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By ashley'smom on Sat, 02-10-01, 02:19
KUDOS TO KINDERCARE!!! I live in the Chicagoland area where there are several Kindercare centers. After contacting one day care whose administrator advised me that they "would not change the menu for one child" and that the "kids just love their peanut butter", I was very discouraged. I finally contacted the Kindercare closest to my place of employment. They told me over the phone that they were aware of the allergy and did not have peanut butter on the menu. I decided to check out the center.
When I met with the administrator she showed me where the menu is posted and informed me that they recently cared for a child with a peanut allergy and knew about the EpiPen. I enrolled my daughter.
When we arrived on Ashley's first day, we were directed to the menu. Ashley's teachers asked me questions about her allergy and showed me where they would keep her EpiPen. They were very reassuring. Later that day, one of the "teachers" called me to inform me that one of the children was celebrating his birthday and they ordered a pizza. They called the restaurant and were informed that the pizza contained no pizza products, but they wanted to check with me to be sure.
Because our children have this deadly allergy it is imperative that we find child care providers who understand the severity of the allergy. I believe I have found one...I'm keeping my fingers crossed anyway!
By Stacey on Tue, 02-13-01, 03:37
I was considering returning to work and putting my 2 year old PA son in daycare. When I called the KinderCare in Orland Park they sounded very knowledgable about the allergy and told me that several people, at least 3 that she knew of, at the center every day had been trained on a training EpiPen. That's more than I got when I got my EpiPen. For other reasons I decided not to return to work just yet.
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I have a three year old daughter with P.A. I had her in Kinder Care in Westwood. At first we thought they were equipped to handle this allergy. They spoke like there was no problem they could handle it.
What we observed was that the procedure they said they would follow in case of an emergency was never really in place at all. They said there was always a mangaer at the front office where the epi-pen would be kept. I worked very close by and came to check on her and my son very often. I would say that almost every time I came through the door there was no person at the front office. I gave the teachers memos on the PA procedure and they hung it inside a closet. We also did some anonymous telephone inquiries and found that the management did not really understand the seriousness of this allergy at all. One person responded to the question of where do you administer the epi-pen and she said I think it's the arm but someone else said it was the thigh. My husband and I were furiouse! We determined they were completely unprepared for PA children. I contacted the regional or VP manager and told her our experience. She apologized and wanted us to reconsider staying but of course we said no. We still feel horrible that we had my daughter in such a dangerous situation for almost a month. This was a horrible experience for me. I do not think I can ever trust a daycare center again. We now have a relative come to the house to watch my children. Smaller is better as far a daycare.