‘I worked at a daycare centre... there's no way I would send my kids to one’

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A former daycare teacher enlisted five reasons why she wouldn’t send her infant to a centre after having worked at one. Image: Unsplash.

A former daycare teacher enlisted five reasons why she wouldn’t send her infant to a centre after having worked at one.

A concerned mum named Jordyn took to TikTok to rant about the unfairness of being a daycare worker, including having to look after four children at once.

"I have enough of a time dealing with one child let alone four, " she said in her viral clip.

She adds that good children are often "ignored" due to the demanding tasks.

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'Children are left to be by themselves'

According to Jordyn, these tasks include feeding, nappy changes, cleaning toys, cleaning bottles and sleep check-ins.

"So good children are left to be by themselves and to play with other children," she admitted.

She goes on to highlight how "bad" children were often put in pack 'n plays with minimal toys so it was "easier and more convenient for caretakers".

Jordyn then dropped the biggest shock of all, which could be argued as the ultimate fear of parents in such settings - she claims that parents aren't in fact told the full story.

"There was a situation at lunch where one kid was bothering another kid and one kid ended up getting bitten," she recalled.

The concerned mum named has Jordyn took to TikTok to rant about the unfairness of the job, having to look after four children at once. Image: TikTok.

'We would lie to the parents at daycare'

"The biter's parents were told it was provoked, that the other kid was being super aggressive and that a bite was almost warranted.

"Whereas the parents of the kid who got bitten were told it was completely unprovoked and the kid who bit him did it out of nowhere."

And how the consequences made her feel bad.

"The sad thing was the kid who was the biter had to wait until all the other kids were done with lunch and had to eat lunch all alone and it was super sad."

Finally, Jordyn highlighted how babies that suffered with colic were "left alone to cry in swings" until they just "got used to it."

"They were just ignored and put in swings," she continued.

"I did everything I could to pay attention to them but again, you're taking care of four other children so you have to care of their basic needs and that's literally all you can do.

"After two weeks I quit because it was super sad and I couldn't handle it."

"There was a situation at lunch where one kid was bothering another kid and one kid ended up getting bitten," she recalled. Image: TikTok.

Mums disagree with former childcare worker's views

The video has since gone viral, garnering over 1.1 million views and several comments - with very mixed reviews.

"I worked at daycare, & I was horrified. I literally changed nappies all day, for all children because if I didn't they sat in dirty nappies," one wrote.

"Main reason: if my child can’t communicate with me about his day then he can't go," another commented.

"I hate that this is the labelled as all day cares," a third noted.

On the one hand, some argued the callout.

"I'm an infant teacher and am trained in what I do! I love it and my babes and I have a great bond," one person argued.

"To each their own but I truly admire all daycare providers!!!!!" another exclaimed.

"The overall growth daycare gave my kids was off the charts," a third noted.

"Our daycare has cameras that I can watch all day if I wanted," a fourth shared. "These things would never happen."

"After two weeks I quit because it was super sad and I couldn't handle it." Image: TikTok.

This article originally appeared on Kidspot.com.au and is republished here with permission.

Originally published as ‘I worked at a daycare centre... there's no way I would send my kids to one’