, well A told me she was leaving to go back to school. (She told me this on her last day)

Since then it's been the same 3 assistants in his room every day. I think they are all assistants and no one is the main teacher. Do I have a right to be annoyed? I think the Director shoud be telling the parents what is going on and who and when will be the main teacher. There are some small issues I want to talk to the main teacher about who can them tell the assistants. Plus my other son is in a class with a good teacher and assistant and I just don't feel like its fair that one is being taught by a experienced teacher and the other son isnt. (I am not going to have him switch classes)

How would you handle this? Talk to the director? What do I say with out sounding annoyed?

Thanks!

 

oct11bride03

I'd definitely ask the director what the plan is. And if you don't get a straight answer I'd press the issue.

A head teacher is needed for a reason. Assistants are fine on occasion but if someone isn't directing the class then that's a problem. 

Liz051405

You can be annoyed if they aren't being honest about sho is head or when they expect to have one, etc. You can express your concern to the director and/or owner.

BUT daycares often have high turn over. It sucks, but its try.

And a lot of people get in there and realize they are not cut out to be a teacher to that age. You can be an awesome kindergarten teacher, but suck with infants or vice versa.  

We went through a bunch of head teachers when M was an infant, but most of the full-time assistants stuck around. I asked why they never applied to be head teacher and was told "well that'd just suck the fun right out of it". 

Anyway, it seems that when a good head teacher leaves we go through a bunch before we find the one that really fits the position and sticks around.

Pixiestx

I would just ask the director who was in charge in the room, who you should bring any issues to if they arise, because you didn't know who took over.  There's no reason for the director to automatically take that as you are annoyed if you speak to her nicely.  Hopefully they have a plan, but depending on what they require of someone in the head teacher position they might be having a hard time finding someone to take a temporary position. 

ghl

We dealt with some of this at our previous daycare when the teacher of my son's class had to leave the school suddenly for a family issue and wasn't going to come back. For about 2 months, they had a revolving door of teachers covering, teachers they were interviewing, teachers that weren't working out. He was a little younger at the time so I wasn't overly concerned (~18 months) though getting consistent communication wasa concern that we brought up to the director because every teacher's style was different. Some filled out his daily sheets more thoroughly than others, some were more talkative when you did drop off and pick up, but nothing was written down and i often picked up after the main teacher was gone already for the day. They did give written notice that there would be some coverage by other teachers while they were looking for a new head teacher, and who was the interim head teacher. If this happened now while he's in a pre-school curriculum, I'd be a lot more worried about whether or not he was actually learning much while there's so much transition going on.

I would bring it up to the director and just express that you're concerned about the transition with different teachers. Asking to know who's in charge of the class each week, what curriculum they're following while they're transitioning teachers, whether there's a plan to bring in a longer-term head teacher, wouldnt' convey to me that you're annoyed.  But if you do see a disparity in what the boys are learning or that the classroom w/o a head teacher is clearly falling behind the other one, I'd also bring that up that you understand there's transition but you're concerned and would like to know how the school is handling the situation of a teacher going out on leave.

Kittycat196

I forgot to add that there was also another teacher who was also suppose to take over and she dissapeared too. I guess I am annoyed that no communication is being given as to what happened to those teachers.

I will speak to the director again. Thanks

sapphireprinces

as a person who is dealing with this exact scenario from the management role I will say that it is VERY hard to get someone to fill that age group who understands that it is more than just play time, that being said I do think that they should be communicating with you and that is where they are wrong.  I would talk to the director and hope there is an easy fix soon.