Rue, unfortunately lil A's experience in CC was horrific. In fact, we have withdrew her from the centre just after 2 days
On the 2nd day, I spent about 2.5 hours with her in cc and then left her there after she has finished her lunch and was going to take her bath. Just one hour after I left, the cc called me to tell me that lil A has very bad scratch marks around her eyes. I was so worried I quickly went to the school to pick her up. Luckily the cc was just next block.
I was shocked to see angry red and bloody scratch wounds around her eyes! She has never scratched herself so badly before. Those of you on my FB should be able to see the pictures.
The principal and teacher said that lil A was crying and looking for me after she came out from the bathroom. She was crying very badly and rubbing her eyes. The teacher discovered the scratch marks when she went over to console her. The CC insists that no one was near her and Lil A is the one that scratched herself while crying. The principal said that upon inspection, she felt that lil A's nails, though short, is quite sharp.
I really cannot believe that lil A can scratch herself so badly because:
1) she does not have the habit of scratching her face when she is crying or agitated
2) her nails are short and not sharp after I check
3) she would have stop scratching when she felt the pain on her face and wouldn't continuing scratching
The principal and teacher look like earnest people and I dun think they will lie. But it's hard for me to believe that my girl can do such damage to herself. I wish I know what had happened exactly. Too bad Lil A doesn't know how to tell.
I'm disappointed that things turned out this way. The CC has pretty good reviews and the kids look happy there. I guess it's just bad luck for us. I'm enrolling lil A in a 2-hour playgroup instead. I'm a little paranoid and apprehensive about sending her to CC for now. Maybe wait till she is older and can tell us if she hurt herself or is unhappy, etc.