not appropriate discipline. that person can be convicted of abuse in this day and age...15-20 years ago would have been different but ya cant be too careful..

I used to work at a daycare and i've seen what the kids go through and this one was licensed. There is often too many kids for the owners and they can't control themselves when the kids are just being kids. We lived across the street from this daycare and we saw a toddler once get out of the gate and toddle across the main street, the daycare was on a main street! I saw them grab the kids hard by the arms, yank them around the place, they were also alcoholics. They also gave the youngest ones and the babies Nyquill so they'd sleep all day and rarely changed their diapers. I also saw the film on the dirty cups and plates they didn't wash good enough when they gave all the kids their drinks. I will never, not on my last dying day put my kids in a daycare! :o

OMG I certainly would not have let her get away with.I have two kids of my own and one is in daycare..If one of them had done that I would have had her job and would have sued the daycare..At the age of 3 a kid hardly knows what he is doing.I would be worried if the person who was running the daycare had hit any other children.

Hello there, you are not wrong to be so upset. I used to do daycare out of my home and never once did I lose control and hit a child (two of them being my own). Did I feel overwhelmed at times? Yes. Everyday care worker can have a bad day too but that should be when we instill a quiet time for everyone, not a lose your patience and slap a child. This time this daycare worker slapped the child in the face, she had to say something because she might have left a mark. What about other times? Does she hit the children in other places where it will not leave a mark? Three & four year olds and sometimes 5 year olds will not remember the whole day and forget about the incident or be too afraid to tell. This is not a good daycare for your friend. I don't care if she daycare worker felt really bad. When children misbehaved in my daycare they were put in a corner in a time-out and had to apologize. There are many daycare workers out there who don't pay attention to the children the full time they are in their care. They will leave them in the playroom while they watch their soap operas and some become quite lazy. Please tell your friend to look for other options. Finding good daycare is really hard. But take my word for it, if she slapped once, she's done it before. I hope I don't sound too harsh when it comes to this but children are so helpless in situations like this, especially the young ones. Good luck!

Thank you all so much for your replys, the other problem is two other coworkers that I work with take their kids to the daycare and they are figuring it's okay now becasue she was really sorry and the person whose child got slapped talked it out with the daycare lady. I tried to tell them all yesterday that I can guarntee that this isn't the first time that this had taken place, only she had to alert someone this time just in case a mark was left.......this daycare lady also has an antique shop across the street from where she watches her children and goes over there to check on her store while leaving the children alone, this has been told to me by several people who have seen it first hand. That's the problem with living in small towns, not enough options.....people look the other way too often. I wish I didn't have to take my kids to daycare but unfortunately bills have to be paid.....

that is not appropriate for her to do you dont know if this has happened before especially with her not be licensed I would check with other parents if you know them somewhat to see if this has ahappened to there children to me that is abuse

That same thing happened to my son 21 yrs ago when a friend and weekend co-worker had a daycare. He had messed in his pants and she got angry and slapped his face. There were not enough ways in the universe for her to apologize or explain what happened. My only regret is that I didn't have her arrested.
I quit my job that day and a few months later started my own daycare. still doing it, annd I can't imagine EVER having ANY reason to smack a child. disipline is ok...time out, even scolding for the right offense, but never hitting. I am not one of those people who think kids should rule the world, and have spanked my own boys ( a couple of swats on the fannny) but absolutely not other peoples kids...NO WAY

I don't care if the daycare worker is really sorry or not. This has happened before. The children are too young to tell their parents. This will have a lasting affect on the children. Protect the children. You've done your part and told the other parents so they have to make their decision. I'm just sorry they don't see the seriousness of it. My 88 year old was abused in the private care home he was in. He couldn't even tell me of the abuse because they threatened to have him locked up. Now he is suffering from it months later and I am devasted. Imagine a child being threatened not to tell.

And to leave any child alone for a few moments to check on her antique store? So now she has physically abused children and has been negligent in her care!

This story breaks my heart.

BELIEVE ME!!!! she was only sorry because she knew it was be convincing or go to prison!! you can bet she would have won an accademy award!! i use to work in daycare and it scared me so much i did daycare from my home so i could stay home and take care of my own kids!! if i were you, i would start documenting all the info you can...dates ,times, names, and turn it over to child welfare. it breaks my heart...small children are at the mercy of day care providers. this women needs to be closed down , probably saving future children from pain!