Does anyones daycare/school have video monitors?

[Regina Philange]

Where you can see your kid whenever you want? I keep seeing fb status's that say they are watching their kid at daycare over the monitor. I always thought it was just fancy smancy ones.

If so, is it awesome?

I wish L's school had this.

[sunshineluv]

No, ours doesn't. On one hand I wish it did, on the other hand I think I would check it obsessively.

[lolaburns]

My brother's kid's daycare has them. It came in handy when he was overseas. He could see her and they had a set time she looked at the camera and waved at him.

[rjamz]

Nope. I feel like I would spend the entire time he was there watching it, though. I already obsessively start checking the class blog for pictures as soon as I pick him up

[kistjenn]

Ours does, but I'm sooo technologically behind I don't even know how to, or if I have the capability to.

[ktstorm]

Ours does but we purposefully opted out. I was convinced that I would have the live feed up on my computer monitor all day and obssessively watch it, and then call whenever I saw something I didn't like.

ETA: It's an extra $20 a week to subscribe.

[bigapple]

No, but the toddler room was on street level, so I could peek in the window if I walked by and spy. It creeped me out a bit that anyone else could do this too.

[puppylove64]

Our old daycare did. I only obsessively checked it the first few weeks I went back to work when he was a newborn. I really liked being able to check on him every now and then and see what they were up to. I would take screen shots and send them to dh if he was doing anything super cute. I felt like the teachers were less likely to do anything wrong if they knew they could always be being watched. I really wish our new daycare had them

[browndog]

Ours did, I checked it obsessively, saw things I didn't like and ended up switching places after one week. Our new place doesn't have them and I'm glad.

[Faevantastic]

I wish. I would totally be obsessed with it.

[Regina Philange]

Aug 27, 2014 12:33:43 GMT -5 browndog said:

Ours did, I checked it obsessively, saw things I didn't like and ended up switching places after one week. Our new place doesn't have them and I'm glad.

What did you see them doing that made you mad?

[laurack]

I think I would obsess

also I think it would be rough to work in a place like that! aaah

[TrudyCampbell]

The doggie daycare we used to send Ziggy to had this and I watched it obsessively. I cannot imagine what I would do if it was a child, lol. I'd never look away.

[laurack]

I would be horrified if anyone was watching me on a camera taking care of my kids. I mean, I love them but people watching would be like "hmmmm. suspect appears to be reaching for iphone again. OK she put it away. Suspect appears to now be reaching for the ipad. Suspect has once more lost temper with toddler. Chicken nuggets again? Suspect has consumed six cups of coffee and keeps eying wine rack. Juice? TWO juices?! Television on again."

[honeybee503]

Sometimes I think I could be such a better mom if I was on a reality show and always being filmed. Then again, Jenelle from Teen Mom proves this theory to be false.

[jg183]

Ours doesn't
I trust them but it would be nice

[melmon0417]

No. That's a good thing, because even thought I trust them, I would be checking that shit obsessively!

[orriskitten]

Ours doesn't, but there is an apartment for sale that overlooks the playground. They are outside 50% of the day...

[breezy8407]

No, but I would be obsessed, too.

It is fun to watch them for a minute or two through the door to their room at pick up. I am always in awe of how the teachers get 24 two year olds to sit quietly and listen to a story.

Monday when we rounded the corner to pick them up, we could see them walking around the playground holding hands

[katie]

No it doesn't. One of them we looked at had one but I didn't like the place overall so that wasn't a selling point at all. I'd love to watch but I think I would obsess too.

[browndog]

Aug 27, 2014 12:36:16 GMT -5 Regina Philange said:

Aug 27, 2014 12:33:43 GMT -5 browndog said:

Ours did, I checked it obsessively, saw things I didn't like and ended up switching places after one week. Our new place doesn't have them and I'm glad.

What did you see them doing that made you mad?

Sorry, I am just seeing this quote.  It was his first week there and he was following the teacher around all day while she basically ignored him and did administrative things (like hanging stuff on walls, filling out paperwork in a binder).  He was just twirling his hair and looking so sad, it was heartbreaking.  I don't need someone filling out a ton of reports about my toddler, I just want them to get on the floor and play with him.  Another little girl brought her a book and she redirected the girl to an independent activity instead of reading the book.  I did try talking with her about it, but didn't really get anywhere.  

A last straw was there were two teachers in arms reach while he was on a changing table and one of the teacher walked away, but it didn't look like she said anything to the other teacher.  I held my breath until the other teacher noticed he was there and went to him.