Daycare called CPS on us and I am PISSED!!

[Anon]

DS 2 had a fever (100) yesterday and the daycare called. I could not be reached at work and DH is out of town so they went down the emergency contact list. My mom is first and she was willing to come get DD but she was about an hour away so they called MIL who didn't answer.

After that they called DD17. Her last day of classes was on friday and she is graduating later this week so she was sitting at home doing nothing. She went down to get her brother. When they checked her ID they said they could not let her leave with DS because she is not an adult.

By this time I had already called the day care back. I was telling them it was fine if DD took DS home. They said they could not allow it and that if I didnt have an adult there to pick him up within 20 minutes they would have to call CPS. I guess they have a time limit on when they have to call CPS if a parent or someone does not pick up a child.

I tried to rush down there but they had already called when I got there. DD was just sitting there the whole time.

I am pissed about the whole thing. There is no way I am sending DS back there. I have no idea if CPS will even come out for this. I am not worried about that because I feel the daycare was being ridiculous. For one they allowed DD to be on the pick up list. They had a copy of her drivers license so they had her age. If her being a minor was an issue they should have said something. There is also NOTHING in the rules against DD picking him up. There were also a few other people on the emergency contact list that they didnt even bother contacting.

There was no reason to call CPS for this. It wasnt like there was noone there for DS. I am so angry and worried about CPS even though logically I know I shouldnt be.

[piratemoo]

People need to stop wasting CPS's time over stuff like this and actually call when there is a real problem. Your being late to pick him up should just mean an extra charge on your daycare bill, not a visit from a social worker. Ridiculous.

Curious: Could DS have said something at school that may have concerned them to the point where they looked for a reason to call?

[That'swhatshesaid]

I'd be pissed too! If your daughter wasn't allowed to pick him up, they should have said something from the start. Is the daycare licensed through the state?

[Anon]

I'd be pissed too! If your daughter wasn't allowed to pick him up, they should have said something from the start. Is the daycare licensed through the state?

Yes they are licensed through the state

[Anon]

People need to stop wasting CPS's time over stuff like this and actually call when there is a real problem. Your being late to pick him up should just mean an extra charge on your daycare bill, not a visit from a social worker. Ridiculous.

Curious: Could DS have said something at school that may have concerned them to the point where they looked for a reason to call?

I dont think DS said anything. They specifically said they called because I wasnt there on time

[piratemoo]

People need to stop wasting CPS's time over stuff like this and actually call when there is a real problem. Your being late to pick him up should just mean an extra charge on your daycare bill, not a visit from a social worker. Ridiculous.

Curious: Could DS have said something at school that may have concerned them to the point where they looked for a reason to call?

I dont think DS said anything. They specifically said they called because I wasnt there on time

Yea, that's so dumb.

[That'swhatshesaid]

I'd be pissed too! If your daughter wasn't allowed to pick him up, they should have said something from the start. Is the daycare licensed through the state?

Yes they are licensed through the state

I'd be reporting them to the state licensing board.

[bmw29]

That seems like bullshit. My niece used to pick up her little sister all the time. She was going to the high school right next to the elementary school so it just made sense. There was never any issue.

[AllofFive19]

I wouldn't take him back either.

[CMrefugee]

Yah if they took down all of her info and have copies of her ID, I say that' s on them. How ridiculous and F***ing over kill. CPS??! I'd be livid. Furious.